Bosco Eliceo

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Viticulture documented in the area since antiquity: the Latin Georgics mention a Spionia grape grown in the marshes of Spina; in the 1300s Pier de' Crescenzi refers to a Duracla grape assimilable to Fortana. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The late ripening of Fortana led to fermentations interrupted by winter cold, yielding wines with residual sugars that became lightly sparkling in spring through refermentation. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Sandy soils (95–97% sand) favour light, floral wines, privileging aromatic expression over structure.
• Fortana, a late-ripening variety, was historically harvested late: fermentations arrested by cold produced wines with residual sugars, which then turned lightly sparkling in spring. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Sandy soils (up to 95–97% sand) favour aromatic expression at the expense of structure, producing light, floral wines.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0287
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini DOC Bosco Eliceo