2024 Monastero Trappiste di Vitorchiano Benedic Rosso Lazio, Italy Trediberri Both the alcoholic and malolactic

Both the alcoholic and malolactic fermentations happen spontaneously in old neutral French barriques and 300L barrels

spent ten days on skins then pressed and aged

That sweet spot of everyday and elevated goodies - average $20-27/btl

our vote would go the “Villero”

Vine Age: Planted in 2004

2024 Monastero Trappiste di Vitorchiano Benedic Rosso Lazio, Italy Trediberri Both the alcoholic and malolacticA lovely, gentle, unadorned wine that is an expression of the monastic life of the people who produce it, from equal proportions of the grape varieties Ciliegiolo and Sangiovese (a clone similar to Montepulciano dAbruzzo) cultivated in the area around the Monastery. The wine undergoes a 15 day natural fermentation without any forced stabilization."