Cappellano, Barolo Pie Franco, 2011 win back winter 2020 from a single site known

from a single site known for its dauntingly steep hillside

The palate is silky and layered

and unmistakably Vosne

who launched his domaine in 2002 after working with his father at Domaine Lucien Boillot

Cappellano, Barolo Pie Franco, 2011 win back winter 2020 from a single site knownLike 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