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Mucchietto Primitivo IGT Puglia

Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine
Grape
Primitivo
Denomination
Puglia IGT
Region
Puglia
ABV
13.5%
Drink
2024: 2025 to 2028

Pasqua's Mucchietto is a soft, dark Primitivo from Puglia, named after the pinched-fingers hand gesture on its label. Six months in oak add vanilla and cocoa to the plum fruit. Drinkers like it, year after year.

Price
£14.75

2024 · Case of 6, £88.50 for the case · checked 6 Nov · Delivery £12.50, free from £150

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£14.75 price · checked 6 Nov 2026

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Corney & Barrow Best price 2024 · Case of 6 · £88.50 for the case · checked 6 Nov · Delivery £12.50, free from £150
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£14.75 a bottle · £19.67/L
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Tasting Notes

What Pasqua's Mucchietto Primitivo tastes like

Pasqua age this Primitivo six months in small oak barrels, and you can taste it. Plum and blueberry come first, then wood, chocolate and vanilla.

Tasted by
ItalianWines editorial
Tasted on
31 August 2026
Vintage in glass
2024
Source
Drinker consensus · confidence Medium
Typical of Primitivo
Body Light / Full
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Nose

Plum and blueberry lead, ripe and generous. Behind the fruit sits six months in small oak barrels, which shows as vanilla and sweet cinnamon. Pasqua's own note adds raspberry, and the 2024 keeps a fresh cherry lift.

BlueberryBlueberry
CherryCherry
PlumPlum
PrunePrune
RaspberryRaspberry
CinnamonCinnamon
VanillaVanilla
ChocolateChocolate
Palate

Full-bodied and soft rather than firm. Pasqua's sheet shows a little sugar left in the wine, which is why the plum fruit tastes so round. The tannins are velvety. There is still enough acidity underneath to stop it feeling heavy, and the oak brings dark chocolate.

Finish

The finish is long and warm, with cinnamon and cocoa left behind. It stays fresh and uplifting, and that lift is what stops the sweetness cloying.

Overall

Drinkers like it, year after year, and the praise is always the same: easy, fruity, generous. Buy it for a Sunday roast or a barbecue, not for the cellar.

Drink now Best by 2028
Live UK pricing

Who sells the 2024 Mucchietto in the UK

The 2024 is a Corney and Barrow exclusive, sold as single bottles or in sixes. Hic in Yorkshire carried the same vintage at the same price before selling out.

Best price · 75 cl · 2024 £14.75 at Corney & Barrow
Price spread · 75cl No offer Across 0 UK retailers with 75cl in stock
Retailers · 75cl 0UK 0 in stock
Vintages live 2024 Newest vintage on sale here: 2024
Last checked 6 Nov 2026 Refreshed once every 24 hours
Other vintages and formats: 1 price line

Case of 6 · 2024: £14.75 per bottle, 1 UK retailer

Wine fit score

Where Mucchietto Primitivo scores well, and where it does not

Value and beginner appeal are the strong scores here. Mucchietto sits below the middle of the Primitivo prices we list, and its soft tannin makes it an easy first southern Italian red.

Best intro to this style 8.8/10

Soft tannin, sweet dark fruit and a price under £15 make this an easy first southern Italian red.

Best value 8.6/10

At £14.75 it undercuts the £17.78 middle price of the Primitivo we list, and the six-bottle case costs the same per bottle.

Best everyday bottle 8.4/10

Under £15, soft and ready to drink now, this is a midweek bottle rather than a special one.

Best with food 7.4/10

Full body and soft tannin suit rich meat and hard cheese, but the rounded, faintly sweet finish makes it a poor match for delicate fish or sharp salads.

Best for an occasion 3.2/10

An IGT bottle at everyday money reads as generous rather than grand, so it fits a barbecue better than a celebration.

Best for cellar 2.6/10

Puglia IGT sets no ageing rule and the wine sees only six months in oak, so there is nothing here built to improve with keeping.

Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.

Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Puglia in five fields

A compact view of what the Puglia denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.

Allowed grapes
57 varieties listed in the disciplinare
This bottle: Primitivo.
Minimum ageing
Recorded by producer
Disciplinare ageing rule not yet recorded.
Region / area
Bari · Barletta-Andria-Trani · Brindisi · Foggia · Lecce · Taranto
Source: Disciplinare.
Style
IGT · Puglia
Classification
IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica)
What that means →
Vintages

The 2024 harvest in Puglia, and what it did to this wine

Puglia picked early in 2024. Confagricoltura Puglia reported growers starting the earliest grapes in the last days of July, with Primitivo following ahead of its usual date.

