Casale del Giglio

Cesanese Lazio Rosso Red Blend

9.087 ratings
9.014 pro ratings
Lazio, Italy
Red Blend
Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese
Top Notes For
Anthony Pro

I haven't had a Cesanese in like... 15 years.

Inky. Dark fruit. Plenty of earthiness.

I haven't had a Cesanese in like... 15 years.

Inky. Dark fruit. Plenty of earthiness.

Aug 12th, 2023
Lyn Farmer

A great value and a wonderful food wine - medium body, fresh acidity, soft tannins and lots of red cherry, black cherry, violet, red plum and forest floor. Great wine for pasta with Ragu

A great value and a wonderful food wine - medium body, fresh acidity, soft tannins and lots of red cherry, black cherry, violet, red plum and forest floor. Great wine for pasta with Ragu

Nov 25th, 2022
Hilary McCown

A great representation of the style. Ripe raspberry and spice, soft acidity and medium tannins. Highly drinkable.

A great representation of the style. Ripe raspberry and spice, soft acidity and medium tannins. Highly drinkable.

Jan 15th, 2018
Riccardo L.

Great cesanese. If cesanese can be considered as such.

Great cesanese. If cesanese can be considered as such.

Sep 26th, 2017
Debra Copeland

Had never heard of the Cesanese grape and what a nice surprise! Dark ripe fruits, blackberries, ripe plum, cloves and grippy tannins. This is an excellent wine with za’atar lemon bbq chicken.

Had never heard of the Cesanese grape and what a nice surprise! Dark ripe fruits, blackberries, ripe plum, cloves and grippy tannins. This is an excellent wine with za’atar lemon bbq chicken.

1 person found it helpfulMay 3rd, 2021
Adriana Fabbro

Balanced, versatile food wine. Paired with a rosemary-heavy Roman chickpea/tomato stew. I always forget how dark this variety can be given how light bodied the wine is (onions took on a deep magenta/purple color during deglazing), making it basically the inverse of Nebbiolo. A rustic, guilty pleasure sort of wine (adored by popes and pornstars per Ian D’Agata’s notes): red vines and flat cherry coke (aka ripe cherries, raspberries, bruised Macintosh apple, vanilla, baking spices) and a hint of earth.

Balanced, versatile food wine. Paired with a rosemary-heavy Roman chickpea/tomato stew. I always forget how dark this variety can be given how light bodied the wine is (onions took on a deep magenta/purple color during deglazing), making it basically the inverse of Nebbiolo. A rustic, guilty pleasure sort of wine (adored by popes and pornstars per Ian D’Agata’s notes): red vines and flat cherry coke (aka ripe cherries, raspberries, bruised Macintosh apple, vanilla, baking spices) and a hint of earth.

1 person found it helpfulJun 13th, 2020
Scott Grills

All you need is a giod piece of chesse with this one.

All you need is a giod piece of chesse with this one.

1 person found it helpfulAug 12th, 2019
Kristin the Wine Girl

The ultimate go-to Italian red of reds! Pair with everything Italian food red. This is the yes-red of reds. It’s vibrant wake-up red, wanna party red, lively here-I-am red. Yes Red! The perfect food pairer red. My go-to for all foods. Yes.

The ultimate go-to Italian red of reds! Pair with everything Italian food red. This is the yes-red of reds. It’s vibrant wake-up red, wanna party red, lively here-I-am red. Yes Red! The perfect food pairer red. My go-to for all foods. Yes.

1 person found it helpfulDec 25th, 2018
Jordan Gianelli

Medium everything, in all of the right places. Soft l, dark fruits, lean finish with pop of acidity. Perfect drinking wine as we wait for the night to take off!

Medium everything, in all of the right places. Soft l, dark fruits, lean finish with pop of acidity. Perfect drinking wine as we wait for the night to take off!

1 person found it helpfulJul 13th, 2016
Michael Centanni

Refreshing bright fruits & acid

Refreshing bright fruits & acid

1 person found it helpfulMar 10th, 2016