Molise
Styles
Principal grape varieties
MontepulcianoAglianicoCabernet-SauvignonSangioveseMerlotPinot NoirPinot GrisPinot BlancChardonnayFalanghina B. (Falanghina Flegrea)FianoGreco Bianco B. — Greco (Greco Bianco Di Tufo)Malvasía (Malvasia Dubrovacka)Muscat À Petits Grains BlancsSauvignonUgni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)Muscat D Alexandrie (Muscat Of Alexandria)
Terroir
Human factors
- Dominant substrate: Paleogene marnoso-calcareous formations and Miocene arenaceous-marnose formations, with outcroppings of tectonically derived 'Argille Varicolori'.
- DOC established by ministerial decree on 18 May 1988, covering an entirely mountainous and hilly territory (55.3% mountain, 44.7% hill).
Terroir / wine link
- A marnoso-calcareous (Paleogene) and arenaceous-marnose (Miocene) substrate defines the mineralogical structure of Molisan 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-A0575