Piedirosso 'Sabbia Vulcanica' 2017, natural red wine bottle at Primal Wine
Raffaele Moccia, natural wine producer at Agnanum, standing with a crate of grapes by his quad in the Campi Flegrei vineyards near Naples, Italy
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Agnanum Piedirosso 'Sabbia Vulcanica' 2017

$25.00
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Tasting notes

This is one of the rare places in Italy where Piedirosso grows ungrafted on volcanic sand, giving the wine a mineral-saline edge you simply cannot replicate elsewhere. Cherry, wild berry, violet, and a whisper of graphite — it drinks like a coastal red with real geological identity. At 12% ABV, it is agile and food-friendly without being thin.

BodyFruitTanninAcidity
CherryVioletRaspberrySalinity
Dry/Sweet:Dry
Wine Type:Red Wine
Wine Style:Light Body
Grapes:Piedirosso
Farming:Organic
Vintage:2017
Alcohol:12%
Country:Italy
Region:Campania
Appellation:Campania IGT
Bottle Size:750ml
Sugar Level:Zero Added Sugar
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Producer profile

Agnanum

Agnanum is a small family estate located within the crater of Agnano, near Pozzuoli, on the western edge of Naples. The estate sits adjacent to the Astroni Natural Park, the only vineyard in the Campi Flegrei directly abutting this ancient forest. Gennaro Moccia founded the estate in 1960, recovering old vineyards and planting new ones; some of the oldest vines on the property are over 100 years old. Raffaele Moccia, Gennaro's son, gave up his career as an agro-technician to manage the estate full-time and was the first in the family to bottle wine, beginning in 2002. The estate currently farms approximately 4 hectares.

All vineyard work is done by hand. Mechanization is impossible on these steep, narrow, hand-cut terraces of volcanic sand, which have no rock reinforcement and must be continuously rebuilt after rainfall. Raffaele shapes small concave basins next to each individual vine to capture rainwater, replacing any need for irrigation. Farming is organic. Yields are held to 30 to 40 quintals per hectare through low plant density and late harvest. The Piedirosso vines are ungrafted, having survived phylloxera because the sandy volcanic soil prevents the louse from traveling between roots.

Fermentation takes place in stainless steel with native yeasts. The wine is aged entirely in stainless steel for several months, with no wood contact, to preserve the freshness and primary fruit character of the grape. Only a minimal addition of sulfites is made at bottling, documented at under 15 ppm SO2 in recent vintages. The wine is released approximately one year after harvest.

Wine region

Campania, Italy

Campania sits in southern Italy along the Tyrrhenian Sea and encompasses some of the country's most geologically active terrain. The region includes the Campi Flegrei, a supervolcanic caldera northwest of Naples; the slopes of Mount Vesuvius to the east; and the island of Ischia to the west. Soils across the region range from volcanic ash, lapilli, and tuff to black volcanic sand, all of which contribute to the pronounced minerality typical of Campanian wines. The climate is Mediterranean, moderated along the coast by sea breezes, with harvest dates among the latest in Italy.

Campania holds four DOCGs — Taurasi, Fiano di Avellino, Greco di Tufo, and Aglianico del Taburno — and 15 DOCs including Campi Flegrei and Vesuvio. The Campi Flegrei DOC covers roughly 100 hectares of vineyards in the municipalities of Bacoli, Marano, Monte di Procida, Naples, Pozzuoli, and Quarto. The primary red grape of Campi Flegrei is Piedirosso, known locally as Per' e Palummo or 'pigeon's foot,' an ancient variety documented as far back as Pliny the Elder's Naturalis Historia. Single-varietal Piedirosso from Campi Flegrei tends toward pale ruby color, restrained tannins, brisk acidity, and a saline mineral character linked to volcanic soils and coastal exposure.

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

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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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