Top 100 red wines of Molise
Discover the top 100 best red wines of Molise as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Molise and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Molise
Molise is a mountainous region in South-central Italy, delegated as DOC in 1998. It is a relatively small region, especially when compared to its neighbors Abruzzo and Lazio to the North and Campania and Puglia to the south.
Molise is considered an obscure region, since winemaking dates back to 500 BC, but it only gained independence as a wine region in the latter half of the 20th century. Overshadowed by its neighbor, Abruzzo, of which it was politically a Part until 1963 (Abruzzi e Molise), Molise finally got three of its own DOCs, Biferno and Pentro di Isernia, in the 1980s, then Tintilia del Molise in 2011.
About two percent of Molise's wine production is DOC quality. Biferno wines are produced in the province of Campobasso and include reds, whites and rosés.
Discover the grape variety: Montepulciano
A very old grape variety, most likely originating in Italy, now cultivated mainly in the central and central-eastern parts of this country, registered in France in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1. Montepulciano has long been confused with sangiovese or nielluccio, an A.D.N. analysis has shown that it is different.
Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Molise
red wines from the region of Molise go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef kidney, pasta alla norma or traditional lamb couscous (from algeria).
Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Molise
On the nose in the region of Molise often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of blueberry, red fruit or tobacco. In the mouth in the region of Molise is a powerful.
