Oseleta
| Oseleta | |
|---|---|
| Grape (Vitis) | |
| Color of berry skin | Black |
| Species | Vitis vinifera |
| Also called | Oselina, Useleta |
| Notable regions | Valpolicella, Italy |
| Notable wines | Masi Osar |
| Hazards | botrytis |
| VIVC number | 16537 |
| Wine characteristics | |
| General | Dark colour, tannic |
Oseleta is a rare, autochthonous red wine grape variety from the Valpolicella area in the Veneto region of Italy. It was almost extinct after the phylloxera blight of the 19th and early 20th centuries, but was rediscovered and replanted in small areas by the wine producer Masi in the early 1980s. The variety is now permitted in the Valpolicella DOC and Amarone DOCG rules, and a small number of wine producers, including Masi, make a varietal wine with it.