Marrone di Combai

Marrone di Combai is a chestnut ecotype grown in Alpine foothill municipalities of Treviso province, Veneto. The fruit is ellipsoidal with a flattened apex, a pericarp ranging from light to dark brown with evident streaks, and flesh of floury texture and whitish colour. Two commercial grades, Extra and Class I, are defined by fruit count per kilogram and maximum permitted defect tolerances.

About this designation

Marrone di Combai holds PGI status, registered under file number PGI-IT-0565, with EU protection granted on 8 November 2006 and recorded in the eAmbrosia register under identifier EUGI00000013645. The designated production area comprises eleven municipalities in Treviso province: Cison di Valmarino, Cordignano, Follina, Fregona, Miane, Revine Lago, Sarmede, Segusino, Tarzo, Valdobbiadene, and Vittorio Veneto. All production steps must take place within this area. Extra class fruit is defined as 50 to 80 fruit per kilogram, with a maximum 4 % by weight of fruit with endocarp affected by insects and a maximum 3 % by weight with pericarp damage. Class I is defined as 81 to 105 fruit per kilogram, with a maximum 6 % by weight affected by insects and a maximum 5 % with pericarp damage. The specification mandates a post-harvest process called curatura, consisting of immersing the chestnuts in water at room temperature for five to seven days, with the water changed at the halfway stage. Where curatura takes place outside the geographical area, it must begin within 24 hours of harvesting, or the fruit must first be held in cold storage at 0,5 °C to 2 °C and 95 % to 98 % humidity for a maximum of three days. Each package must carry a label bearing the words 'Marrone di Combai' and the official logo, a stylised chestnut in a dark brown square rendered in Pantone 465U and Pantone 4625U, verified by the inspection body.

Source: The register document this entry was written from · retrieved August 26, 2026

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PGI on 8 November 2006 under file number PGI-IT-0565, eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013645.
• The production area is confined to eleven named municipalities in Treviso province; no fruit from outside this area may carry the designation.
• Extra class fruit must fall within 50 to 80 fruit per kilogram; Class I within 81 to 105 fruit per kilogram.
• The post-harvest curatura process, when conducted outside the geographical area, must begin within 24 hours of harvesting.

Tasting notes

Veneto chestnut from Treviso prealps (Combai area), medium-large shape, sweet flesh, traditional autumn product.

HoReCa use

Caldarroste (roasted chestnuts), particularly at Combai's autumn chestnut festival, and in Veneto autumn dishes.

Packaging

• crate-10kg
• crate-15kg

Seasonality