Cappellano, Barolo "Pie Franco", 2014 so012824 January Cellar Roundup offer one of the oldest vineyards

one of the oldest vineyards in the McMinnville AVA

Sourced from coastal-influenced vineyards and made with a light hand

it makes a genuinely great Old Fashioned and an even better Manhattan

or new-wave California producers making wines with restraint and soul

a historic estate known for its dedication to organic and biodynamic practices

Cappellano, Barolo "Pie Franco", 2014 so012824 January Cellar Roundup offer one of the oldest vineyardsPre phylloxera ungrafted vinesTeobaldo's "folly" that became legendary. In the 1980s, Teobaldo Cappellano planted ungrafted Nebbiolo Michet in the Gabutti cru of Serralunga, reverting to pre phylloxera methods. Only a handful of producers worldwide maintain such vineyards. Teobaldo famously banned journalists unless they reviewed without scores. The 2014 suffered 50% yield loss from weather but gained "inner sweetness and depth"kirsch, orange peel,