2011 Barolo Otin Fiorin Piè Franco

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This retrospective of Cappellano Barolos provided a great opportunity to revisit a number of vintages, including many of the benchmarks, going back to 1971. All of the wines were sourced directly from the estate, making this a tasting that will be very hard, if not impossible, to replicate.

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At their best, the Cappellano Barolos represent the very best of the artisan tradition in Piedmont. This recent retrospective back to 1935 was truly unforgettable. Tiny production and insatiable demand makes large-scale tastings of Cappellano Barolos such as this one exceedingly rare. When all was said and done, we tasted a number of extraordinary, deeply moving wines.

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Augusto Cappellano continues to refine his approach in the vineyard and in the cellar. One of the recent developments here is a decision to bottle the Barolos a year earlier than in the past. The wines have always been aged with minimal racking and low sulfur levels. Cappellano believes that today's weather conditions, and climate change specifically, create a level of risk for the wines as they age that was not an issue in previous decades. As a result, the 2012s were bottled alongside the 2011s during the summer of 2015. I find the 2012 Barolo Rupestris superb, while the Barolo Piè Franco appears to still be going through a period of bottle shock. I also retasted the 2011s, both wines that will give pleasure with minimal cellaring.

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Augusto Cappellano's 2011 Barolos are quite pretty. Readers should take these notes as general indications, as the wines were bottled about three weeks before my visit. Today, the 2011s remind me of the 2009s in their mid-weight, yet ripe personalities. Although the wines can be enjoyed young, my impression is that readers are best off giving the wines time in bottle to shed some of their glycerine sweetness. Cappellano has moved up his barrel aging regime by one year starting with the 2012s, which were bottled at the same time as the 2011s. Cappellano cites a number of factors, including climate change, as reasons for reducing time in barrel in order to preserve a touch more freshness. These handmade, artisan Barolos reflect a timeless beauty that I personally find highly appealing. As always, Cappellano prefers that scores for his wines not be published. I consider 2011 an intermediary vintage here, as it is pretty much everywhere.

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