Bosco Eliceo DOC
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These are the 'vini delle sabbie', wines of the sand, grown on ungrafted vines in the dune soils between Comacchio and the Adriatic where phylloxera can't survive. Fortana is the signature: a rustic, low-alcohol red, usually frizzante, with tart cranberry and blackberry, a sharp acid line, drying tannin and a slightly bitter finish, meant for eel and grilled fish from the lagoon. The whites are simple and briny. Curiosity value is high, and it tastes like nowhere else in Italy.
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Corte Madonnina
Bosco Eliceo Fortana Frizzante
The reference producer for Fortana on ungrafted sandy-soil vines; tart, bitter cherry, dry and cold.
$12 to $18Wine-SearcherMattarelli
Bosco Eliceo Fortana Frizzante
Organic estate at Vigarano; the same rustic, acid-driven style, available by mail order from Italy.
$12 to $16Wine-SearcherTerre Cevico
Bosco Eliceo Fortana Frizzante
The big Romagna cooperative's version; the one most likely to turn up on a US shelf.
$10 to $14Wine-Searcher
| Producer | Wine | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corte Madonnina | Bosco Eliceo Fortana Frizzante The reference producer for Fortana on ungrafted sandy-soil vines; tart, bitter cherry, dry and cold. | $12 to $18 | Wine-Searcher |
| Mattarelli | Bosco Eliceo Fortana Frizzante Organic estate at Vigarano; the same rustic, acid-driven style, available by mail order from Italy. | $12 to $16 | Wine-Searcher |
| Terre Cevico | Bosco Eliceo Fortana Frizzante The big Romagna cooperative's version; the one most likely to turn up on a US shelf. | $10 to $14 | Wine-Searcher |