Cappellano, Barolo Otin Fiorin - Pie Franco, 1999 CHAMPCOUNT0525 The tannins are powerful but

The tannins are powerful but smooth

This is a wine for people who love Mosel Riesling and want it in bubbles

with just a faint hint of lemon

slow-cooked meats

and a hint of mint

Cappellano, Barolo Otin Fiorin - Pie Franco, 1999 CHAMPCOUNT0525 The tannins are powerful butThe 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,