2024 Newest vintage on sale here
Best price
£14.75 a bottle, by the case of 6
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
13.5%
Window
Drink now through 2028

Puglia picked early in 2024, with Primitivo running ahead of its usual mid-September date. Growers reported healthy fruit and good quality, though the heat scorched some bunches and many had to irrigate to save the crop.

2024 Newest vintage on sale here
Best price
£14.75 a bottle, by the case of 6
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
13.5%
Window
Drink now through 2028

Puglia picked early in 2024, with Primitivo running ahead of its usual mid-September date. Growers reported healthy fruit and good quality, though the heat scorched some bunches and many had to irrigate to save the crop.

Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.

The disciplinare, the place, the label

Pasqua of Verona, and a Primitivo from Puglia

Pasqua have made wine in Verona since 1925 and call themselves the House of the Unconventional. Mucchietto is that idea on a label: a pinched-fingers hand gesture, and a Puglian Primitivo from a house best known for Valpolicella.

01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.

Puglia is in the IGT tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. 57 varieties listed in the disciplinare
  • Yield ceiling. 26.0 tonnes per hectare
  • Tasting panel. No mandatory pre-release tasting at IGT level
03

Region and area context

Puglia IGT is the region-wide label, so the grapes can come from anywhere in Puglia.

The zone the estate stands in The producer

Producer: Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine, Verona. Directions

04

Reading the label

  • Pasqua Vigneti e CantineProducer / estate
  • PrimitivoGrape varieties
  • Puglia IGTGeographic indication and quality tier
05

What sits behind the price of Mucchietto Primitivo IGT Puglia

Tracked from
£14.75
Direction
Mostly cost up
Drivers
4 up / 2 down
Main factor
UK duty and VAT on a still wine
  1. 01

    Six months in small oak barrels

    Cost up

    Pasqua's own sheet gives this wine six months in small oak barrels. Small barrels are the expensive way to age wine, and that shows up in the shelf price.

  2. 02

    UK duty and VAT on a still wine

    Cost up

    At 13.5% the 2024 pays £2.67 duty a bottle, and VAT takes a fifth of the £14.75 price. Together that is over £5 before anyone is paid for the wine itself.

  3. 03

    Organic farming across the Mucchietto range

    Cost up

    Pasqua's technical sheet describes the Primitivo as organically grown, and Swiss and German sellers list it as Bio. Organic farming needs more passes through the vineyard.

  4. 04

    A hot, dry 2024 that forced growers to irrigate

    Cost up

    Confagricoltura Puglia reported growers watering vines to save the 2024 crop, which they said pushed production costs up sharply across the region.

  5. 05

    Puglia IGT, not Primitivo di Manduria DOC

    Cost down

    Pasqua also bottle a Primitivo di Manduria DOC under their Surani label. This one carries only the broad regional Puglia name, a tier below Manduria, and it is priced there too.

  6. 06

    Sold as a Corney and Barrow exclusive

    Cost down

    Corney and Barrow sell the 2024 as their own exclusive. Buying it direct rather than through a separate UK importer keeps one margin out of the price.

01

Six months in small oak barrels

Cost up

Pasqua's own sheet gives this wine six months in small oak barrels. Small barrels are the expensive way to age wine, and that shows up in the shelf price.

Perfect Pairings

Dishes that go with this wine

Pasta arrabbiata, plated

Pasta arrabbiata
Polpo alla pignata on stoneware bowl with Bay Leaf, Garlic, Octopus

Polpo alla pignata
Lamb seekh kebab, plated

Lamb seekh kebab
Lamb biryani, plated

Lamb biryani
Char siu, plated

Char siu
Food Pairing

Sweet spice and soft tannin: what to eat with Mucchietto

Pasqua point this wine at rich pasta, braised or roast meat and aged cheese. Beef, lamb and pasta are what it is poured with most, which lines up with the producer.

Body matching Strong match

Slow-cooked lamb and beef ragu

This is a full-bodied red, and a long-braised sauce needs that weight to stand up to it. The wine's dark plum fruit sits behind the meat rather than on top of it. Soft tannin means nothing turns bitter when the sauce reduces.

