Cappellano, Barolo Pie Rupestris, 2013 TheVeryGreatest followed by a short tank

followed by a short tank rest

Lapo Berti is part of a new generation of small Barolo producers emphasizing transparency and finesse over power

The bush vines grow in iron-rich soils

where the tile-like stones hold little water and force the vines to struggle

his son Alain has made the wine since the 1980s

Cappellano, Barolo Pie Rupestris, 2013 TheVeryGreatest followed by a short tankOne of Barolo's true cult bottlings, from a house famous for refusing scores, marketing and compromise: Cappellano's Pie Rupestris comes from Nebbiolo on Rupestris rootstock in the Otin Fiorin parcel of the Gabutti cru, Serralunga d'Alba, and is 100% Serralunga in character severe, authoritative, austere yet generous. The 2013 was a classically structured, cooler vintage that produced tightly wound, age demanding Barolo. This is a wine for the patient