Tavoliere delle Puglie

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The soils are clayey or clay-loam, dark grey to nearly black in colour, at least 1 metre deep, and rest on beds of marly clay or blue clay.
• Sandy-loam, sandy-clay, and sandy-siliceous soils occur fairly widely throughout the area, while the most prevalent soil type derives from compact Mesozoic limestones, which make up almost the entire Gargano headland and the BAT province.
• From an orographic standpoint, the production zone is divided between a semblance of mountain terrain in the north-west of the Daunia on the border with Molise and a considerable expanse of flatland broken by a hilly belt formed by the compact plateau of the Murge.
• The climate of the area is distinctly Mediterranean — warm and dry, with mild winters, short springs, long hot summers, and mild, rainy autumns.
• The coldest zones, influenced by altitude, are the Appennino Dauno and the Gargano, while the 'Puglia Piana', stretching from the Tavoliere to the plain of Barletta and Trinitapoli, experiences wide thermal extremes arising from the interplay of climatic and orographic factors.

• In 1850, in the Capitanata, the Pavoncelli and La Rochefoucauld families planted approximately 60 hectares to Nero di Troia trained as low bush vines (alberello), reaching 2,500 hectares under cultivation within just a few years.
• The Rosso Riserva and Nero di Troia Riserva styles must undergo a mandatory ageing period of at least two years, of which at least 8 months in oak casks, starting from 1 November of the vintage year. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The wine obtained from Uva di Troia displays an intense ruby red with deep violet highlights, excellent body, a dry, alcoholic palate, and medium acidity.
• On the palate the wine is soft and full-bodied, refined and well-balanced, with elegant, ripe tannins and aromas of violets, liquorice, red fruit, and spice.

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-A0570
• Official trade body site — Consorzio di Tutela DOC Tavoliere delle Puglie