Tintilia del Molise
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- Territory covering approximately one third of the regional soil of Molise, with orography and pedology defined as fairly homogeneous.
- Mean annual temperature ranging between 13.5 and 14.8 °C, with variations that influence grape quality.
- Mean annual rainfall varying between 696.8 and 1,067 mm depending on location within the zone.
Human factors
- Tintilia is an autochthonous variety of Molise with documented evidence dating from the late 18th century, during the Bourbon era. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
- The interactions between environment, viticultural practices, and winemaking techniques give Tintilia wines strong typicity traits that are unmistakably identifiable.
Terroir / wine link
- Mean annual temperature of 13.5–14.8 °C and rainfall of 696.8–1,067 mm interact with soil composition and aspect to influence grape quality.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0677
- Official trade body site — Consorzio di Tutela Tintilia del Molise