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Running a Business VdT wine — Masseria La Cattiva winery — Dionysus
Red

Running a Business VdT

by Masseria La Cattiva · Puglia, Italy

TypeRed
GrapesPrimitivo
Alcohol10.0%
SweetnessDry
ColourRed
Colour depthDeep
BodyLight-bodied
Serve at14–16 °C
Bottled in0.75 l
Masseria La CattivaPuglia, Italy

About this wine

Vineyard and terroir

The grapes are grown organically near Sammichele di Bari in Central Apulia, inland from the Adriatic Sea. The vineyards stand at 280 m on the Altopiano delle Murge, also known as Murgia. Stony limestone soils contribute characteristic acidity and minerality. The grapes are harvested by hand.

Vinification

Whole bunches undergo carbonic maceration in tank for 15 days. They are then pressed, and the wine is transferred to a steel tank. It is bottled without fining or filtration, with no added sulfur.

Ageing

The wine rests in a steel tank for six months.

Tasting profile

Nuanced, with a deceptively light impression.

Label / history

The wine belongs to the experimental vini cattivissimi collection. Its full name, “Running a business with nature can never be 100% correctly predicted,” recalls advice given to project founder Opi by his former boss after Opi had to postpone his return to the United States. The phrase expresses the idea that natural processes follow their own timing and cannot be predicted completely, regardless of calculations and plans.