Fortana del Taro

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The soils of the production zone are flatland soils of clayey composition, with the presence of sand, limestone, and humified organic matter, especially near watercourses.
• The climate of the zone is sub-continental in character, with particularly harsh, cold, and humid winters, and very hot, humid, and sultry summers.
• The zone is subject to high diurnal temperature variations.
• The production zone is bounded to the north by the river Po, excluding the floodplain areas, and to the east by the torrent Enza, which marks the boundary with the province of Reggio Emilia. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• To the south the production zone extends to the foothills, up to a maximum altitude of 300 metres above sea level. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The variety was known as 'Uva d'oro', probably in reference to its French region of origin, the Côte d'Or, and not to the colour of the fruit.
• In the seventeenth century the Bolognese writer Tanara described Fortana as the queen of black grape varieties for producing a good, wholesome, long-lived, and generoso wine, originating from the noble wine-growing districts of France.
• The typical training system of the lower Parma plain was the Pergoletta Emiliana, later replaced over time by permanent cordon forms better suited to modern viticulture.

• The wine presents a beautiful ruby red colour, with a characteristic fruity bouquet and a sweet, fresh, lightly sparkling, and harmonious palate.
• The actual alcohol is modest and rarely exceeds 7% actual alcoholic strength and 9.5% total, yielding a wine rich in polyphenols well suited to the rich, flavourful local dishes.

• The vine's good productivity, combined with the vigorous vegetative drive of the fertile flatland soils — which normally retain good moisture levels during the growing season — results in a grape with high acidity, moderate sugar content, and little colour, from which a wine of modest alcoholic strength is derived.

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 PGI-IT-A0513