Fourth-generation vigneronne Marianne Gamet makes a Meunier-dominant blend of roughly 55% Meunier
the 2023 vintage has the potential to evolve over time
who trained at cult California cellars like Pax's Wind Gap and Arnot-Roberts before launching his own Sonoma label with partner Jenny
but dry versions like this are a whole different beast: lean and smoky
harvesting from limestone-rich slopes and vinifying traditionally with long macerations and aging in large Slavonian oak casks
Cappellano, Barolo Pie Rupestris, 2011 Winback Summer 2020 Fourth-generation vigneronne Marianne Gamet makesFrom one of Barolo's most uncompromising cult houses: Pie Rupestris is 100% Serralunga in character severe, authoritative, austere yet generous made from Nebbiolo on Rupestris rootstock in the Otin Fiorin parcel of the Gabutti cru, Serralunga d'Alba. Cappellano farms tiny quantities the old way and refuses scores and marketing on principle. The 2011 was a warmer, riper season that gave a more openly fruited, slightly earlier drinking Barolo than the