🍇 Cesanese
A red grape from Lazio, Italy, used for Cesanese del Piglio wines.
Cesanese is a red grape from Lazio in central Italy, around Rome. It grows on the hills east and south of the capital. Two main types are distinguished: Cesanese d’Affile, smaller and more prized, and Cesanese Comune, larger.
Cesanese is one of the main local red grapes of Lazio. Wines with protected names are made from it: Cesanese del Piglio, Cesanese di Affile and Cesanese di Olevano Romano, as well as wines from the Anagni, Frusinate and Roma zones. These names are tied to towns in the provinces of Frosinone and Rome.
The wine is ruby-coloured, soft and spicy, with aromas of cherry, raspberry, violet and pepper. The tannins are moderate and the taste balanced. There are dry and slightly sweet versions. It is served with grilled meat, pasta and cheese.
Cesanese belongs to Italian wine and to Lazio. In recent decades interest in it has grown, and the wine has begun to be made more seriously. Alcohol is for adults.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Cesanese → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Italian wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Lazio
- Main grape in
- 📜 Anagni, 📜 Cesanese di Olevano Romano, 📜 Frusinate, 📜 Roma, 📜 Cesanese del Piglio, 📜 Cesanese di Affile / Affile
Frequently asked questions
What is Cesanese?
A red grape from Lazio that makes the wines of Cesanese del Piglio.
What does Cesanese wine taste like?
Ruby, soft, with cherry, raspberry, violet and pepper.
What goes with Cesanese?
Grilled meat, pasta and cheese.
What to read next
- 📜 Cesanese del Piglio — A red wine from Cesanese near the town of Piglio east of Rome.
- 📜 Cesanese di Affile / Affile — A red wine from the local Cesanese grape near the town of Affile in Lazio.
- 📜 Cesanese di Olevano Romano — Red wines from the local Cesanese grape from the town of Olevano Romano.
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