Cappellano, Barolo Pie Rupestris, 2013 TheVeryGreatest followed by a short tank

followed by a short tank rest

his son Alain has made the wine since the 1980s

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

where the tile-like stones hold little water and force the vines to struggle

Cappellano, Barolo Pie Rupestris, 2013 TheVeryGreatest followed by a short tankOne 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