Where grown: Puglia: it is now found mainly in northern and central Puglia. Monovarietal bottlings are very rare; given that Pampanuto is a low-acid variety, it is usually blended with Bombino Bianco (a variety with a high level of acidity) in the DOC wines Castel del Monte. It is present in other IGT wines including Daunia, Murgia, Puglia, and Valle d’Itria.

Viticulture: Pampanutois a good and dependable producer, with a good disease reistance and a copious production of juice.

Wine style: Light, delicate wines that tend to oxidize. Depending on the vini!cation techniques the wines can be characterized by herbal aromas and “avours (sage and basil, with green apple notes), rather than ripe tropical-fruit flavors (mango, banana, guava).

Bibliography

Italian Wine Unplugged (Positive Press, 2017), p.193-4