{"title":"Luca Bevilacqua","description":"\u003cp\u003eA decade spent uncorking bottles across Europe gave Luca Bevilacqua a clear conviction: great wine needs nothing added to it. In 2001 he returned to his hometown of Atessa, in the Val di Sangro valley of southern Abruzzo, and began making wine from the small plot his father had farmed before him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBevilacqua trained and worked as a professional sommelier for roughly ten years before turning to production. When he came back to Abruzzo he found everything he needed already in place: a couple of hectares of 35-year-old vines on clay soils at roughly 300 metres above sea level, and the knowledge of what he did not want to do. He named his label LAB, from the initials of his two sons Lorenzo Amerigo and Leonardo Andrea Bevilacqua.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/luca-bevilacqua\"\u003eLuca Bevilacqua producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"white-lab-luca-bevilacqua-white-wine-abruzzo-italy-natural-wine","title":"Luca Bevilacqua White Lab 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhite Lab is 100% Passerina from a roughly one-hectare vineyard in Atessa, a town in the lower Sangro River Valley in the province of Chieti, Abruzzo. The vines grow on clayey soils with marl in the subsoil at approximately 300 meters elevation, with a southern exposure toward the Adriatic Sea and the Maiella massif to the west.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinemaking is straightforward and low-intervention: carbonic maceration for 15 days in sealed steel and fiberglass tanks, then aged in stainless steel. No sulfur dioxide is added at any stage. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered. Production is tiny, around 800 bottles per vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePasserina is an ancient indigenous white grape of central Italy, most commonly found in the Marche and Abruzzo regions. It produces wines with bright citrus and stone fruit character, natural freshness, and a clean, dry finish. In Bevilacqua's hands, the carbonic maceration technique adds a juicy, lightly aromatic quality that keeps the wine vibrant and easy to drink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe LAB project takes its name from the initials of Luca's two sons, Lorenzo Amerigo and Leonardo Andrea Bevilacqua. The wines are intentionally uncomplicated: high drinkability, no additions, made from Abruzzo's native varietals on vineyards that have never seen synthetic chemicals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Luca Bevilacqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14321501372471,"sku":"BEVIWHIT19C","price":26.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/white-lab-luca-bevilacqua-white-wine-abruzzo-italy-natural-wine.jpg?v=1780666134"},{"product_id":"red-lab-luca-bevilacqua-abruzzo-natural-wine","title":"Luca Bevilacqua Red Lab 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eRed Lab is 100% Montepulciano from a 0.5-hectare plot in Contrada Querceto, Atessa, in the Val di Sangro valley of the province of Chieti. The vines are approximately 35 years old, trained in the traditional Pergola Abruzzese system, and planted on clay soils at around 300 meters above sea level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe grapes are destemmed and fermented in fiberglass tanks with a submerged cap for approximately two weeks using only indigenous yeasts. The wine is then aged in stainless steel. No fining, no filtration, and no sulfites are added at any stage. Around 1,200 bottles are produced per vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name LAB comes from the initials of Luca's two sons, Lorenzo Amerigo and Leonardo Andrea Bevilacqua. The project reflects Luca's approach as a working sommelier who farms and vinifies on his days off from restaurant work, keeping production small and entirely hands-off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the glass, the 2020 shows an intense ruby color with aromas of ripe cherry, blackberry, and a prominent spice note. The palate is medium-bodied with soft tannins, lively acidity, and a fresh, fruit-forward finish built for the table rather than the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Luca Bevilacqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34708314751128,"sku":"BEVIRLAB19C","price":28.