'Ruscum'

Regular price $65
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  • Freaky Level 3
    Adventurous with a touch of natty snarl.
  • Rare Jewel
    The natural wine world’s brightest stars here just once or twice a year.
  • Plush & Textured
    Textured & layered to pair with a main course.
  • Savoury
    Brine, spice, leather and other non-fruit notes are the star.
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Regular price $65
/
  • Freaky Level 3
    Adventurous with a touch of natty snarl.
  • Rare Jewel
    The natural wine world’s brightest stars here just once or twice a year.
  • Plush & Textured
    Textured & layered to pair with a main course.
  • Savoury
    Brine, spice, leather and other non-fruit notes are the star.
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Trebbiano, Malvasia & Verdicchio, Lazio, Italy

If loving this wine is a sin, send us straight to the confessional! Made a mere 90 minutes north of Rome, the Sisters of the Cisterian order have quietly been making some of the region’s most remarkable wines out of a monastery in Vitorchiano since the early 90s. Working primarily with local Italian grapes, some 80 nuns tend to a combination of vineyards, orchards and gardens pla. . .

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Trebbiano, Malvasia & Verdicchio, Lazio, Italy

If loving this wine is a sin, send us straight to the confessional! Made a mere 90 minutes north of Rome, the Sisters of the Cisterian order have quietly been making some of the region’s most remarkable wines out of a monastery in Vitorchiano since the early 90s. Working primarily with local Italian grapes, some 80 nuns tend to a combination of vineyards, orchards and gardens planted on volcanic soils, producing characterful wines almost entirely without technology. Made nearly identically to their lighter cuvée, Coenobium, Ruscum spends an extended two weeks on the skins for added texture and taste. Richer and dense with an intriguing amber colour in the glass, expect notes of apricot jam, pear pulp, grapefruit rind, white pepper, hay bales, wildflower bouquet & gunflint. Pair with salty finger foods and a warm summer’s breeze.
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Trebbiano, Malvasia & Verdicchio, Lazio, Italy

If loving this wine is a sin, send us straight to the confessional! Made a mere 90 minutes north of Rome, the Sisters of the Cisterian order have q. . .

Read More
Trebbiano, Malvasia & Verdicchio, Lazio, Italy

If loving this wine is a sin, send us straight to the confessional! Made a mere 90 minutes north of Rome, the Sisters of the Cisterian order have quietly been making some of the region’s most remarkable wines out of a monastery in Vitorchiano since the early 90s. Working primarily with local Italian grapes, some 80 nuns tend to a combination of vineyards, orchards and gardens planted on volcanic soils, producing characterful wines almost entirely without technology. Made nearly identically to their lighter cuvée, Coenobium, Ruscum spends an extended two weeks on the skins for added texture and taste. Richer and dense with an intriguing amber colour in the glass, expect notes of apricot jam, pear pulp, grapefruit rind, white pepper, hay bales, wildflower bouquet & gunflint. Pair with salty finger foods and a warm summer’s breeze.
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Delivery:
For Toronto Orders (M Postal Code) that are placed before 8 pm will arrive within 1 to 2 days. Our courier delivers between 12 - 5pm Mon-Fri and sends tracking. We do not offer same day delivery on Fridays. 

If you would like your item delivered on a certain day, please let us know at checkout.

For Ontario-wide orders, delivery will vary depending on the location but will take an average of 5 business days, or longer depending on remote locations.

We can’t *guarantee* shipping times outside of Toronto - we wish! - so please order early if you know you need your wine for a special occasion. Please note our delivery partners for Ontario do not deliver on the weekends.

*Although we will always do our best to offer free shipping when possible, customers in especially remote locations may be contacted for additional delivery fees.

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