Description
The Osco PGI or Terre degli Osci PGI is reserved for the following types of wine: White, Red, Rosé, White Passito and Novello. The Indication also incorporates numerous grape variety specifications.
Production Area
The production area of Osco PGI or Terre degli Osci PGI is within the territory of the Province of Campobasso, in the Molise region.
Description of product typologies
Osco PGI or Terre degli Osci PGI Bianco, alone or with specification of grape variety, is straw-yellow, varying in intensity; the nose is fruity, fresh, based on the grape varieties used; it is dry, harmonious and agreeable on the palate. It can also be produced as semi-sparkling or Passito wine. Osco PGI or Terre degli Osci PGI Rosso, alone or with specification of grape variety, is ruby red, varying in intensity; the nose is delicate, with characteristic fragrances of red fruit such as raspberry, wild strawberry and blackcurrant, together with traces of sweet spices; it is dry and sapid on the palate, at times with very evident tannins. It can also be produced as semi-sparkling or Novello wine. Osco PGI or Terre degli Osci PGI Rosato, alone or with specification of grape variety, is pink, varying in intensity; it is fruity, intense and floral on the nose; it is dry, typical and fresh on the palate. It can also be produced as semi-sparkling wine.
Grape variety specifications
The Osco PGI or Terre degli Osci PGI wines with the specification of one of the grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the Molise region, is reserved for wines obtained from grapes originating from vineyards on the producer’s land made up of at least 85% of the corresponding varieties. A maximum of 15% of similarly-coloured unaromatic grapes originating from other grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the concerned area can be used, pure or combined, to produce the above-mentioned musts and wines. Osco PGI or Terre degli Osci PGI wines with specification of grape variety must display the organoleptic properties of the specified grape variety, as well as the specific characteristics indicated for wines of the same colour.
