L'Archetipo

In the sun-scorched hills of Castellaneta in Puglia's Taranto province, the Dibenedetto family operates one of southern Italy's most radical and committed natural wine estates. Francesco Valentino Dibenedetto, an agronomist and lifelong farmer, started the journey his father Carlo began in 1970, and by the 2000s had arrived at synergistic agriculture, a philosophy rooted in the teachings of Masanobu Fukuoka and Rudolf Steiner that asks growers to stop disturbing the soil altogether.

Carlo Dibenedetto first planted vines at Contrada Tafuri in 1970. His son Francesco, trained as an agronomist, converted the estate to organic farming in the 1980s, then to biodynamics around 2000 before abandoning plowing entirely in favour of synergistic agriculture. Francesco and his wife Anna Maria run the estate today alongside their four children: Carlo Nazareno, Domenico, Andrea, and Maria Clelia, each taking on specific roles from vineyard health to cellar management to export markets. In 2016 L'Archetipo received recognition from Triple "A" (Agricoltori Artigiani Artisti) and has been featured at RAW WINE.

More on how they farm and work in the cellar in our L'Archetipo producer profile.

3 products

L'Archetipo Susumante Rosato NV, a natural sparkling rosé from Italy, offers vibrant flavors and a refreshing finish
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L'Archetipo Susumante Rosato NV
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Price: $35.00
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L'Archetipo Litrotto Orange 2018, an orange wine from Puglia, Italy, showcasing unique flavors from native varietals
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L'Archetipo Litrotto Orange 2018
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Price: $27.00
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L'Archetipo Litrotto 2020 is a 1L organic red wine from Puglia, Italy, made from Susumaniello grapes under the Puglia IGP appellation
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L'Archetipo Litrotto 2020
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Price: $28.00
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Frequently asked questions

We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

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Signature on delivery is mandatory for wine deliveries. Please make sure someone is at the shipping address to sign for the package.

If applicable, please consider delivering the package to a business address to ensure someone is available to sign for the package.

We also have the option of delivering the package to a Carrier's store for pickup. Please reach out to us to coordinate.

Carrier will try to delivery a package up to three times before returning the package to us.

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If you miss a delivery and a package gets returned to us we have two options:

1) Reship the package right away: due to the very high cost of shipping and returns, we must charge a re-shipping fee to be determined based on package size and shipping destination.

2) Consolidate the returned package with your next order: this option is free of charge and it's the most popular option.

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