Cappellano, Barolo Pie Franco, 2011 win back winter 2020 and unmistakably Vosne

and unmistakably Vosne

who launched his domaine in 2002 after working with his father at Domaine Lucien Boillot

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

from a single site known for its dauntingly steep hillside

A lush bouquet of brambly berries

Cappellano, Barolo Pie Franco, 2011 win back winter 2020 and unmistakably VosneLike 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