Cacc'e mmitte di Lucera

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Dominant soils are clayey or silty-clay, grey to near-black, at least 1 metre deep over beds of marly or blue clay.
• The most widespread soil type derives from Mesozoic limestones, forming the basis of almost the entire production zone.
• Markedly Mediterranean climate: mild winters, hot and lengthy summers, mild and rainy autumns; August is the warmest month.
• The area is divided between the Apennine ridges of the Dauno massif and the broad plain of the Tavoliere, with an intermediate hilly zone.
• Strong diurnal temperature ranges driven by the contrast between climatic and orographic factors (the Appennino Dauno, the Gargano, and the Tavoliere).

• The name derives from the custom of renting pressing facilities (palmenti): one tenant would 'chase' (cacciava) the must from the vats, and the next would 'put in' (metteva) his own within the same day. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Ruby red of varying depth, with a characteristic and intense nose; full and harmonious on the palate, with a characteristic finish. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Clayey soil over beds of marly clay or Mesozoic limestones, with high water-holding capacity, imparts moderate productive potential to the vineyards.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0544