2021 Cappellano Otin Fiorin Pie Franco Barolo DOCG, Italy Marche Southeast facint

Southeast facint

strong marine winds

“il Burbero” or “The Curmudgeon” is red wine made from later-harvest 80% Sangiovese

natural sweetness from the xoconostle (magenta prickly pear)

2021 Cappellano Otin Fiorin Pie Franco Barolo DOCG, Italy Marche Southeast facintCappellano produces a limited bottling from vines that are original pre phylloxera rootstock. Although planted in the same Gabutti cru, the wine itself can be dramatically different than the Rupestris, its brother wine, all this due to the difference between the pre and post phylloxera origins of the vines. There is an exoticism perhaps to the Pie Franco, an ethereal element to its aromas and flavors that make this a unique offering clearly a rare and