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RedPuglia

Hellen Rosso

by Valentina Passalacqua · Puglia, Italy

AppellationPuglia
TypeRed
GrapesNero di Troia
LineCalcarius
Alcohol11.5%
SweetnessDry
ColourRed
Colour depthMedium
BodyLight-bodied
Bottled in0.75 l
FarmingNatural wine ·VinNatur ↗
Valentina PassalacquaPuglia, Italy

About this wine

Vineyard and terroir

The fruit grows on the Gargano Peninsula in Puglia, on distinctive white, stony limestone soils dating from the Kimmeridgian period and warmed by the sun.

Vinification

Made as a natural wine, it ferments spontaneously in open steel tanks without temperature control, followed by two days of skin maceration.

Ageing

It rests in steel tanks for six months and is bottled without filtration.

Tasting profile

Masculine and focused in character, with freshness and minerality.

Label / history

The Calcarius collection was conceived by Valentina Passalacqua as an exploration of the meeting between art and science. Its central ideas are rationality, research, minerals and limestone.