Cappellano, Barolo Otin Fiorin - Pie Franco, 1999 SO010424_Artisan_Piedmont_2019 or cellar for 10+ years

or cellar for 10+ years to unlock even greater nuance

The palate is crisp and lively

letting the vineyard rather than the barrel do the talking

it's immediately enticing with aromas of caramel

Cappellano, Barolo Otin Fiorin - Pie Franco, 1999 SO010424_Artisan_Piedmont_2019 or cellar for 10+ yearsThe Otin Fiorin Pie Franco bottling is one of the most iconicand elusivewines in Barolo. Made by the late Teobaldo Cappellano (and now his son Augusto), it comes from a tiny parcel of ungrafted Nebbiolo vines planted in the Gabutti cru of Serralunga. The Pie Franco vines are own rootedpre phylloxera styleand produce wines of uncommon depth, purity, and soul. The 1999 vintage is classic and structured, showing its maturity with notes of dried cherry,