Tasting Notes
Antonio Galloni NR
Cappellano’s 2014 Barolo Pie Franco is a bit ethereal in the early going, as it often is. Over the last year, it has really come together nicely. Even so, the 2014 is a bit of a stylistic outlier because of the personality of the year and some of the choices Augusto Cappellano made in the cellar. Yields were down a whopping 60%, so the 2014 was aged in a smaller cask than normal, and spent less time overall in oak but more in steel. The expressive aromatics and textural silkiness that make the Pie Franco so compelling are present, but in miniature. I can’t wait to see how it ages.
Anticipated maturity: 2020-2034
Vinous NR
Unfortunately, the 2014 Cappellano Barolo Otin Fiorin Pie Franco was too evolved and not what it should have been, possibly because of a not-quite-perfect cork. It happens.
