Name: Cappellano Barolo 'Pie Franco' 2000
Brand: martinafruit.com
SKU: 57287322121
Price: 687.50 USD
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Rating: 4.468 (21 reviews)

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Cappellano Barolo 'Pie Franco' 2000Cappellano 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

Produced in the same manner as “La Chavaroche” and “Les Journaries

Its fruit character veers toward apricot and peach

eager younger brother to the more inward and contemplative Vitovska

this exceptionally complex and age-worthy Zierfandler hails from 50-year-old vines planted in the Mandel-Höh vineyard (“Mandel” means “almond tree”—and where almonds thrive

The result is a wine of ferocious tannin in its youth

the alcoholic fermentation then proceeds for eight to ten days

As indicated in the general description above

planted between 2008 and 2011

Chemin des Croix ferments spontaneously and undergoes a classic semi-carbonic maceration with no sulfur added whatsoever

The “Les Bernunes” vineyard is recognized for its capacity to produce this grape variety at its best

2015 marks the first vintage that we have imported this cuvée

mineral-driven “L’Arbuel” combines tiny holdings in two vineyards: a 0

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