Welcome to our
Italian Food, Wine & Travel group (#ItalianFWT) where this month
my blogger friends and myself cover the region of Molise in southern
Italy. Like some of the other regions we have covered since the
beginning of the New Year, Molise is one of those regions not well
sought after or on the list of your must go to regions within Italy.
It's surrounded by a number of regions in the south including Puglia,
Campania, Abruzzo and Lazio.
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| Molise's mountainous landscapes by Molisefuturo.net |
The wines of Molise
Another one of the few regions within Italy without a DOCG, there are 4 DOC's of the region:
Another one of the few regions within Italy without a DOCG, there are 4 DOC's of the region:
- Biferno DOC
- Pentro d'Isernia DOC
- Molise DOC
- Tintilia del Molise DOC
Today the winery
and wine I'm sharing with you hails from the Molise DOC and the
luxurious, rustic farmhouse and winery, Di
Majo Norante. You can find this winery located close to the
coast of the Adriatic, but in the countryside of Campomarino within
Molise.
Winemaking started at Di Majo Norante in the 1800's and the winery has experimented with many grapes on their soil to create the mediterranean style wines that represent Molise's characteristics. These grapes include red grapes such as aglianico, bombino, prugnolo and tintilia and white grapes including falanghina, moscato and greco.
Winemaking started at Di Majo Norante in the 1800's and the winery has experimented with many grapes on their soil to create the mediterranean style wines that represent Molise's characteristics. These grapes include red grapes such as aglianico, bombino, prugnolo and tintilia and white grapes including falanghina, moscato and greco.
The winery had an
overhauling in the 1960's when a new winery was built and vines were
replanted. The owner, Alessio Di Majo Norante, also hired the known
consulting winemaker, Riccardo Cotarella, to aid and assist in the
production of high quality wines. Riccardo is also a consulting
winemaker to many other wineries within Italy.
2010 Di Majo Norante Ramitello
Molise Rosso DOC
My wine sharing today is the 2010 Di Majo Norante Ramitello Molise Rosso DOC. Named after the
vineyard where the wine is produced, Ramitello, it is a blend of 85% montepulciano and 15% aglianico. Ruby in color it's a
dry medium-bodied wine, warming with strong spice, a lot of licorice,
cedar and ripe black cherry. Moderate tannins on the palate.
Overall crisp acidity and smooth on the finish. Retails about $19.
We hope you can
join our live Twitter chat this Saturday March 5th at 11am
EST at #ItalianFWT. Keep the journey through Molise going with my
fellow bloggers.
Culinary Adventures of Camilla - Risotto Agli Spinaci with a Montepulciano-Aglianico Blend
Rockin Red Blog - Molise: The Land of Gladiators
Food Wine Click - A Molise Sangiovese with a Sauce to Make as the Pasta Cooks
Cooking Chat - Molise Wine Surprise
The Wining Hour - Sausage and Tomato Herbed Foccacia with Ramitello Biferno di Molise
Enofylz Wine Blog - A Taste of Molise: Authentic Italy
Hope to see you
next month on April 2nd as we feature
Puglia! Ciao ciao for now!
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