Running a Business with Nature Can Never Be 100% Correctly Predicted 2023 – Masseria La Cattiva

Overview

Running a Business with Nature Can Never Be 100% Correctly Predicted 2023 is a natural red wine, intriguing and surprisingly easy to drink. Inspired by the 2020 harvest experience, when the Masseria team learned that nature always has its own timing, this wine expresses the spontaneity of the terroir with freshness, balance, and aromatic complexity. Fermentation takes place via whole-cluster carbonic maceration, giving elegance, liveliness, and unique character to the wine.

The history of the wine

The wine’s name comes from an episode during the 2020 harvest, when Opie, worried about returning to the United States, received the reply: “Running a business with nature can never be 100% correctly predicted.” A simple but powerful lesson: human plans must align with nature’s rhythms. This wine celebrates that unpredictability and the beauty born from respecting natural timing, telling the Masseria’s story through every sip.

Vineyard philosophy

The grapes come from Parco delle Monache, trained on a spalliera system and hand-harvested. The Masseria follows organic and minimal intervention principles, using only copper and sulfur. The goal is to produce healthy, ripe clusters capable of expressing the unique character of the land. Every phase of the harvest is attentive and respectful of the vines, ensuring grapes that are balanced, aromatic, and ready to become authentic, natural wine.

Winemaking approach

In the cellar, freshly harvested grapes are placed in a tank for 15 days of whole-cluster carbonic maceration, imparting fruity notes and soft tannins. The wine is then pressed and aged for 6 months in stainless steel, without selected yeasts or added sulfites. This natural process preserves freshness, vibrancy, and aromatic complexity, making it intriguing, versatile, and ready to surprise in every glass.

Tasting notes

• Color: bright ruby red with violet highlights.

• Nose: fresh red fruits, cherry and raspberry, with delicate spicy and floral hints.

• Palate: soft and harmonious, gentle tannins with good freshness, pleasant and persistent finish.

Food pairings

Running a Business with Nature 2023 pairs perfectly with white and red meats, pasta with sauce, medium-aged cheeses, and rustic appetizers. Its drinkability and versatility also make it ideal for informal gatherings, aperitifs with friends, and light dinners.

Technical sheet

• Name: Running a Business with Nature Can Never Be 100% Correctly Predicted 2023

• Locality: Parco delle Monache

• Training system: Spalliera

• Harvest: manual

• Grapes: 100% red grapes

• Fermentation: carbonic maceration

• Ageing: stainless steel

• Alcohol: 10%

• Format: 75 cl

• Contains sulfites

Masseria La Cattiva

The history of Masseria La Cattiva

The story of Masseria La Cattiva began almost by chance, as is often the case with the most authentic journeys. In 2018, a group of friends decided to revive an abandoned farmhouse in Turi, Bari. Marianna, the owner of the estate, had inherited vineyards from her family that had never been used for winemaking. The desire to experiment, combined with a passion for viticulture, led them to vinify their first small harvest. Encouraged by the results, they decided to rent the vineyards and transform the masseria into a project with strong ambition. By 2019, the estate had become a living reality, animated by a deep respect for the land and the will to produce wines faithful to their territory.

Vineyard philosophy

In the vineyards of Masseria La Cattiva, located in Sammichele di Bari, the agricultural philosophy is clear: to work in harmony with nature, without compromises. Over 7 hectares of vines, planted in 2001, have been cultivated organically from the very beginning. Every stage, from pruning to harvesting, is carried out manually, with an artisanal approach that values soil vitality and plant health. The only treatments used are copper and sulfur, a clear choice of minimal intervention and deep trust in the natural balance of the vineyard. Grapes include Primitivo, Negroamaro, Aleatico, Montepulciano, Aglianico, Trebbiano, Malvasia Bianca and Malvasia Nera.

Winemaking approach

The same philosophy of respect that guides vineyard work is fully reflected in the cellar. Grapes undergo spontaneous fermentations, without the use of selected yeasts or chemical additives. The goal is to enhance the territorial identity, allowing the wine to express itself freely and without constraints. No sulfites or enological corrections are added, highlighting the desire to create pure wines that mirror the grapes and the calcareous, stony soils of Gioia del Colle. Each wine becomes a liquid narrative of the landscape, delivering authenticity, minerality, and freshness.

Territory and identity

The beating heart of Masseria La Cattiva is the land of Primitivo di Gioia del Colle, an area with an ideal microclimate and privileged location at about 280 meters above sea level. The calcareous and stony soils give the wines their acidity, freshness, and distinctive minerality. The choice to minimize interventions in both vineyard and cellar is not just a production method, but an act of faith in the potential of this unique territory. In every bottle lies the will to preserve spontaneity, enhance biodiversity, and offer a wine that truthfully tells its origin. Masseria La Cattiva is not just about producing wine, but about safeguarding and delivering the soul of the most authentic Apulia.