The wine region of Cesanese del Piglio is located in the region of Latium of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Costa Graia or the Domaine Pileum produce mainly wines red and unknow. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cesanese del Piglio are Sangiovese, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cesanese del Piglio often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, non oak or earth.
In the mouth of Cesanese del Piglio is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 36 estates and châteaux in the of Cesanese del Piglio, producing 85 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cesanese del Piglio go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.
Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).
red wines from the region of Cesanese del Piglio go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of braciola (southern italy), multicoloured butterfly pasta or potjevleesch.
On the nose in the region of Cesanese del Piglio often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, non oak or earth. In the mouth in the region of Cesanese del Piglio is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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