Coda di Volpe Nera is an ancient red grape variety from Campania, historically documented in Irpinia and mentioned in Giuseppe Frojo’s nineteenth-century ampelography under various local names, including Oliorpa, Due Code, Mangiaguerra and Coda di Volpe Rossa. Ampelographic studies have traced these names back to a single variety, which has now been revived mainly in the Paternopoli area and is also found in the territories of Castelfranci, Montemarano, Castelvetere and Ariano Irpino. The bunch is medium to large, cylindrical, compact, sometimes with a short wing, and has a characteristic bifurcated or trifurcated tip; the berries are small, rounded, not always uniform in size, with a thin, pruinose skin of a dark reddish-purple colour and soft, colourless flesh. The leaf, of medium size, is pentagonal and generally three- or five-lobed, with a tomentose underside and a sturdy petiole, often tinged with red. The wine is a brilliant ruby red in colour, sometimes with orange highlights, and offers distinct aromas of small red berries, strawberry, black cherry, fresh rose and delicate sweet spices. On the palate, it is dry, balanced and of medium body, supported by moderate acidity, a slight savoury note and tannins that are present yet supple. Its good balance ensures a pleasant development in the bottle over a moderate period. It also shows great potential when made into rosé wines or through more delicate winemaking techniques.