Moscato di Trani

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The plateau of the Murge has a framework composed of well-stratified dolomitic limestones and dolomites, ranging in thickness from a few centimetres (chiancarelle) to a few metres, with emergence attributed to the Cretaceous.
• The fractured, karstic structure of the Murge rocks explains the absence of surface water, and the most significant erosion channels, known as lame, extend as far as the Adriatic Sea.
• The most widespread soil type in the area is of modest depth and exhibits high stoniness and rockiness, to the point that in extreme cases it may prove unsuitable for vine cultivation.
• The area falls within the homogeneous winegrowing basin of Murgia Centrale, one of the three basins identified by the Puglia Region, and is partially included within the Parco Naturale dell'Alta Murgia.
• The climate is sub-Mediterranean, with a mean annual temperature ranging from approximately 17.5°C in localities close to the sea to 14.4°C in the higher zones, and a mean annual rainfall of approximately 560 mm concentrated between autumn and spring.

• In the Middle Ages the Venetians traded this wine to the point of signing an agreement with the Customs House of Trani, and in the fourteenth century the Count of Trani, Roberto d'Angiò, restricted exports of quality wine from the ports of the Kingdom of Naples. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Alongside the traditional training systems of alberello and Guyot, there has been a gradual introduction of more expansive forms aimed at increasing yields, with vertical trellis plantings at a density of 3,636 vines per hectare or tendone plantings at 1,890 vines per hectare.

• The sweet style has a golden-yellow colour, an intense nose, and a sweet, velvety palate, with a minimum actual alcoholic strength of 12.5° and a maximum of 15°. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The fortified wine type reaches an alcoholic strength of 18°, retains the same organoleptic characteristics as the sweet style, and is aged for at least one year, but has no longer been produced since 2005. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0555