The Riserva "Rocche" cuvée is a roughly fifty-fifty blend of his Rocchette and Rocchettevino parcels — both within or adjacent to the Rocche dell'Annunziata cru — given the long botti aging Lorenzo always insisted on
food-friendly Etna at the price-to-pleasure sweet spot of the appellation
with essentially nothing added at dosage to soften it
Fermented with native yeasts and aged briefly in neutral oak
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Cappellano, Barolo Pie Rupestris, 2010 so080525 terre nere single vineyard offer The Riserva "Rocche" cuvée isOne of Barolo's most singular wines from one of its most uncompromising houses: Pie Rupestris comes from Nebbiolo grafted onto 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. Cappellano farms tiny quantities the old way, refusing ratings and marketing on principle, with Augusto Cappellano now making the wines. 2010 was an ideal growing