Cappellano, Barolo Pie Rupestris, 2005 winback and about 70% of it

and about 70% of it was raised in tank rather than barrel to keep the fruit vivid and unforced

complemented by floral notes of violets and earthy undertones of forest floor and truffle

using a rare small-berried strain known as "pinot fin

low-yielding 2022 vintage concentrated everything

The Rouge is famously made from a wild blend of up to 21 grapes each vintage

Cappellano, Barolo Pie Rupestris, 2005 winback and about 70% of itOne of Barolo's most sought after bottlings, this wine comes from vines grafted onto Vitis Rupestris rootstockplanted in the 1940s in Cappellano's Serralunga vineyard. The name "Pi Rupestris" refers to this American rootstock, used after phylloxera devastated European vineyards. The estate, led by the late Teobaldo Cappellano until 2009 and now his heirs, represents uncompromising traditionalism: long maceration, large casks, minimal intervention. The