Lunaria (Cantina Orsogna), Abruzzo, Italy

Lunaria Ancestrale Primitivo 2024

Plum
Cherry
Orange peel

Plum and cherry with a little orange peel. The fruit feels generous and the tannins feel soft, with enough freshness to keep the sip moving. A full red for an evening that starts on the sofa and stays there.

You’ll notice the soft feel around all that dark fruit.

If you like full, fruity reds with soft tannins, start here.

Spontaneously fermented and bottled unfiltered, with no added sulphites.

€12.50

Quantity

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Their style

Where this bottle sits, from body to finish.

BodyLight

Bold

AciditySoft

Acidic

SweetnessDry

Sweet

CharacterClean

Wild

FinishShort

Long

Eat this with it

AT THE TABLE

Beef and tomato stew

Full plum fruit holds its own beside the slow-cooked beef.

SOMETHING SIMPLE

Venison meatballs with herbs

Soft tannins and a generous body suit the meat without adding a hard edge.

FOR SHARING

Slow-roasted lamb shoulder

The rounded fruit and fresh finish balance the rich meat.

Also good

Try a baked aubergine and tomato dish; the generous plum fruit has enough weight for it.

Skip

Save oysters for another bottle; this warm, full red would cover their delicate flavour.

Serve at

16–18 °C

The producer

Lunaria: Abruzzo’s growers working together

Lunaria brings together the biodynamic growers of Cantina Orsogna, near Abruzzo’s Majella National Park. Their approach starts with living soil and the wildlife around the vines, using compost preparations and the rhythms of the farming year. Community is part of the project too, through work with the Babalu charity, while traditional rope closures keep a visible link to local wine culture.

Home base: Orsogna, Abruzzo, near Majella National Park
Grapes / sourcing: Growers of the Cantina Orsogna cooperative
Farming: Organic and biodynamic; Demeter certified
In the vineyard: Compost and spray preparations for soil fertility
Community: Works with the Babalu charity
Tradition: Rope closures inspired by local wine culture