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Cesanese

Cesanese del Piglio DOCG brings two named grapes into focus, Cesanese di Affile and Cesanese Comune, used alone or together.

A wine to explore
Cesanese del Piglio DOCG
Its vineyard rule
Affile and/or Comune: at least 90%

Two Cesaneses in the Piglio rules

The denomination allows Cesanese di Affile and Cesanese Comune.

Cesanese del Piglio DOCG requires at least 90% Cesanese di Affile and/or Cesanese Comune in its vineyard base. The two names are explicitly permitted, separately or together, rather than reduced to one compulsory variety. Other grapes suitable for Lazio may account for no more than 10%. This is one useful way to read Cesanese on an Italian wine label.

An Italian wine setting

The Piglio example lies in the province of Frosinone: all of Piglio and Serrone, and delimited parts of Acuto, Anagni and Paliano. These boundaries belong to Cesanese del Piglio DOCG.

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