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/luca-bevilacqua-red-lab-italy-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630818051"},{"product_id":"rose-lab-luca-bevilacqua-abruzzo-natural-wine","title":"Luca Bevilacqua Rose' Lab 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eRosé Lab is made from 100% Montepulciano grown on a 0.5-hectare plot in Atessa, a town in the Sangro River Valley in the province of Chieti, southern Abruzzo. The vines are 35 years old, planted at roughly 300 meters elevation on clay soils. Total production is around 500 bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinemaking is straightforward and hands-off: the grapes macerate on their skins overnight, are pressed the following morning, and the juice rests in fiberglass tanks for a few months. No sulfites are added at any stage. The wine is unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe overnight maceration gives the wine a deeper cherry-pink color than most Provence-style rosés. On the palate it is dry, low in alcohol (around 10.5%), and built around fresh red fruit — strawberry, cherry, and cranberry — with bright, lively acidity. Light tannins from the brief skin contact add just enough grip to give the wine some structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe LAB label name comes from the initials of Luca's two sons, Lorenzo Amerigo and Leonardo Andrea Bevilacqua. 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The vines are over 30 years old, trained in the traditional awning system, planted at 300 meters above sea level on clay soils with marl in the subsoil, with a southern exposure toward the Adriatic Sea and the Maiella massif to the west.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blend is predominantly Montepulciano with approximately 15% Passerina, vinified as a white — meaning the grapes are direct-pressed with minimal skin contact, yielding a pale, delicate rosato rather than a deep Cerasuolo-style pink. Fermentation is spontaneous, lasting roughly one month in stainless steel tanks. The wine is aged in stainless steel, then bottled unfined, unfiltered, with no added sulfites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2020 vintage in Abruzzo saw hot daytime temperatures peaking around 30°C with significant diurnal swings after veraison, averaging around 19°C at night. That thermal variation preserved acidity and aromatic freshness in the finished wine despite the warmth of the growing season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuca Bevilacqua produces under the LAB label — a small-production project of fewer than 10,000 bottles total across all wines. This is an uncomplicated, low-alcohol rosé built for drinking, not cellaring, though it has enough structure to age a few years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Luca Bevilacqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34724991336600,"sku":"BEVIGOSS19C","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/luca-bevilacqua-gossip-rosato-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630818057"},{"product_id":"lollo-vino-rosso-luca-bevilacqua-abruzzo-natural-wine","title":"Luca Bevilacqua Lollo Vino Rosso 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eLollo is a single-vineyard Montepulciano from Luca Bevilacqua's one-hectare plot in Atessa, a town in the Val di Sangro, province of Chieti, southern Abruzzo. The vines are over 30 years old, trained in the traditional pergola abruzzese system, planted on clay soils over a marl subsoil at 300 meters above sea level, with a south-facing exposure toward the Adriatic Sea and the Maiella massif to the west.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrapes are hand-harvested and undergo semi-carbonic maceration as whole clusters, with foot treading, fermenting spontaneously for approximately one month in steel or fiberglass tanks. The wine is then aged in stainless steel. No fining, no filtration, no added sulfites — only minimal copper is used in the vineyard when needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is an intensely ruby-colored red with aromas of violet, ripe cherry, blackberry, and wild forest fruit, backed by fresh acidity and firm but balanced tannins. 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The vines are around 30 years old, trained in the traditional Pergola Abruzzese system, and planted on clay soils at roughly 300 meters elevation. Farming is organic, using only copper and sulfur in small quantities when needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter harvest, the grapes undergo two to three days of skin maceration before fermentation with wild yeasts in neutral fiberglass tanks. The wine ages for approximately six months in fiberglass, then goes into bottle unfined, unfiltered, and without any added sulfites. The short skin contact gives the wine a faint amber tint and a light tannic grip without overshadowing the grape's natural freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePecorino is an indigenous white variety native to the Adriatic coast of central Italy — Abruzzo and Le Marche — that was nearly extinct by the mid-20th century due to its naturally low yields. In the glass it delivers high natural acidity, a mineral salinity, and stone fruit character that makes it one of the more interesting whites in the region. Luca's low-intervention approach keeps the wine lean, bright, and direct.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuca Bevilacqua began making wine in 2006 from plots inherited from his father. Total production across all his wines is fewer than 10,000 bottles. 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