The winery
L'Archetipo
Apulian winery based in Castellaneta (TA) that practices synergistic agriculture and low‑intervention winemaking, with production focused on indigenous grape varieties and natural sparkling wines.
- Puglia · Italia
- 4 products
The story
The Dibenedetto family has been working the land in the Contrada San Giorgio/Contrada Tafuri area since the 1970s; in the 1990s the business moved into bottling, while the modern winery in Contrada Tafuri was developed in the following decade. From 2010 onwards the estate consolidated its identity by promoting the recovery of local varieties and experimenting with natural sparkling winemaking. In 2016 L’Archetipo was included in the Triple A catalog, a recognition mentioned by the winery itself.
Production philosophy
Farming practices based on Agricoltura Sinergica: minimal soil disturbance, no pesticides or chemical fertilizers, and companion planting. In the cellar, spontaneous fermentations with indigenous yeasts are favored, filtration is limited or absent, and a minimal-intervention approach is taken to sulfite management.
Terroir and vineyards
Based in Castellaneta in the Puglia region, with vineyards in the Murgia/Taranto area and some bottlings labeled Salento IGP.
Awards and recognition
Inclusion in the Triple A catalog and appearances and mentions at industry events and in trade publications, as reported by the winery.
Characteristics
- Grape varieties
- Primitivo
- Aglianico
- Susumaniello
- Greco
- Fiano
- Verdeca
- Negroamaro
- Moscatello Selvatico
- Maresco
- Marchione
- Primitivo (rosato)
- Hectares
- 30.0
- Bottles per year
- 150000
What makes it distinctive
- Winery focused on Synergistic Agriculture.
- Fermentations with native yeasts and minimal intervention in the winery
- Revival and promotion of indigenous Apulian grape varieties
- Production of natural sparkling wines as well as local red and white wines.
- Included in the Triple A catalog
