Castel del Rio
Variety of Sweet chestnut · Castanea sativa
IGP marrone from the Santerno valley of Emilia-Romagna with sweet, refined flavour.
Also known as: Marrone di Castel del Rio
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
nuttysweetaromatic
Profile
- Parentage
- Castanea sativa (Selektion Emilia-Romagna)
- Pollination
- self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
- Fruit weight
- 14 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Large, glossy-brown nut with sweet flesh and easily removable pellicle.
Growth
Grown in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines around Castel del Rio.
Yield
Moderate yields at high quality.
Notes
Carries the protected geographical indication Marrone di Castel del Rio IGP.
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