Pusole Karamare 23

Karamare ('towards the sea') is Pusole's standout rediscovery: a wine made from Cannonau Bianco, a nearly-extinct native white grape recently confirmed as a natural cross between red Cannonau and the table grape Galoppu - found nowhere else in the world. Grown on 10-year-old vines on magnesium-rich schist soil facing the sea, the grapes macerate on their skins for about 10 days before ageing partly in barrique and tonneau. Deep golden-orange colour, with orange blossom, ripe stone fruit, dried herbs and a fresh, saline finish - a genuinely unique Mediterranean white.

• Region: Ogliastra IGT, Sardinia, Italy
• Grapes: Cannonau Bianco
• Vintage: 2023
• Style: Orange / Skin-contact white

Goes well with: Smoked eel, artichokes, Sardinian seafood, semi-aged cheeses.