Valentina Passalacqua, Project Calcarius Nú Orange (1litre), Puglia, Italy Fortified But the final blend also

But the final blend also has 10% of skin fermented wine (2-3 weeks on skins in acacia barrels)

generous ripe fruit and a delicate touch of spice and white pepper

It is drier and tends to have higher diurnal temperature range than it's more famous neighbour so while often the grape varieties grown are similar

minimal handling and no punchdowns

Carlos Lucas Vinhos

Valentina Passalacqua, Project Calcarius Nú Orange (1litre), Puglia, Italy Fortified But the final blend alsoValentina Passalacqua grows indigenous grape varieties on the uncompromising limestone soils of the Gargano national park in Puglia, in the heal of Italy. After several years working the vineyards, alentina decided to isolate some of the plots which have exclusively Kimmeridgian calcareous soils and give very particular and delicious characteristics to the wines. We have three of the resulting Project Calcarius wines, a red, white and orange, in litre