2024 Monastero Suore Cistercensi, Coenobium Lazio Bianco

Under the technical guidance of Giampiero Bea, the Cistercian nuns of Vitorchiano manage their five hectares of high-altitude vineyards through a strict organic polyculture that emphasizes biodiversity and communal manual stewardship. The Coenobium Bianco is a co-fermented blend of Trebbiano, Malvasia, and Verdicchio, processed with native yeasts and a brief maceration in neutral steel and fiberglass to provide a transparent expression of the estate’s volcanic terroir. The 2024 vintage was shaped by a torrid central Italian summer that drove complete phenolic ripening, resulting in a wine of notable mid-palate density and textural presence. This structural weight is balanced by the inherent nerve of the high-elevation tufa soils, which impart a vertical acidity and a distinct mineral core of iron and smoke. The final profile is one of savory complexity and architectural precision, concluding with a saline, bone-dry snap that reflects its low-intervention, unfiltered vinification.