Raffaele's "entry-level wine" from what he calls his young vines, though they are already sixty years old... It is, therefore, an impressively beautiful wine with an intense bouquet of red fruit and spices, a full, intense, and complex taste with a long finish. This wine leaves 90% of all Taurasi far behind.

“Aromas of red berry, blue flower, tilled soil, menthol and a smoky whiff of flint swirl around the glass. On the vibrant linear palate, notes of licorice and white pepper accent sour cherry and pomegranate while a graphite note closes the finish. This is elegant and balanced, with youthfully firm tannins and bright acidity” Wine Enthusiast

"Best Italian full-bodied red wine of the year: As much as I love the three “B’s” of Italian wine (Barolo, Barbaresco and Brunello) my vote goes to the 2010 Guastaferro Taurasi Primum, a heady mix of ripe red fruit, tar and licorice aromas and flavors with some age on them." Ian d'Agatha