Casale del Giglio, Lazio IGP (Italy) Cesanese 2020

 This is a rich red wine with ripe fruit and a bit of a rustic style that reflects its origin.  Cesanese is grown in the hills around Rome and is often used as a blending grape for local café wine.  Although it is difficult to ripen, the grape can yield an aromatic and rich wine when grown in the right spot.  Casale de Giglio has clearly found the right spot.  Blackberry and black cherry fruit aromas are enhanced by elements of herbs, smoke, vanilla and spice.  This Cesanese offers a mouthful of flavor, with layers of rich black fruits backed by herbs, black pepper and spice tones with a zesty raspberry lift at the finish.  The 2020 Casale del Giglio Cesanese has a rich texture to go with its deliciously pure fruit.  It will provide great drinking for another 3 to 5 years.