Cappellano, Barolo Pie Rupestris, 2013 TheVeryGreatest crunchy character that makes Loire

crunchy character that makes Loire Gamay so distinctive—lighter and more lifted than its Beaujolais cousin

The bush vines grow in iron-rich soils

elevated by meticulous farming and old-vine fruit

southern exposure

Cappellano, Barolo Pie Rupestris, 2013 TheVeryGreatest crunchy character that makes LoireOne of Barolo's true cult bottlings, from a house famous for refusing scores, marketing and compromise: Cappellano's Pie Rupestris comes from Nebbiolo on Rupestris rootstock in the Otin Fiorin parcel of the Gabutti cru, Serralunga d'Alba, and is 100% Serralunga in character severe, authoritative, austere yet generous. The 2013 was a classically structured, cooler vintage that produced tightly wound, age demanding Barolo. This is a wine for the patient