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Bottle of Cappellano, Barolo "Pie Franco", 2016 (1.5L) - Red Wine - Flatiron Wines & Spirits - New York

Cappellano, Barolo Otin Fiorin - Pie Franco, 2016 (1.5L)

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
by Cappellano

$2,299.00

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Cappellano’s “Otin Fiorin – Pie Franco” 2016 is an unclassified Barolo in name only. It’s made from ungrafted (pie franco) Nebbiolo vines, planted in the legendary Gabutti vineyard in Serralunga d’Alba—a site known for its power, structure, and dark mineral depth. True to the late Teobaldo Cappellano’s legacy, the wine is produced in the most traditional way: long maceration, aging in large old botti, and zero marketing hype.

The 2016 vintage is among the finest in recent memory, offering transparency, energy, and aging potential, all of which elevate this already soulful bottling. The wine shows wild cherry, dried rose, tar, menthol, and iron, wrapped in firm tannins and vivid acidity. It’s not polished or flashy, but deeply moving—a wine that evolves over hours in the glass and years in the cellar.

In magnum, the structure is even more patient and layered, making this the ideal format for long-term aging or a landmark celebration.

Please note: as per Cappellano tradition, this wine is not reviewed by critics, in honor of the estate’s firm stance against scoring—adding to its mystique and cult following.

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Serralunga is extreme. No village in Barolo produces wines of greater structure and longevity. We understand that has to do with its soils, as no village in Barolo has a greater concentration of limestone. When dealing with such a lion of a terroir, it must be tempting to find a whip that will tame the beast. For a wine-maker, that could be barriques, or short macerations, or roto-fermentors. Those are the short-cuts. Augusto Cappellano, like his father Teobaldo before him, does not take those short cuts. Partly, that's because he is just fine with structure and longevity. That is the natural product of Serralunga's special terroir, after all. Partly, it's because Augusto's extremely high-quality farming (the family has only four hectares so they can apply their natural farming methods assiduously to each and every vine) ensures that the grapes' tannins ripen properly, avoiding any of the harsh, bitter qualities that for years many assumed were also "natural."

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    2016

  • Size

    1.5L

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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