La Cattiva Rosso Primitivo 2019
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| Management number | 253563800 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$11.20 | Model Number | 253563800 | ||
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Masseria La Cattiva's Rosso Primitivo is 100% organically farmed Primitivo from Sammichele di Bari, a small agricultural town of around 6,000 people on the Altopiano delle Murge — the karst limestone plateau inland from Bari. Vineyards sit at roughly 280 meters elevation on thin, red iron-rich topsoils over a monolithic limestone base, a terrain that limits vine vigor and preserves natural acidity even in the hot Puglian summer.
The 2019 is La Cattiva's debut vintage. Grapes are hand-harvested early to retain freshness and acidity, then destemmed, crushed, and given a short one-day maceration with frequent punchdowns. After pressing, the juice ferments spontaneously in stainless steel using only indigenous yeasts, then matures in tank for eight months before bottling unfined, unfiltered, and with no added sulfites.
The result is nothing like the typical big, jammy Primitivo of Manduria. At 10.5% ABV, this is a chillable, lightly structured red — bright ruby in the glass, with fresh strawberry and cherry fruit, soft tannins, and a clean mineral finish driven by the limestone soils beneath the vines.
Masseria La Cattiva was formed by seven friends, including Marianna Pastore Bovio, whose family's white-stone farmhouse (a masseria) gave the project its name and home. The group began experimenting with fermentation in 2018 and officially launched the winery in 2019, farming six hectares organically using only sulfur and copper treatments in the vineyard.
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