Monastero Trappiste di Vitorchiano 'Coenobium' Bianco Lazio IGT, Italy 2022 Francs Cotes de Bordeaux The medium to full-bodied palate

The medium to full-bodied palate is wonderfully plush

but they are soft and silky

The palate is medium-bodied with lithe tannins

structured and full of swathes of black fruit

Monastero Trappiste di Vitorchiano 'Coenobium' Bianco Lazio IGT, Italy 2022 Francs Cotes de Bordeaux The medium to full-bodied palateProduced in an entirely natural manner under the guidance of Giampiero Bea, the Coenobium is a blend of Trebbiano, Verdicchio, and Malvasia, harvested together and co fermented without added yeasts or temperature stabilization. Aged on its fine lees in steel and fiberglass tanks, it is bottled just before the next harvest without fining or filtering. The nose is evocative of autumn on multiple sensory levels, with aromas of fennel fronds, chamomile