Cacc'e mmitte di Lucera

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Dominant soils are clayey or clay-loam, grey to blackish, at least 1 metre deep over beds of marly or blue argille.
• Most widespread soil type: soils derived from Mesozoic calcare, forming the basis of nearly the entire production zone.
• Distinctly Mediterranean climate: mild winters, hot and long summers, mild and rainy autumns; August is the hottest month.
• The production area is divided between the Dauni Apennine uplands and the vast plain of the Tavoliere, with an intermediate hilly zone.
• Marked diurnal temperature ranges driven by the interplay of climatic and orographic factors (Appennino Dauno, Gargano, Tavoliere).

• The name derives from the custom of rented palmenti: one tenant would 'drive out' (cacciare) the must from the vats, and the next would 'put in' (mettere) his 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 argille or Mesozoic calcare, with high water retention capacity, imparting 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