Try with: Agnello Ragu Lucano · Ragu alla bolognese · Ossobuco alla Milanese · Lamb shank · Beef stew · More pairings →

Sweet balance Strong match

Barbecue and sticky glazes

Pasqua leave a little sugar in this wine, so a sweet barbecue sauce does not strip it bare. A drier red tastes sour and thin next to a sticky glaze. Here the fruit meets the sauce at the same level.

Try with: BBQ ribs · Pulled pork · Korean BBQ · Crispy pork belly · Roast pork · More pairings →

Tannin softening Good match

Grilled and roast red meat

Fat and protein soften tannin, and this wine's tannin is already round. That leaves a smooth mouthful with grilled lamb or a rib of beef. It works better on the grill than with anything delicate.

Try with: Fiorentina steak · Arrosticini · Porchetta · Lucanica · Ribeye steak · More pairings →

Salt balance Good match

Hard, salty southern cheese

Pasqua put aged cheese at the top of their own pairing list. Salt sharpens the ripe plum fruit and makes the wine taste drier than it is. Caciocavallo, the stretched-curd cheese of the south, is the closest match to where the grapes grow.

Try with: Caciocavallo farcito · Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · Fonduta · Strong cheddar cheese · Cheese board · More pairings →

Aromatic bridge Good match

Warm spice in the cooking

Six months in oak leave cinnamon and vanilla in the glass, and those notes meet warm spice on the plate. Keep the heat mild to medium. A bhuna or a tandoori chop works; a phaal does not.

Try with: Lamb bhuna · Tandoori lamb chops · Lamb seekh kebab · Pampanella · Lamb Kebab · More pairings →

Avoid Clash

Fierce chilli heat and raw fish

At 13.5% with ripe fruit, this wine makes real chilli heat burn harder. Raw fish is the other miss: the oak and the dark fruit bury it, and the finish turns metallic. Save it for cooked meat.

Skip with: Nigiri Sushi · Sashimi · Oysters · Ceviche · Szechuan beef · Pairing guide →

Drinking + cellar

Drink the 2024 Mucchietto young

There is no ageing rule behind Puglia IGT, and six months in oak is all this wine gets. Pasqua suggest serving it at 16 to 18 degrees.

Drinking window
2024: 2025 to 2028

For the main offer above.

Decanting
1 hour

A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.

Serving temperature
16-18°C

Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.

Cellar potential
Low

Puglia IGT sets no ageing rule and the wine sees only six months in oak, so there is nothing here built to improve with keeping.

Buy now or wait?
Buy now

£14.75 for a 75cl bottle of the 2024, sold by the case of 6, at Corney & Barrow, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.

Sources & trust

Sources for this Mucchietto Primitivo page

Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page several times a week. Last refresh: 6 Nov 2026, 03:31 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Drawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic. Drinkers score it 4.2 out of 5 from 6,288 ratings on Vivino.

Confidence · Medium
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our reading of the price, from how this wine is made, the rules of its appellation, UK duty and VAT and the price shops charge for it today. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.

Confidence · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

The drinking years for the main offer apply to its 2024 vintage. Treat them as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
Related

More Primitivo, more Puglia, more Pasqua

Producer
Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine Veneto
Grapes
Primitivo
Denomination
Puglia IGT
Region
Puglia Region guide
Cuisine
Indian Cuisine 2 dishes paired Italian Cuisine 2 dishes paired Chinese Cuisine 1 dish paired

Common Questions

It tastes of plum and blueberry, with vanilla, cinnamon and dark chocolate behind the fruit. The body is full and the tannins are soft, so it feels round rather than firm. Six months in small oak barrels put the sweet spice there.

It is sold as a dry wine, but Pasqua's own sheet shows a little sugar left in it. That is why the fruit tastes so ripe and generous. It comes across as soft and easy rather than sweet.

Rich meat and hard cheese. Pasqua suggest tasty pasta dishes, braised or roast meat and aged cheese. It also handles barbecue and sticky glazes well, because the sweet fruit meets the sauce instead of fighting it.

Mucchietto is the pinched-fingers Italian hand gesture drawn on the label, a classic Italian gesture. Pasqua chose it as a shorthand for being Italian without the usual cliches.

Pasqua's technical sheet says the Primitivo is grown organically, and Swiss and German sellers list the wine as Bio. UK listings for the 2024 do not carry an organic mark, so check the bottle if that matters to you.

Drink it between now and about 2028. Puglia IGT sets no ageing rule and this wine sees only six months in oak, so there is nothing built in to reward waiting. It is at its best young and fruity.

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