Barolo "Pie Franco", Cappellano
Organic

Barolo "Pie Franco", Cappellano - 1998

Item # 14982 750 mL

Cappellano makes this Barolo using ungrafted Nebbiolo vines, "Franc de Pied" in French or "Pie Franco" in Italian, refers to the original rootstock planted in the estate's vineyards. A rarity for the collector with bottle age and directly from their cellar.

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Color
Red
Vintage
1998
Country
Italy
Region
Piedmont
Sub-Region
Barolo
Producer
Cappellano
Grape Variety
Nebbiolo
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Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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Piedmont

The most famous grape in Piedmont is the noble Nebbiolo, which makes the long-lived Barolo and Barbaresco. There are plenty of Nebbiolo-based wines that are quite enjoyable in their youth, however, often produced in smaller, lesser-known regions such as Ghemme or Gattinara. Several other Piedmontese grapes make striking and delicious wines: Pelaverga produces light-colored reds with distinctive notes of strawberry, cherry, and pink peppercorn. The red Freisa is vinified in a variety of styles:...

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