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Italy · IGT (PGI) · Molise · 84 commune(s)

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Natural factors

The Molise region covers 4,438 km², with a predominantly mountainous territory (55.3%) and the remainder hilly (44.7%), as a general regional figure.
In the region, mean annual temperatures range from 13.5 to 14.8 °C, while mean annual rainfall falls between 696.8 mm and 1,067 mm, with approximately 60% of precipitation concentrated in autumn and winter.
The geological substrate consists of Paleogene marly-calcareous formations and Miocene arenaceous and marly-arenaceous formations.
In the Molise area, stratified and/or massive platform limestone and calcareous-dolomitic rocks of Triassic–Cretaceous age crop out, forming the rugged massifs of the Matese and the Mainarde with harsh terrain and steeply inclined slopes.
The allochthonous complex of the Argille Varicolori, also known as the chaotic or undifferentiated complex, outcrops in the middle and upper valleys of the Trigno and Biferno rivers between Larino and Campobasso.
Vineyards within the delimited geographical area must be situated at an altitude of no less than 5 metres above sea level, in communes of the province of Campobasso between lower and middle Molise.

Human factors

Viticulture in Molise was already known in the Greek period, with a wine called Paetrutianum, and Pliny mentions a highly praised wine produced in the area of Isernia from a vine known as pumula.
In 1836, Giuseppe del Re described the vineyards of Molise as planted almost entirely on hills and slopes, totalling approximately 56,948 moggi, equivalent to around 4,000 hectares.

Product characteristics

The production specification describes the IGT wines as well-balanced across all styles, with good alcoholic strength, high phenolic concentration, enviable freshness, and pleasant notes perceptible both on the nose and on the retro-nasal palate.

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

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