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MARRONE DELLA VALLE DI SUSA
The Marrone della Valle di Susa IGP is the fruit obtained from five local eco-species indicated with the name of the municipality of origin (San Giorio di Susa Chestnuts, Meana di Susa Chestnuts, Sant'Antonino di Susa Chestnuts, Bruzolo Chestnuts and Villar Focchiardo Chestnuts) and which are most appreciated products in the national and foreign markets because of their typical features: their colour and crisp pulp, sweetness and perfume and medium-big measurements. From 1200 onwards, there have been precise records of the cultivation chestnut groves in the Susan Valley, producing for example the "Castagneretum di empleris," situated between the municipalities of Villarfocchiardo and San Giorio di Susa, belonging to the order of the Templars, where still today, the oldest species still exist.
In the Middle Ages chestnuts played a fundamental role in the local economies since chestnut harvesting was a highly paid job and guaranteed an
irreplaceable source of nutriment. The cultivation of chestnuts was very diffused also due to the promotions carried out by monastic institutions which had extensive chestnuts groves in the entire Susa Valley. Many documents attest to the historicity of the Marrone della Valle di Susa IGP and which reveal that the orders for these products by renowned Italian and foreign chestnut processing companies, go back to the turn of the 19th century.
The typical characteristics of the Marrone della Valle di Susa IGP are related to the particular environmental conditions which made these edible chestnuts particularly vigorous. In fact the production zone has a particularly rich soil and sand structure due to the rocky layers and the slopes that influence the water balance of the Susa Valley, and the climactic conditions with highly frequent rainfalls.
In the Middle Ages chestnuts played a fundamental role in the local economies since chestnut harvesting was a highly paid job and guaranteed an
irreplaceable source of nutriment. The cultivation of chestnuts was very diffused also due to the promotions carried out by monastic institutions which had extensive chestnuts groves in the entire Susa Valley. Many documents attest to the historicity of the Marrone della Valle di Susa IGP and which reveal that the orders for these products by renowned Italian and foreign chestnut processing companies, go back to the turn of the 19th century.
The typical characteristics of the Marrone della Valle di Susa IGP are related to the particular environmental conditions which made these edible chestnuts particularly vigorous. In fact the production zone has a particularly rich soil and sand structure due to the rocky layers and the slopes that influence the water balance of the Susa Valley, and the climactic conditions with highly frequent rainfalls.
