Cistercian sisters have crafted wine at their Lazio monastery since 1963
Suncliffe preserves the full botanical expression—a decision that honors terroir and complexity over industrial clarity and mass-market appeal
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and their Pétillant offers a stunning
and Clos Romans is his top Chenin Blanc—sourced from a tiny limestone plot that delivers both power and finesse
Dirty and Rowdy, Syrah Brousseau Vineyard, 2019 CACOUNT0809 Cistercian sisters have crafted wineA change of pace from the Mourvedres: this is single vineyard Syrah from Brousseau Vineyard, perched at 1,700 feet in the high elevation Chalone AVA of Monterey County, where limestone, granite and volcanic soils and big diurnal swings keep things cool and savory. Hardy Wallace handles it like all his reds, leaning on whole cluster fermentation, native yeast, gentle handling and neutral vessels to favor perfume over power, then bottles it unfined and