Luca Bevilacqua Spumm Pét-Nat 2020

Spumm is a pétillant naturel from Luca Bevilacqua, made in Atessa in the Val di Sangro, province of Chieti, in southern Abruzzo. The vineyards sit at roughly 300 meters elevation on clay soils, positioned between the Apennine Mountains and the Adriatic Sea. Sea breezes cool the vines during summer, while proximity to the Majella Massif brings overnight temperature drops.

Pét-nat is produced by the ancestral method: the wine is bottled before primary fermentation is complete, trapping carbon dioxide naturally in the bottle without a secondary fermentation or dosage. The result is a lightly sparkling wine with a gentle mousse, bottled unfined and unfiltered with no added sulfites.

Luca works exclusively with indigenous Abruzzo varieties — Montepulciano, Trebbiano, Passerina, and Pecorino — and has farmed without synthetic chemicals since starting the project, using only small amounts of copper when needed. Total annual production across all his wines is under 10,000 bottles.