Murgia
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AglianicoAléaticoBarbera N. (Barbera Nera)Bianco Di AlessanoPagadebiti (Bombino Bianco)Bombino Nero N. (Bombino Nero)Cabernet-FrancCabernet-SauvignonChardonnayFalanghina B. (Falanghina Flegrea)FianoGreco (Greco Bianco Di Tufo)Greco Bianco B. (Greco Bianco Di Tufo)Manzoni Bianco B. (Manzoni Bianco)Lacrima N. (Lacrima)Lambrusco Maestri N. (Lambrusco Maestri)CotMalvasia Bianca (Malvasia Bianca Lunga)Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi N. (Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi)MerlotMontonico Bianco B. (Montonico Bianco)Moscatello Selvatico B. (Moscatello Selvatico)Muscat À Petits Grains BlancsNegro Amaro N. (Negro Amaro)Notardomenico N. (Notardomenico)Petit Verdot (Verdot Petit)Piedirosso N. (Piedirosso)Pinot BlancPinot GrisPinot NoirPrimitivoRiesling Italico B. (Welschriesling)Riesling (Riesling Weiss)SangioveseSauvignonSemillonSusumaniello N. (Susumaniello)Sylvaner (Silvaner Gruen)SyrahUva Di Troia N. (Uva Di Troia)Verdeca B. (Lagorthi)Verdicchio Bianco B. (Verdicchio Bianco)Vermentino
Terroir
Natural factors
- Soils over compact Cretaceous limestone (Calcare di Bari and Altamura, ~130 Ma), up to 3,000 m thick, with pronounced karst development.
- Tabular plateau (north-western Murge) at elevations between 350 m and 686 m a.s.l.; karstic water table up to 400 m below sea level.
- Absence of perennial surface watercourses due to karstification; supplemental irrigation sourced from deep artesian aquifers.
- Elevation and constant air movement reduce disease pressure and induce later ripening compared to the more southerly neighbouring zones.
Human factors
- Vineyards planted on compact Cretaceous limestone (Calcare di Bari and Altamura, ~130 Ma, up to 3,000 m thick) of the north-western Murge.
- Mean altitude above 350 m a.s.l., a pseudo-steppic climate, and persistent winds limit vine diseases and result in late ripening of the grapes.
Product characteristics
- Late-ripening grapes shaped by the cool plateau climate yield wines of great finesse and elegance with lower alcohol levels than those from more southerly zones.
- The wines express a pronounced minerality underpinned by firm acidity, a direct reflection of the karstic limestone soils in which the vines are rooted.
Terroir / wine link
- Karstic limestone soils (Cretaceous, ~130 Ma) drive low yields and impart a pronounced minerality sustained by firm acidity to the wines of the north-western Murge.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A0600