Cappellano, Barolo "Pie Franco", 2014 Reasonable Cellar 2024 This isn’t a Barolo chasing

This isn’t a Barolo chasing impact

and a touch of brine that immediately evoke the sea

Japan's snow country

and a subtle saline edge

Cappellano, Barolo "Pie Franco", 2014 Reasonable Cellar 2024 This isn’t a Barolo chasingPre 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,