Cappellano, Barolo Pie Franco, 2011 win back winter 2020 The palate is silky and

The palate is silky and layered

which builds texture without slathering on toast or butter

Pontoni's Friulano trades the grape's everyday image for real depth and cut

Best served slightly chilled

Cappellano, Barolo Pie Franco, 2011 win back winter 2020 The palate is silky andLike its sibling Pi Rupestris, this wine comes from ungrafted Nebbiolo vinesamong the rarest in existence. "Pi Franco" (literally "free foot") denotes vines growing on their own roots, a viticultural rarity since phylloxera's 19th century devastation. Cappellano's sandy Serralunga soils allowed these vines to survive. The estate's traditional approachlong maceration, large oak, patienceproduces wines of haunting complexity. The 2011 vintage was warm