Barolo Piè Rupestris 2019

The wine in this vintage

A classically styled vintage, 2019 gave the Langhe fresh, fragrant and beautifully balanced Barolos, thanks to an even season with a warm but breezy summer and a calm harvest; critics rank it among the best of the decade. Cappellano's Barolo Piè Rupestris 2019 is a fine expression of it, clear-cut and lifted: rose, crunchy cherry, pomegranate, orange, medicinal herbs, liquorice and the mineral vein typical of Serralunga. On the palate the wine is taut and deep, with dense yet silky tannins and long, savoury persistence. It is still young, and with adequate aeration already shows its potential; its true dimension, however, will emerge after years of cellar ageing.

The producer · Cappellano

The Cappellano family's history in Serralunga d'Alba dates back to the nineteenth century and is also tied to the birth of Barolo Chinato, whose recipe was perfected by the pharmacist Giuseppe Cappellano. But it was under Teobaldo Cappellano, who died in 2009, that the winery became a symbol: a deeply cultured man of great integrity, he was one of the most uncompromising guardians of traditional Barolo and chose to stop submitting his wines for critics' scores, asking that they be judged only in the glass. Today his son Augusto continues along the same path. The heart of the estate is the Otin Fiorin vineyard in the Gabutti cru of Serralunga, which gives two Barolos: Piè Franco, from ungrafted Nebbiolo vines on their own roots, and Piè Rupestris, from vines grafted onto the American Rupestris rootstock. Natural vinifications, long macerations and ageing in large casks produce wines of great purity, authentic and long-lived, made in small quantities and eagerly sought by enthusiasts.

Technical details

Producer

Cappellano

Region

Piemonte

Country

Italia

Type

Rosso

Vintage

2019

When to drink

Hold, still evolving

Sizes

75 cl, Magnum 150 cl, Case of 6 × 75 cl

eWibe code

0930119