Bosco Eliceo

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The soils of the area are essentially sandy, with a sand content of up to 95–97%, and extend along a very narrow strip close to the Adriatic coast.
• The zone around Argenta extends further inland and features recently reclaimed soils, with higher silt and clay content at the surface and a sandy component below 50 cm depth.
• The soils were formed largely through successive land reclamation works and the fluvial alluvial sedimentation of the Po and Reno rivers, with coastal dune ridges partly submerged by sediments deposited as the shoreline shifted over time.
• The majority of vineyards are located on the Cerba Soil Typological Unit, a fine sandy soil classified as Aquic Ustipsamments under the Soil Taxonomy system and as Calcaric Arenosols (Gleyic) under the WRB system.
• The area is one of the warmest in Emilia-Romagna viticulture, with a Winkler index that averages between 1,950 and 2,250 degree-days, while proximity to the sea allows for a good diurnal temperature range.

• Traditional practice called for a delayed harvest well into late autumn, given the late ripening of the Fortana variety and its tolerance of rot, with the result that fermentations were often halted by the onset of low winter temperatures.
• Wines bottled with residual sugar would resume fermentation in the spring or summer following the harvest, giving rise to the traditional frizzante wines.

• Bosco Eliceo Fortana displays a fine ruby red colour of varying intensity with violet highlights, and offers floral aromas on the nose alongside predominantly fruity notes of red berries such as cherries and blackberries.
• Bosco Eliceo Sauvignon is straw yellow in colour with a delicate, almost aromatic nose of predominantly fruity character, while Bosco Eliceo Bianco is pale straw yellow with aromas of acacia blossom.

• Proximity to the sea promotes a wide diurnal temperature range, a condition that is beneficial for the development and preservation of the aromatic profile of the grapes in the Bosco Eliceo area.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

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