Francavilla Bianco (white)
A fresh, distinctly mineral white from the revived Apulian Francavilla variety. A rich profile of exotic mango and grapefruit is elegantly underlined by herbal notes of thyme.
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Simone Santoro decided to return to the forgotten local Francavilla variety and give it new life. Fresh and mineral, with notes of mango, passion fruit, and thyme, NOSCIA Francavilla Bianco has become a wine that tells a story of history.
VARIETY
100% Francavilla
WINERY
Sustainable
HARVEST
Hand harvest
VINIFICATION AND AGING
Aged in stainless-steel tanks with batonnage for 6 months.
BOTTLING
2,500 bottles
ANALYSIS
Alcohol: 12.5%; Total acidity: 6.2 g/l; pH: 3.1; Residual sugar: 0.72 g/l
TASTE AND CHARACTER
Full yellow color. A wine with a pronounced aromatic profile of exotic fruit, dominated by mango, grapefruit and delicate herbal notes. The palate is rich, harmonious and persistent, with a long finish that underlines the wine's overall complexity.
SOMMELIER'S TIP
Serve chilled at 10 °C. Ideal with fish and specialties of traditional Apulian cuisine.
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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.