Cesanese del Piglio

Cesanese del Piglio is a DOCG appellation in Italy across 5 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Cesanese Comune and Cesanese D'Affile. Regional bedrock: intermediate volcanic rocks.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Official name

Cesanese del Piglio / Piglio

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Wine

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

24,718 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

20.97 × 21.12 km

Centre

41.7710° N, 13.1021° E

Grapes

Abbuoto, Aglianico, Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Bombino Nero, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Canaiolo Nero, Carignano, Cesanese Comune, Cesanese D'Affile, Ciliegiolo, Grechetto Rosso, Lambrusco Maestri, Lecinaro, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nero Buono, Olivella Nera, Petit Verdot, Piedirosso, Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Sangiovese, Sciascinoso, Syrah, Tannat, Tempranillo

Other grapes

Cesenese Nero

Max yield

71.5 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,000 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

2.3 km south-east of Paliano

Nearest city

29 km east of Velletri 52,911 people

To the sea

45 km

Rivers nearby

Sacco (5.4 km)

Same latitude

Kakheti (Georgia), South Islands (Canada), Hudson River Region (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

169–1,404 m

Mean elevation

404 m

Measured over the whole outline on 76,521 elevation cells of about 57 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Intermediate volcanic rocks34%
• Unconsolidated sediments25%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)20%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 5

• Acuto
• Anagni
• Paliano
• Piglio
• Serrone

Sources

EU register of geographical indications