TINTILIA DEL MOLISE

Tintilia del Molise is the wine that defines the identity of both the Tenute Martarosa estate and the Molise region itself — a grape variety that means the world to the Molise region: identity, culture, and world-class tastes in the estate's own words. Tintilia is the exclusive indigenous grape of Molise, Italy's second smallest and internationally least recognised wine region, and the Tenute Martarosa estate has made its valorisation the central purpose of its existence.

The production of Tintilia del Molise follows a protocol of genuine commitment to quality and longevity. The wine is aged in steel and 500-litre oak barrels of the first and second fill — a combination that allows the fruit's character to develop while integrating the gentle influence of wood — before spending at least twelve months in bottle before release. This is a wine produced with patience and with the understanding that Tintilia requires time to reveal its full potential.

In the glass, the wine presents as ruby red with garnet reflections — the colour of a wine that has begun the development process that the ageing protocol has initiated. The estate's description of the wine's essence is precise and accurate: balance. Tintilia del Molise has fruit and spice, structure and fragrance, in a proportion and harmony that is the hallmark of well-made wines from indigenous varieties grown in their specific territory of origin.

The fruit and spice on the nose speak of the Molise highlands and their specific combination of continental climate and indigenous vine character; the structure on the palate reflects a grape of genuine depth; the fragrance that completes the experience is the contribution of the specific terroir — the mineral quality of Molise's relatively undisturbed agricultural landscape, maintained by Tenute Martarosa with the utmost attention to environment and territory.

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