Description
The Eloro PDO is reserved for the following typologies of wine: Red and Rosé. The Designation also incorporates numerous grape variety and geographical specifications.
Production Area
The production area of Eloro PDO is within the territory of the municipalities of Noto, Pachino, Portopalo di Capo Passero and Rosolini in the Province of Siracusa and the municipality of Ispica in the Province of Ragusa, in the Sicily region.
Blends
Red, Rosé: min. 90% Nero d’Avola and/or Frappato and/or Pignatello, pure or with the addition of grape berries similar in colour and originating from other grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the concerned area, max. 10%.
Description of product typologies
Eloro PDO Rosso is intense ruby-garnet red in colour, and acquires brick red highlights with aging; the nose is generous and intense, offering sensations of moss, marasca and cherry; it is full, full-bodied and tannic on the palate, leaving a velvety and robust aftertaste. Eloro PDO Rosé is pinkish-grey in colour (‘eye of a partridge’), varying in intensity and with garnet highlights; the nose is delicate with aromas of fruit; the fruity nose returns on the palate, which is characteristic, velvety and slightly acidulous.
Geographical and sub-area specifications
The Eloro PDO can be accompanied by the Eloro PDO Pachino sub-geographical designation and is reserved exclusively for Red wine obtained from min. 80% Nero d’Avola, max. 20% Frappato and/or Pignatello.Eloro PDO with the Pachino sub-area displayed on the label cannot be made available for consumption before April 1st of the year in which the grapes were produced; it qualifies as a Riserva wine if it has undergone a minimum aging period of two years, commencing October 15th of the harvest year, at least six months of which must be in wooden barrels.
Grape variety specifications
The Eloro PDO may display the specifications of the following grape varieties. From red grape varieties: min. 90% Nero d’Avola and/or Frappato and/or Pignatello, pure or with the addition of grape berries similar in colour and originating from other grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the concerned area, max. 10%. The characteristics of the colour, fragrances and flavour of each specification are those typical of the grape variety and terroir of origin.
