{"title":"La Cattiva","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeven friends united by a shared obsession with fermentation decided in 2019 to stop making beer and start making wine, converting an abandoned dairy farm on Puglia's limestone plateau into Masseria La Cattiva -- which translates loosely as \"the bad one,\" a nickname for the farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collective -- Leonardo, Alfredo, Paolo, Michele, Loreto, Manfredi, and Marianna -- had built technical expertise through years of home brewing before turning their attention to viticulture. In 2018 they began experimenting with natural fermentation; by 2019 they had committed fully to the project, reviving the estate and its six hectares of vines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/la-cattiva\"\u003eLa Cattiva producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"la-cattiva-rosso-primitivo-natural-wine","title":"La Cattiva Rosso Primitivo 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eMasseria 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMasseria 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Cattiva","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39304253210823,"sku":"1014","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/la-cattiva-rosso-primitivo-natural-wine-deslop.png?v=1784583492"},{"product_id":"bianco-trebbiano-la-cattiva-natural-wine","title":"La Cattiva Bianco Trebbiano 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eMasseria La Cattiva Bianco Trebbiano is a white natural wine made from 100% organic Trebbiano grapes, short maceration, and then 6 months in stainless steel for a fresh and low-alcohol wine. No added sulfites.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Cattiva","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39311542255815,"sku":"lacattiva-bianco","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/la-cattiva-bianco-trebbiano-italian-organnic-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780285938"},{"product_id":"rosato-primitivo-masseria-la-cattiva-natural-wine","title":"La Cattiva Rosato Primitivo 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eMasseria La Cattiva's Rosato is made from Primitivo grapes grown on the Altopiano delle Murge, a Cretaceous limestone karst plateau outside Sammichele di Bari in central Puglia, at around 280 meters elevation. Grapes are hand-harvested, given a brief skin maceration, and then pressed into stainless steel where the wine ferments with native yeasts and ages for approximately one year. No sulfites are added at any stage; the wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result lands at around 10-10.5% ABV, well below what most drinkers expect from Puglia. Short maceration keeps the color bright and the extraction light, pulling berry fruit and acidity from the skins without the weight or tannin of a fuller rosato. The low alcohol amplifies the wine's freshness rather than masking it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMasseria La Cattiva was officially established in 2019 when Marianna Pastore Bovio and six friends, all former craft brewers, converted a family-owned cow-rearing masseria into a natural wine cellar. The estate's vineyards had been farmed organically for decades before the project began, with grapes previously sold to larger producers rather than vinified on site. The estate is certified organic through Accredia and Suolosalute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wine sits in the IGT Puglia category with no formal appellation. Farming uses only sulfur and copper in the vineyard; fermentation is entirely spontaneous. The wine is a direct, low-intervention expression of Primitivo grown on limestone soils in a warm continental climate moderated by the plateau's elevation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Cattiva","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39311602712775,"sku":"CATTROSA19C","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/la-spettinata-rosata-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630819721"},{"product_id":"no-virus-rose-pet-nat-masseria-la-cattiva-natural-wine","title":"La Cattiva No Virus Pet Nat 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo Virus On The Dance Floor is a pet nat rosé made from 50% Negramaro, 35% Aglianico, and 15% Trebbiano, sourced from organically farmed vineyards planted in 2001 on clay and limestone soils in Sammichele di Bari, on the Altopiano delle Murge at roughly 280 meters altitude. The wine is classified as Vino da Tavola, outside any DOC or IGT framework.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll three varieties are direct-pressed and the free-run musts are blended immediately after pressing. Fermentation is spontaneous with native yeasts, with no selected yeast strains and no sulfite additions at any stage. The wine spends six months in stainless steel, then a dose of unfermented grape must is added at bottling to trigger a secondary fermentation in bottle — the classic ancestral method that gives it its fine, lively bubbles and a light haze.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name references both the pandemic era in which the 2020 vintage was made and the idea of three very different grape varieties sharing the same tank. Negramaro contributes color and dark berry fruit, Aglianico brings structure and grip, and Trebbiano adds acidity and freshness to keep the whole thing light on its feet at 11% ABV.