Description
The Offida PDO is reserved for the following types of wine: Red; White, Spumante, Passito and Vin Santo (the latter only with specification of grape variety). The Designation also incorporates numerous grape variety specifications.
Production Area
The production area of Offida PDO is within the territory of numerous municipalities in the provinces of Ascoli Piceno and Fermo, in the Marches region.
Description of product typologies
Offida PDO Rosso is ruby red, tending towards garnet red with ageing; the nose offers aromas of cherry and blackberry, with notes of liquorice and graphite and faint balsamic hints of rosemary and thyme; it is severe and structured on the palate, displaying very fine, smooth and rounded tannins. The organoleptic properties of Offida PDO Bianco, Offida PDO Spumante, Offida PDO Passito and Offida PDO Vin Santo wines with specification of grape variety are typical of the grapes and terroir of origin. Offida PDO Rosso wine can only be released for consumption after it has been aged for a mandatory period of at least 24 months, of which a minimum of 12 months must be in wood and 3 months maturing in the bottle; the ageing period commences November 1st of the year in which the grapes were harvested.
Grape variety specifications
Offida PDO may display the following grape variety specifications. From white grape varieties: min. 85% Pecorino, Passerina (incl. Passito, Spumante, Vin Santo), pure or with the addition of similarly-coloured unaromatic grapes originating from other grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the concerned area, max. 15%. Offida PDO Pecorino is straw-yellow with greenish reflections; the nose is playful, offering notes of fresh and candied tropical and citrus fruit, white flowers, mint and cut grass; it is sapid on the palate with strong minerally hints. Offida PDO Passerina is straw-yellow with golden reflections; the nose is dominated by sensations of white peach, lily of the valley and rosemary; it is fresh on the palate, supported by tart and minerally notes. It can also be produced as Spumante, Passito and Vin Santo. White wines with the Offida PDO designation can be released for consumption from March 1st of the year following that in which the grapes were produced.
