CALX comes from our friend Fillipo Cassano,

owner of the certified organic winery called Polvanera in Puglia,

the ‘heel’ of Italy’s boot.

He’s worked to make us the Calx bottling, which is the ancient

Latin word for limestone, the unique soil found here. Limestone

blocks are also the lego for the old traditional dwellings called trulli.

The limestone soils here give the Primitivo grape here a freshness,

with notes of zingy red berries and dried figs. Like all the reds in

the FUSO project, it’s good with a slight chill, so maybe pop it in

the fridge for 10 minutes (or pull it our of the fridge beforehand for

10 minutes).

As always, FUSO is our project to search for and bottle Italy’s

natural and characterful daily drinkers. We work with farmers and

producer friends who are committed to organic viticulture,

low-intervention, and terroir-driven wines.