Wine: Red wine
Taste: Dry
Volume: Strong
Min. alcohol: 14%
Mandatory Storage: Min. 20 mos.
Storage potential: 6 years
Cesanese del Piglio Superiore DOCG (Piglio Superiore DOCG) is a red wine based on the same grape composition as the non barrel-aged Cesanese del Piglio DOCG (or Piglio DOCG), namely Cesanese di Affile and/or Cesanese Comune (90-100%), with the permitted addition of local red grapes, such as Barbera, Montepulciano and Sangiovese (0-10%).
Cesanese del Piglio Superiore Riserva DOCG (or Piglio Superiore Riserva DOCG) is a ruby red wine, which turns to garnet red after aging. The scent is delicate and intense, with floral and fruity notes, while the taste is dry, soft and harmonious, with a slightly aromatic and bitter finale and notes from the barrel-aging.
Required maturation is 20 months beginning on July 1st in the year following the harvest. A minimum of 6 months of refinement in the bottle. Minimum alcohol content is 14%.
The local tradition implies that Cesanese del Piglio Superiore Riserva DOCG always be on the table at the pig slaughtering, when the wine is enjoyed with the local “lonze”, a fillet of salted ham. Also enjoyed with pork, game, roast, sausages or blood pudding.
With less mandatory aging requirement, but with same grape composition, a Cesanese del Piglio Superiore DOCG (Piglio Superiore DOCG) is also produced.
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