2021 Cappellano Otin Fiorin Pie Franco Barolo DOCG, Italy Marche natural sweetness from the xoconostle

natural sweetness from the xoconostle (magenta prickly pear)

The vines are 18-28 years old

“il Burbero” or “The Curmudgeon” is red wine made from later-harvest 80% Sangiovese

the 2020 shows some of the same exuberant fruit we saw in 2019 and marries it with the noble structure

An example of just how wonderful Chardonnay from the best vineyards in this storied village can be

2021 Cappellano Otin Fiorin Pie Franco Barolo DOCG, Italy Marche natural sweetness from the xoconostleCappellano produces a limited bottling from vines that are original pre phylloxera rootstock. Although planted in the same Gabutti cru, the wine itself can be dramatically different than the Rupestris, its brother wine, all this due to the difference between the pre and post phylloxera origins of the vines. There is an exoticism perhaps to the Pie Franco, an ethereal element to its aromas and flavors that make this a unique offering clearly a rare and