Molise (wine)
With the designation Molise DOC or del Molise DOC , Italian red, rosé and white wines as well as sparkling wines are developed in the provinces of Campobasso and Isernia ( Molise region ). The wines have had a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since 1998 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014.
Cultivation
The following municipalities in both provinces are permitted to grow and vinify the wines:
- In the province of Campobasso : Acquaviva , Baranello , Boiano , Bonefro , Busso , Campobasso , Campochiaro , Campodipietra , Campolieto , Campo Marino , Casacalenda , Casalciprano , Castelbottaccio , Castellino del Biferno , Castelmauro , Castropignano , Cercemaggiore , Cercepiccola , Civitacampomarano , Colle d'Anchise , Colletorto , Duronia , Ferrazzano , Fossalto , Gambatesa , Gildone , Guardialfiera , Guardiaregia , Guglionesi , Jelsi , Larino , Limosano , Lucito , Lupara , Macchia Valfortore , Mafalda , Matrice , mirabello sannitico , Montagano , Montecilfone , Monte Falcone nel Sannio , Molise, Monacilioni , Montelongo , Montemitro , Montenero di Bisaccia , Montorio nei Frentani , Morrone del Sannio , Oratino , Palata , Petacciato , Petrella Tifernina , Pietracatella , Pietracupa , Portocannone , Riccia , Ripabottoni , Ripalimosani , Roccavivara , Rotello , Salcito , Sant'Angelo Limosano , San Biase , Santa Croce di Magliano , Sant'Elia a Pianisi , San Felice del Molise , S to Giacomo degli Schiavoni , San Giovanni in Galdo , San Giuliano del Sannio , San Giuliano di Puglia , Santa Maria del Molise , San Massimo , San Polo Matese , San Martino in Pensilis , Sepino , Tavenna , Termoli , Toro , Torella del Sannio , Trivento , Tufara , Ururi and Vinchiaturo .
- In the province of Isernia : Acquaviva d'Isernia , Agnone , Bagnoli del Trigno , Belmonte del Sannio , Cantalupo nel Sannio , Capracotta , Carovilli , Carpinone , Castel del Giudice , Castelpetroso , Castelpizzuto , Castel San Vincenzo , Castelverrino , Cerro al Volturno , Chiauci , Civitanova del Sannio , Cerro al Volturno , Conca Casale , Filignano , Forli del Sannio , Fornelli , Frosolone , Isernia , Longano , Macchia d'Isernia , Macchiagodena , Miranda , Montaquila , Monteroduni , Pesche , Pescolanciano , Pescopennataro , Pettoranello del Molise , Pietrabbondante , Poggio Sannita , Pozzilli , Rionero Sannitico , Roccamandolfi , Roccasicura , Rocchetta a Volturno , Sant'Agapito , Sant'Angelo del Pesco , Sant'Elena Sannita , San Pietro Avellana , Scapoli , Sessano del Molise , Sesto Campano , Vastogirardi and Venafro .
generation
A very wide range of different types of wine is produced. The following grape varieties are prescribed:
- Two sparkling wines are produced as cuvées :
- Molise or del Molise Bianco Spumante : at least 50% of the following grape varieties must be Chardonnay and / or Pinot bianco and / or Pinot Grigio and / or Moscato and / or Falanghina and / or Montepulciano (white) and / or Fiano and / or Malvasia . A maximum of 50% other analogous grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Molise region may be added.
- Molise or del Molise Rosato Spumante : At least 50% of the following grape varieties must be Chardonnay and / or Pinot bianco and / or Pinot Grigio and / or Moscato and / or Falanghina and / or Montepulciano and / or Fiano and / or Malvasia . A maximum of 50% other analogous grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Molise region may be added.
- For the most part, however, almost single-variety wines are produced, in which the named grape variety must be at least 85%. A maximum of 15% other analogue grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Molise region may be added:
- Molise Rosso or Rosso del Molise (also called Rosato, Novello, "Riserva" and Spumante ): Montepulciano
- Molise or del Molise Aglianico (also called "Riserva")
- Molise or del Molise Cabernet Sauvignon
- Molise or del Molise Sangiovese
- Molise or del Molise Merlot (also called Merlot Novello or Merlot Frizzante )
- Molise or del Molise Pinot nero
- Molise or del Molise Pinot Grigio (also called Pinot Grigio Spumante or Pinot Grigio Frizzante )
- Molise or del Molise Pinot bianco (also called Pinot bianco Spumante or Pinot bianco Frizzante )
- Molise or del Molise Chardonnay (also called Chardonnay Spumante or Chardonnay Frizzante )
- Molise or del Molise Falanghina (also called Falanghina Spumante or Falanghina Passito )
- Molise or del Molise Fiano (also called Fiano Spumante or Fiano Frizzante )
- Molise or del Molise Greco Bianco
- Molise or del Molise Malvasia (also called Malvasia Spumante or Malvasia Frizzante )
- Molise or del Molise Moscato Bianco (also called Moscato Bianco Spumante or Moscato Bianco Frizzante or Moscato Bianco Passito )
- Molise or del Molise Sauvignon
- Molise or del Molise Trebbiano
Wines with the predicate "Riserva" must have matured for at least two years, of which at least six months in wooden barrels.
description
According to the denomination (excerpt):
Molise Rosso
- Color: ruby red more or less intense, tending to garnet red with increasing ripeness
- Smell: vinous, intense, pleasant, characteristic
- Taste: dry, harmonious, soft, at times slightly tannic
- Alcohol content: at least 11.0 % by volume , for "Riserva" 12.5% by volume
- Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 18.0 g / l, for "Riserva" 20.0 g / l
Molise Bianco Spumante
- Perlage: fine and persistent
- Color: more or less intense straw yellow, possibly with greenish or golden reflections
- Smell: pleasant, intense, with delicate floral or fruity notes
- Taste: from naturally tart to extra tart or tart , pleasant, harmonious
- Alcohol content: at least 10.5 % by volume
- Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 16.0 g / l
- Total sugar content : less than 12 g / l
literature
- Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 , p. 233 .
Web links
- Map of the growing areas and list of all DOC wines in Molise on federdoc.com (Italian) accessed on February 15, 2017.