Cappellano, Barolo Pie Franco, 2011 win back winter 2020 Best served slightly chilled

Best served slightly chilled

with minimal stirring and low sulfur throughout

which builds texture without slathering on toast or butter

the wine is aged around four years on its lees and disgorged with zero dosage

A lush bouquet of brambly berries

Cappellano, Barolo Pie Franco, 2011 win back winter 2020 Best served slightly chilledLike 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