Primacanta

Primacanta is the first voice of Terrae Tiferni. It was born in 2020, from our very first harvest, when everything was still intuition and curiosity. These bottles hold the memory of an experiment that started a dream: turning the land into a story and time into harmony. That harvest will not come again: when these bottles are gone, Primacanta 2020 will be only a memory.

When to drink it. A special evening, opened with the people you want to tell where it comes from: an anniversary, a toast to remember.

In the glass and at the table

• Color: garnet red
• Nose: ripe and preserved red fruit, spice, undergrowth
• Palate: deep and elegant, with a long finish
• Food pairing: game, rich red meats, long-aged cheeses. Lovely on its own after dinner too
• Serving: 17-18 °C (63-64 °F). Open an hour before serving

Technical details

• Grape: 100% Pallagrello Nero
• Appellation: Terre del Volturno IGP, vegan wine
• Vintage: 2020, the first Terrae Tiferni harvest
• Vineyard: Gioia Sannitica (Caserta), Matese hills, stony soil, Guyot-trained vines
• Yield: 40 quintals per hectare (about 1.8 tons per acre)
• Harvest: by hand, in mid-October
• Winemaking: destemming and crushing, then 10 days of skin maceration with pump-overs and délestage. Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts, clarified by racking only, malolactic fermentation
• Ageing: 6 months in steel and 2 months in bottle
• Alcohol: 12.5% vol.