Filippo Cassano Calx Puglia Primitivo 2021

About the wine:

REGION:​ P​uglia, the ‘heel’ of Italy on the adriatic coast
GROWING AREA: ​Limestone raised plateau called A​ ltopiano delle Murge​ in Puglia
FARMING​: C​ertified organic by ICEA (Certification ID #​PB2097)

VINEYARD:​4​ 0Ha
ALTITUDE:​ ​300 m / 984 ft
SOILS​:​ Iron rich soil, with an underlying limestone layer

VARIETIES:​ 100% Primitivo
VINE AGE:​ 20-30 years old
VINE TRAINING:​ Cordone speronato HARVEST DATE:​ September 10th to 20th

YEASTS:​ N​ ative
FERMENTATION​:​ 15 days, 15°C, in stainless steel tanks MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION:​ ​Spontaneous during the spring SULPHUR: ​42 mg/L total
ALCOHOL:​ 12.5%
ANNUAL PRODUCTION: ​2,000 cases

About the producer:

CALX comes from Fillipo Cassano, owner of the certified organic winery Polvanera in Puglia (the heel of Italy’s boot).

Calx is the Latin word for limestone, which is unique soil here for vines, and the building blocks for the ancient Smurf-like farming houses called​ trulli.​ The limestone imprints the Primitivo grape, giving fresh and taut wines, with notes of zingy red berries and dried figs.

Like all reds in the FUSO project - good with a slight chill.