🇮🇹PGIFruits & Nuts
Mela Rossa Cuneo
Also known as: Mela Cuneo, Cuneo red apple
Mela Rossa Cuneo is a fresh red apple registered as a PGI under file number PGI-IT-0915, with EU protection granted on 16 December 2011 (eAmbrosia: EUGI00000013963). The designation covers four permitted varieties — Red Delicious, Gala, Fuji, and Braeburn — and their clones, grown within the Cuneo production area of Piedmont, Italy. Each variety must meet defined minimum size, sugar content, flesh firmness, and red skin coverage requirements.
Tasting notes
Piedmontese red apple from Cuneo area, Red Delicious and Gala varieties. Bright red skin, crisp white flesh, sweet flavor.
HoReCa use
Fresh fruit, salads, paired with Castelmagno and Gorgonzola, juice.
Packaging
- crate-15kg
- retail-tray-2kg