70 years old vineyards of Coda di Volpe from Paternopoli and Montemarano, at 450 metres above sea level - on calcareous marl soils but with higher percentage of volcanic sands on the top. Four days maceration on skins before being pressed off to chestnut with a small portion resting in pear botti for a year.

Antonio and Daniela De Gruttola seek out old vineyards in Irpinia, high in the hills of Campania, championing and preserving the region’s native varieties, old vines and the old-fashioned way of tending them.

They began in 2003 and in Italy they were amongst a handful of pioneers who paved the way for the making of wines with no additions, inspiring many to adopt an approach in the cantina that produces wines with a true sense of place.