Pentro di Isernia

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Pentro di Isernia DOC or Pentro for short are dry Italian red , rosé and white wines from the province of Isernia in the Molise region . The name Pentro is derived from the ancient tribe of the Pentrer , a part of the Samnites who once lived in this area. The wines have had the status of a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since May 17, 1983 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014.

Cultivation

The cultivation and vinification of the wines is permitted in the following municipalities of the province of Isernia: Agnone , Belmonte del Sannio , Castelverrino , Colli a Volturno , Fornelli , the eponymous municipality Isernia , Longano , Macchia d'Isernia , Montaquila , Monteroduni , Pesche , Pietrabbondante , Poggio Sannita , Pozzilli , Sant'Agapito and Venafro . The vineyards are located in the hills of the Berrino and Volturno valleys at a maximum altitude of 500 to 600 m above sea level. NN .

generation

The following composition of grape varieties is prescribed:

  • Pentro di Isernia Rosso and Rosato must consist of at least 75-80% of the Montepulciano grape variety , the Tintilia grape variety must contain at least 20-25% and a maximum of 5% other red grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Molise region, may be added.
  • Pentro di Isernia Bianco or Pentro Bianco: must consist of at least 80% of the Falanghina grape variety and contain 15–20% Trebbiano toscano . A maximum of 5% other white grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Molise region may be added.

description

According to the denomination (excerpt):

Pentro di Isernia Rosso

  • Color: more or less intense ruby ​​red
  • Smell: pleasant, characteristic
  • Taste: dry, harmonious, velvety and slightly tannic
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.0 % by volume , for "Riserva" 12.5% ​​by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l, for “Riserva” 5 g / l
  • Dry extract : at least 24.0 g / l, for "Riserva" 25 g / l

Pentro di Isernia Bianco

  • Color: straw yellow with greenish reflections
  • Smell: delicate, characteristic, more or less aromatic
  • Taste: dry, intense, rather fresh and harmonious
  • Alcohol content: at least 10.5 % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 6.0 g / l
  • Dry extract : at least 16.0 g / l

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) In: ismeamercati.it. November 27, 2017, accessed August 9, 2018 (Italian).

literature

  • Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 , p. 235 .