"Bonvino" redirects here. For the white Italian grape variety also known as Bonvino, see Bombino bianco.
The Lazio region of Italy where Cesanese is almost exclusively grown.
Cesanese Comune (more commonly known as just Cesanese) is a red Italian wine grape variety that is grown primarily in the Lazio region.[1] The grape has three Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) regions dedicated to it-Cesanese di Affile DOC, Cesanese di Olevano DOC and Cesanese di Piglio DOC.[2]Cesanese di Affile appears to be a distinct sub-variety of Cesanese Comune unique to the commune of Affile. (much like Brunello is a unique clone of Sangiovese unique to commune of Montalcino) There are noticeable differences between Cesanese Comune and the grapes found in Cesanese di Affile, including the size of the grape berry itself. The sub-variety Cesanese d'Affile is considered to be of superior quality of Cesanese Comune and is used as minor ingredient in the Tuscan cult wine Trinoro.[3] The grape has very old origins, and may have been used in Roman winemaking. Today it is rarely seen outside of the Lazio.[4]
^ Robinson, J. (1986). Vines, Grapes & Wines. Mitchell Beazley. p. 212. ISBN 978-1-85732-999-5.
^ M. Ewing-Mulligan & E. McCarthy Italian Wines for Dummies pg 200 Hungry Minds 2001 ISBN 0-7645-5355-0
^ J. Robinson (ed) "The Oxford Companion to Wine" Third Edition pg 148 Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN 0-19-860990-6
^ Oz Clarke Encyclopedia of Grapes pg 59 Harcourt Books 2001 ISBN 0-15-100714-4
CesaneseComune (more commonly known as just Cesanese) is a red Italian wine grape variety that is grown primarily in the Lazio region. The grape has...
The wine is made primarily (at least 90%) from the CesaneseComune grape (also known as Cesanese di Affile) with Sangiovese, Barbera and the white wine...
bianco Bombino nero, another wine grape that is also known as Bambino CesaneseComune, another wine grape that is also known as Bambino Il Bambino, the name...
and both dry and sweet wines. The DOC red and rosés are composed of CesaneseComune, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nero Buono and Sangiovese with up to 15% of...
that are often made slightly sweet. Here the grape is blended with CesaneseComune, Sangiovese, Montepulciano and Barbera with Bombino bianco limited...
wines. The red wines are blends of 60% Sangiovese and Montepulciano, 25% Cesanese and up to 30% of Canaiolo, Carignan and Barbera. The grapes are limited...
the predominantly Montepulciano (30-50%), Sangiovese (30-45%) and CesaneseComune (minimum 15%) based red wines of the DOC. Bombino nero destined for...
Cannellino di Frascati, a sweet dessert wine, produced in the province of Roma Cesanese del Piglio or "Piglio", grown in the Prenestina hills southeast of Rome...
(Italian: [velˈleːtri]; Latin: Velitrae; Volscian: Velester) is an Italian comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, approximately 40 km to the southeast of...
are a blend of at least 60% Sangiovese and/or Montepulciano, up to 25% Cesanese and up to 30% of other local red grape varieties such as Abbuoto. The whites...
hl. There are 3 DOCG wines: Frascati Superiore Cannellino di Frascati Cesanese del Piglio The Colosseum, symbol of Rome in the world, World Heritage Site...
others of continental origin and others of glacial or morainic origin. The Cesanese countryside presents a poor and permeable soil made fertile by the continuous...
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