Pornassio o Ormeasco di Pornassio Doc
Pornassio Doc is produced on the Ligurian Coast in Ponente with Ormeasco grapes, a vine imported from Piedmont. Documentation on the cultivation of this vine in Liguria dates back to the early 1300s. The first testimonials are connected to the House of Clavesana, Lords of Pornassio, who imposed, on pain of decapitation, the planting of this vine, known at the time as Dolcetto, with an edict in 1303. It has a more intense odor, a brighter colour and fuller bodied nuances than the Piedmontese Dolcetto, at the same time conserving the slightly bitter vein. Before the recognition of this Doc, in September of 2003, Ormeasco appeared as a specification of the Doc Riviera Ligure di Ponente.
Consumption
The Pornassio Rosso goes very well with both Ligurian land and sea cuisines. The young wine is a good accompaniment for the pasta agnolotti with meat sauce, polenta with sausage, and stewed pork. The aged Superiore goes well with stuffed squab, stewed rabbit, and rabbit with fennel and spices, as well as meat shish kebabs, wood pigeons in bacon and soft cheeses. The recommended serving temperature is 16-18°C and it should be served in medium sized Bordolese goblets. The Passito type goes well with traditional sweets of the area, such as jam-filled panserotti, for example, Pontedassio biscuits and the "stroscia" of Pietrabruna, a sweet short pastry typical of inland Imperia.
Identification
The labeling of Pornassio or Ormeasco di Pornassio Doc
Each label must carry a mention of the Controlled Denomination of Origin besides all the other indications foreseen by law, such as: The determined Region from which the product originates; Denomination of the product composed of the combination of the variety of the vine from which the wine originates and the geographic area in which that variety is cultivated; Nominal volume of the wine; Name or company name of the bottler and its registered address; Number and code of the bottler, which may also appear on the closing system (cork or cap); Name of the Country; Indication of the batch; Ecological indications.
I.D. card
- Type
- The Pornassio or Ormeasco di Pornassio Doc is made in the following types: Rosso, Sciac-trà, Rosso Superiore, Passito and Passito liquoroso.
- Description
- The red wines and sciac-trà of this Doc are made with at least 95% Ormeasco or Dolcetto grapes i. For the remainder, a maximum of 5%, non aromatic grapes of an similar colour, recommended and authorized by the Province of Imperia, may be used.
- Characteristics
- On visual examination, Pornassio Doc rosso is a vivid ruby red; it has a persistent vinous and characteristic odour, dry and pleasing flavor, with medium body and a slightly bitter hint. The minimum alcohol content is 11 % volume. Pornassio Superiore Doc is a vivid ruby red colour with a delicate, intense, persistent and distinct scent; to the palate it is dry and persistent with a hint of wood. The minimum alcohol content is 12.5 percent. The type Sciac-trà is a rosy coral red colour, the odour is vinous, delicate, pleasing, and characteristic with a dry, fresh, and harmonious flavour. The minimum alcohol volume is 10.50%. The Passito type is a more or less deep ruby red colour tending towards garnet; the odour is intense and persistent, the flavour sweet, full and persistent. The minimum alcohol content is 16.50 %. The Passito liquoroso is a more or less intense garnet red colour, the odour intense, very persistent and the taste sweet, flavourful and persistent. The minimum alcohol content is 18.00 %.
- Area of production
- The area of production for the grapes used in the wines of the controlled denomination of origin Pornassio or Ormeasco di Pornassio falls into the Province of Imperia. This includes the entire grape growing territory of the Municipalities of Aquila d'Arroscia, Armo, Borghetto d'Arroscia, Montegrosso Pian Latte, Ranzo, Rezzo, Pieve di Teco, Vessalico and, only on the Tyrranean side, the territory of the Municipalities of Mendatica, Cosio d'Arroscia and Pornassio in Valle Arroscia; the entire territory of the Municipality of Molini di Triora in Valle Argentina and the part that falls orographically in Valle Arroscia in the Municipality of Cesio.
- Selling period
- All year round.
- Normative references
- The Doc Pornassio or Ormeasco di Pornassio was recognized with the Ministerial Decree of the Ministry of Agricultural and Forestry Policies of September 16, 2003, published in the Official Journal number 223 of 25/9/03.
