Bosco Eliceo

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Bosco Eliceo is an Italian wine-growing region south of the Po Delta in Emilia-Romagna . The area has had a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since 1989 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014. The name derives from the Bosco Eliceo oaks from -Wäldern that near the vineyards of Mesola stand, the first production area allegedly from the Côte d'Or (Gold Coast) in Burgundy imported grape Fortana in northern Italy .

generation

The following types of wine with the addition of the grape variety are offered under the name Bosco Eliceo :

  • Bosco Eliceo Fortana: The Fortana grape must be at least 85%. A maximum of 15% other red grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Emilia-Romagna region may be added.
  • Bosco Eliceo Merlot: The Merlot grape must be at least 85%. A maximum of 15% other red grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Emilia-Romagna region may be added.
  • Bosco Eliceo Sauvignon (also called Frizzante ): The Sauvignon Blanc grape must contain at least 85%. A maximum of 15% Trebbiano Romagnolo may be added.
  • Bosco Eliceo Bianco (also called Frizzante): Must consist of at least 70% Trebbiano Romagnolo and at least 30% Sauvignon Blanc and / or Malvasia Bianca di Candia . A maximum of 5% other white grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Emilia-Romagna region may be added.

Growing area

The area lies in the sandy soils of former dunes in a coastal strip of the Adriatic with the municipalities of Mesola , Goro , Codigoro , Lagosanto , Comacchio and Argenta in the province of Ferrara and parts of the municipalities of Ravenna and Cervia in the province of Ravenna . The wines benefit in particular from the salty air that blows over in breezes from the nearby sea.

description

According to the denomination (excerpt):

Bosco Eliceo Fortana

Fortana (also known locally as Uva d'Oro ) has been grown in the province of Ferrara since the 17th century. The wine is offered in the flavors dry , frizzante (slightly sparkling), lovely or sweet .

  • Color: more or less intense ruby ​​red
  • Smell: vinous, pleasant
  • Taste: dry or sweet or sweet ( total sugar content no more than 75 g / l), full-bodied, moderate tannins, fruity
  • Alcohol content: at least 10.5  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 22.0 g / l

Bosco Eliceo Merlot

  • Color: ruby red with violet reflections
  • Odor: slightly grassy, ​​characteristic
  • Taste: dry or sweet, tasty, harmonious
  • Alcohol content: at least 10.5% by volume
  • Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 22.0 g / l

Bosco Eliceo Sauvignon

  • Color: straw yellow
  • Smell: delicate, almost aromatic
  • Taste: dry or sweet or sweet, warm, velvety
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.0% by volume
  • Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 18.0 g / l

Bosco Eliceo Bianco

  • Color: light straw yellow
  • Smell: mild, pleasant, characteristic, not very intense
  • Taste: dry or sweet or sweet ( total sugar content no more than 75 g / l), fresh, pleasant, harmonious
  • Alcohol content: at least 10.5% by volume
  • Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 16.0 g / l
  • Total “dry” sugar content: maximum 15 g / l
  • Total sugar content “semi-dry”: 12–35 g / l
  • Total sugar content "sweet": 30–50 g / l
  • Total sugar content "sweet": maximum 75 g / l

literature

  • Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .
  • Burton Anderson: Italy's Wines 2004/05 . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7742-6365-5 .
  • Jacques Orhon: Le nouveau guide des vins d'Italie . Les editions de l'homme, Montreal 2007, ISBN 978-2-7619-2437-5 .
  • Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) In: ismeamercati.it. November 27, 2017, accessed July 31, 2018 (Italian).