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Molise

Appellation

Molise is an appellation in Italy across 132 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Official name
Molise / del Molise
Type
DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Category
Quality Sparkling Wine/Semi-Sparkling Wine/Wine
Protected since
1999-02-19
Area
435,323 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W
78.04 × 98.83 km
Centre
41.7213° N, 14.4637° E
Grapes
Aglianico, Barbera, Bombino Bianco, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Ciliegiolo, Falanghina, Fiano, Garganega, Greco, Malvasia Bianca Di Candia, Malvasia Di Candia Aromatica, Merlot, Montepulciano, Moscato Bianco, Moscato Giallo, Moscato Nero Di Acqui, Negro Amaro, Petit Verdot, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Syrah, Tintilia, Trebbiano Modenese, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdicchio Bianco
Max yield
105 hl/ha
Irrigation
Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town
25 km north-west of Campobasso
Nearest city
48 km south-west of Vasto 41,409 people
To the sea
46 km
Same latitude
Kakheti (Georgia), Grand River Valley (United States), South Islands (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
0–2,010 m
Mean elevation
557 m

Measured over the whole outline on 84,176 elevation cells of about 228 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Wines and grape rules

Molise Rosso Red
Montepulciano
max 105 hl/ha
Molise Rosso Riserva Red
Montepulciano
max 105 hl/ha
Molise Novello Red
Montepulciano
max 105 hl/ha
Molise Rosato Rosé
Montepulciano
max 105 hl/ha
Molise Rosso Spumante di Qualità Red · Quality Sparkling Wine
Montepulciano
max 105 hl/ha
Molise Rosato Spumante di Qualità Rosé · Quality Sparkling Wine
ChardonnayFalanghinaFianoMalvasia Bianca Di CandiaMalvasia Di Candia AromaticaMontepulcianoMoscato BiancoPinot BiancoPinot Grigio
max 105 hl/ha
Molise Pinot Nero Red
Pinot Nero
max 84 hl/ha
Molise Cabernet Sauvignon Red
Cabernet Sauvignon
max 84 hl/ha
Molise Merlot Red
Merlot
max 91 hl/ha
Molise Merlot Frizzante Red · Semi-Sparkling Wine
Merlot
max 91 hl/ha
Molise Merlot Novello Red
Merlot
max 91 hl/ha
Molise Sangiovese Red
Sangiovese
max 105 hl/ha
Molise Aglianico Red
Aglianico
max 84 hl/ha
Molise Aglianico Riserva Red
Aglianico
max 84 hl/ha
Molise Bianco Spumante di Qualità White · Quality Sparkling Wine
ChardonnayFalanghinaFianoMalvasia Bianca Di CandiaMalvasia Di Candia AromaticaMontepulcianoMoscato BiancoPinot BiancoPinot Grigio
max 105 hl/ha
Molise Moscato Bianco Spumante di Qualità White · Quality Sparkling Wine
Moscato Bianco
max 84 hl/ha
Molise e Moscato Bianco Frizzante White · Semi-Sparkling Wine
Moscato Bianco
max 84 hl/ha
Molise Moscato Bianco Passito White
Moscato Bianco
max 60 hl/ha
Molise Moscato Bianco White
Moscato Bianco
max 84 hl/ha
Molise Malvasia Spumante di Qualità White · Quality Sparkling Wine
Malvasia Bianca Di CandiaMalvasia Di Candia Aromatica
max 98 hl/ha
Molise Malvasia Frizzante White · Semi-Sparkling Wine
Malvasia Bianca Di CandiaMalvasia Di Candia Aromatica
max 98 hl/ha
Molise Malvasia White
Malvasia Bianca Di CandiaMalvasia Di Candia Aromatica
max 98 hl/ha
Molise Chardonnay White
Chardonnay
max 84 hl/ha
Molise Chardonnay Spumante White · Quality Sparkling Wine
Chardonnay
max 84 hl/ha
Molise Chardonnay Frizzante White · Semi-Sparkling Wine
Chardonnay
max 84 hl/ha
Molise Falanghina White
Falanghina
max 98 hl/ha
Molise Falanghina Passito White
Falanghina
max 70 hl/ha
Molise Falanghina Spumante di Qualità White · Quality Sparkling Wine
Falanghina
max 98 hl/ha
Molise Trebbiano White
Trebbiano ModeneseTrebbiano RomagnoloTrebbiano Toscano
max 98 hl/ha
Molise Sauvignon White
Sauvignon
max 84 hl/ha
Molise Fiano White
Fiano
max 84 hl/ha
Molise Fiano Frizzante White · Semi-Sparkling Wine
Fiano
max 84 hl/ha
Molise Fiano Spumante di Qualità White · Quality Sparkling Wine
Fiano
max 84 hl/ha
Molise Greco Bianco White
Greco
max 84 hl/ha
Molise Pinot Bianco White
Pinot Bianco
max 84 hl/ha
Molise Pinot Bianco Frizzante White · Semi-Sparkling Wine
Pinot Bianco
max 84 hl/ha
Molise Pinot Bianco Spumante di Qualità White · Quality Sparkling Wine
Pinot Bianco
max 84 hl/ha
Molise Pinot Grigio White
Pinot Grigio
max 84 hl/ha
Molise Pinot Grigio Frizzante White · Semi-Sparkling Wine
Pinot Grigio
max 84 hl/ha
Molise Pinot Grigio Spumante di Qualità White · Quality Sparkling Wine
Pinot Grigio
max 84 hl/ha
Molise Bianco White

Bedrock

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 132

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Wineries · 1

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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