Francavilla Orange (orange)
Awarded Best Orange Wine of Italy 2025. This deep, structured, oak-aged expression of Francavilla stands out for its rich dried-fruit aroma, velvety texture, and exceptionally elegant finish.
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Awarded Best Orange Wine of Italy 2025. A deeper, structured, elegant expression of the forgotten Francavilla variety. Every bunch is hand-harvested and made with minimal sulfites and the utmost respect for nature.
VARIETY
100% Francavilla
WINERY
Sustainable
HARVEST
Hand harvest
VINIFICATION AND AGING
The wine aged for 8 months in selected French oak barrels.
BOTTLING
1,500 bottles
ANALYSIS
Alcohol: 13.5%; Total acidity: 5.6 g/l; pH: 3.4; Residual sugar: 2 g/l
TASTE AND CHARACTER
It offers a radiant orange color. The nose impresses with rich aromas of dried fruit, citrus peel and a hint of spice. On the palate the wine is complex, with a pronounced structure, velvety texture and a long, elegant finish. An ideal choice for lovers of characterful, layered wines.
SOMMELIER'S TIP
Serve at 16 °C. The wine has potential for further bottle aging. It pairs beautifully with mature cheeses accompanied by fruit jams.
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The Simone Santoro winery grows from the roots of the Melillo family, which has cared for vineyards and olive trees in Francavilla Fontana in sunny Salento since 1833. Each generation carried forward respect for the land, nature and tradition, and these foundations still support the wines you can find in our e-shop today.
At the heart of the story is NOSCIA, a wine whose name carries what matters most: NOSTRA, ours. Our land, our family, our history. Simone Santoro decided to return to the forgotten local variety Francavilla and give it new life. It was a journey of searching, study and humility. After years came the first bottle: fresh, mineral, with notes of mango, passion fruit and thyme. NOSCIA Francavilla Bianco became a wine that tells a story of history. Today NOSCIA also has an orange version: deeper, more structured and elegant, currently awarded Best Orange Wine of Italy 2025. Together with red wines such as Primitivo, Negroamaro and Susumaniello aged in French oak barrels, it forms a collection that combines the power of southern Italy with the finesse of traditional work.
Every grape is harvested by hand. Simone Santoro works with minimal sulfites and maximum respect for nature. He believes wine is not just a drink, but a story, and NOSCIA is the story of our home, our roots and our love of wine.