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMasseria La Cattiva holds organic certification from Accredia and Suolosalute. No fining, no filtration, no added sulfites.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Cattiva","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39311757279431,"sku":"lacattiva-novirus","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/no-virus-rose-pet-nat-masseria-la-cattiva-natural-wine-deslop.png?v=1784583501"},{"product_id":"la-spettinata-pet-nat-masseria-la-cattiva-natural-wine","title":"La Cattiva La Spettinata Pet Nat 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eLa Spettinata is a pétillant naturel made from 100% organically farmed Trebbiano Pugliese grown in Sammichele di Bari, on the Murge plateau near Gioia del Colle, at approximately 280 meters above sea level. The vineyards sit on shallow, calcareous limestone soils that drain quickly and keep yields in check. All work in the vineyard is done by hand, with only copper and sulfur used as treatments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe winemaking follows the ancestral method: grapes ferment spontaneously in stainless steel for about two months, then roughly 10% fresh must is added before bottling to trigger a second in-bottle fermentation. The wine rests in bottle for a minimum of six months before release. No selected yeasts, no added sulfites, no fining, no filtration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the glass it is pale straw with persistent, fine bubbles and a natural haze from the lees. The nose leads with lemon zest, pink grapefruit, and acacia blossom, with a background note of bread dough. The palate is dry, crisp, and mineral, with lively acidity and a saline finish. Low alcohol makes this easy to drink across a long meal or an afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name is a play on words: in Barese dialect, \"spettinata\" echoes the French \"pétillant naturel,\" and also means \"disheveled\" — a nod to the wine's unpretentious, unfiltered character.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Cattiva","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39311958409415,"sku":"CATTSPET19C","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/la-spettinata-bianca-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186374"},{"product_id":"lincontro-bianco-masseria-la-cattiva-natural-wine","title":"La Cattiva L'Incontro Bianco 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eL'Incontro Bianco is made from 100% organically farmed Trebbiano grown in Sammichele di Bari, on the Altopiano delle Murge (Murgia plateau) at around 280 meters above sea level. The soils are karst in character, with red clay over Bari limestone — a geological makeup that lends the wine its mineral backbone and fresh acidity. Vineyards are hand-worked; only sulfur and copper are used as treatments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the cellar, 90% of the grapes are direct-pressed and 10% are macerated on the skins, giving the wine a slight textural grip without pushing it into orange wine territory. Fermentation is fully spontaneous with native yeasts. No sulfites are added at any stage. The wine is bottled in one-liter format.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a dry, light-bodied white with citrus peel, dried flowers, and a faint herbal note on the nose. The palate is bright and textured, with clean acidity and a mineral finish that reflects the limestone-heavy soils of the Murgia. Unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Cattiva","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39329615315143,"sku":"CATTLITE19C","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/l_incontro-un-litro-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630819737"},{"product_id":"orange-malvasia-la-cattiva-natural-wine","title":"Masseria La Cattiva Orange Malvasia 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eMasseria La Cattiva Orange Malvasia is a skin-contact natural wine (orange wine) made from 100% organic Malvasia grapes. Extended maceration on the skins, and then 6 months in stainless steel. Bottled unfined, unfiltered, no added sulfites. Medium body orange wine, ripe tropical fruit on the nose, floral note typical of Malvasia, vibrant palate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Cattiva","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42612802846936,"sku":"lacattiva-orange","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/masseria-la-cattiva-orange-malvasia-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780289386"},{"product_id":"running-a-business-primitivo-la-cattiva","title":"La Cattiva Running a Business Primitivo 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eLa Cattiva Running a Business Primitivo is a natural red wine made from 100% Primitivo grapes grown organically in Sammichele di Bari, Puglia, Italy. Created by a collective of former brewers including Leonardo, Alfredo, Paolo, Michele, Loreto, Manfredi, and Marianna, the wine undergoes 15 days of carbonic maceration in stainless steel tanks followed by six months of aging in stainless steel. 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Production follows natural winemaking principles with minimal intervention. 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