About The Producer:

Since the early 90's, this convent of 70 Cistercian nuns has been organically farming their five hectares of vines in Vitorchiano, Lazio, about 90 minutes north of Rome. The sisters really began to hone their craft in the early 2000's when Giampiero Bea began advising them, and nearly overnight their wines gained a much larger audience. Despite their popularity, little has changed as they've maintained their low yields, low-tech, and hands-off approach to winemaking.

Cuvee notes from Rosenthal Wine Merchant:

This is the flagship wine of the Monastery. Its intrigue comes from the volcanic soils that underlay the vineyards and the longer than usual contact that the fermenting juice has with the skins … this being a vinification technique encouraged by Paolo Bea.