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Barolo DOCG 2007 Pie Rupestris 'Cappellano', 2007

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Vintage: 2007
Producer: Cappellano
Varietal: Nebbiolo
Designation: Piè Rupestris
Vineyard: Otin Fiorin (Gabutti)

What can you say about this gem? A prestigious wine with great character and structure. Intensely red in colour, with a bouquet of dog rose and ripe fruit, and hints of green pepper, nutmeg, and vanilla.

FALCON VINTNERS LIST THIS WINE FOR £360 PER CASE OF 6; ANTIQUE WINE COMPANY LIST THIS WINE FOR £450 PER CASE OF 6 (before taxes and delivery) - grab yourself a bargain!


STORY OF CAPPELLANO:

The winery was founded by Filippo Cappellano who bought almost 60 hectares of vineyard. He had been a notary by profession. Officially, the winery says it was founded in 1870, however a Barolo was produced as far back as 1861.

According to A Wine Atlas of the Langhe, Filippo had 2 sons and 2 daughters. When he died in 1886, the estate was split among his 4 children. Partible inheritance was the common practice in Piedmont. However, as was also common practice at the time, each daughter was bought out by her brothers in return for a dowry of 100,000 lire.

Giovanni Cappellano, being the older of the 2 brothers, dropped out of university to manage the winery. His younger brother, Giuseppe stayed in school, eventually earning a doctorate in pharmacy.

Giovanni ran and expanded the family business including opening 2 hotels in Alba and Serralunga, but he died suddenly in 1912 from a tropical disease which he caught in Tunisia while searching for phylloxera-resistant grape vines.

This forced Dott. Giuseppe Cappellano to return home from Turin where he had already developed a successful business by inventing wine-based products including grape jellies, medicines, and most famously, Barolo Chinato.

Giuseppe eventually became one of the legendary figures of Piedmont due to his exceptional leadership of the Cappellano winery, his invention of Barolo Chinato, and his key role with the very large Gancia winery in Canelli.

In 1915, the Gancia Winery, already the largest winery in Piedmont, bought the Mirafiore wine brand based in Serralunga d'Alba, “with the intention of developing these great Piedmontese wines in their land of origin.”

Camillo Gancia, the owner of the Gancia Winery entrusted Dott. Giuseppe Cappellano with the management of the winemaking side of this business. Between this and his own winery (now named the Dott. G. Cappellano Winery), Giuseppe became the de facto arbiter of grape prices and vineyard quality throughout the Barolo zone.

In 1955, Dott. Giuseppe Cappellano died. The business was then run by 3 nephews of Dr. Cappellano, including Teobaldo's father, Francesco Augusto Cappellano.

During the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, Giovanni Troglia, a wine merchant in Turin, bottled many vintages of Cappellano's wines under the name “G. Troglia”.

Teobaldo Cappellano was born and raised in the Italian colony of Eritrea in eastern Africa in 1944, where his father's family were wine and food traders. He was the great-grandson of winery founder Filippo Cappellano, the grandson of Giovanni Cappellano, and the great-nephew of Dott. Giuseppe Cappellano. In 1968, Teobaldo's father died. In 1969, Teobaldo returned to Serralunga. And in 1970, took over the firm and began making the wine.

In The Mystique of Barolo by Maurizio Rosso, Teobaldo says that he learned to make wine in Eritrea where they made wine from rehydrated raisins!

It was Teobaldo who brought the Cappellano name back to prominence by purchasing a quality parcel of vines in the Gabutti Vineyard, reintroducing the Barolo Chinato invented by his great-uncle, producing wine of great quality, and just by being a fascinating character.

Sadly, Teobaldo Cappellano passed away on February 21, 2009. He was 65 years old. The winery is now run by his son, Augusto Cappellano, who had already been managing the winery for several years due to his father's illness.

In 1983, Teobaldo Cappellano asked Sheldon Wasserman not to publish scores on his wines. Wasserman only used a 3-star system for scoring wines, but abided by Teobaldo's request. Other critics such as Antonio Galloni also abide by this request.

In recent years, Teobaldo even put this story on his back label in Italian and in English. Teobaldo Cappellano is quoted as saying, “What I dislike about this world is the superficiality of thinking that an evaluation mark, set next to my labels in a wine guidebook, might determine a judgment -- be it positive or negative -- on my work into which I have put passion and strong feelings that certainly can't be described by a number. On the threshold of 60 (years of age) I decided to stop accepting marks. Also because when I meet a friend I don't want to be asked what score Robert Parker gave me. But what the hell do I care? I'm an atheist. Should I worry about the judgment of a man?”

Augusto's father Teobaldo was a founder member of the `Vini Naturali` movement, which is becoming an ever increasing force on the modern Italian wine scene. Cappellano have adopted natural grape growing techniques, avoiding the use of weed killers and pesticides, treating the vines only with certified organic agriculture approved fertilizers. The wines are unfiltered so as to maintain aroma and preserve flavour.
As mentioned above, in the early 1900s Giuseppe Cappellano, a pharmacist by trade, invented the legendary Barolo Chinato. This blend of Barolo with a mix of herbs and spices is made to a recipe that has been passed down from father to son, and is a closely guarded secret.
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Barolo DOCG 2007 Pie Rupestris 'Cappellano'

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Description

Vintage: 2007
Producer: Cappellano
Varietal: Nebbiolo
Designation: Piè Rupestris
Vineyard: Otin Fiorin (Gabutti)

What can you say about this gem? A prestigious wine with great character and structure. Intensely red in colour, with a bouquet of dog rose and ripe fruit, and hints of green pepper, nutmeg, and vanilla.

FALCON VINTNERS LIST THIS WINE FOR £360 PER CASE OF 6; ANTIQUE WINE COMPANY LIST THIS WINE FOR £450 PER CASE OF 6 (before taxes and delivery) - grab yourself a bargain!


STORY OF CAPPELLANO:

The winery was founded by Filippo Cappellano who bought almost 60 hectares of vineyard. He had been a notary by profession. Officially, the winery says it was founded in 1870, however a Barolo was produced as far back as 1861.

According to A Wine Atlas of the Langhe, Filippo had 2 sons and 2 daughters. When he died in 1886, the estate was split among his 4 children. Partible inheritance was the common practice in Piedmont. However, as was also common practice at the time, each daughter was bought out by her brothers in return for a dowry of 100,000 lire.

Giovanni Cappellano, being the older of the 2 brothers, dropped out of university to manage the winery. His younger brother, Giuseppe stayed in school, eventually earning a doctorate in pharmacy.

Giovanni ran and expanded the family business including opening 2 hotels in Alba and Serralunga, but he died suddenly in 1912 from a tropical disease which he caught in Tunisia while searching for phylloxera-resistant grape vines.

This forced Dott. Giuseppe Cappellano to return home from Turin where he had already developed a successful business by inventing wine-based products including grape jellies, medicines, and most famously, Barolo Chinato.

Giuseppe eventually became one of the legendary figures of Piedmont due to his exceptional leadership of the Cappellano winery, his invention of Barolo Chinato, and his key role with the very large Gancia winery in Canelli.

In 1915, the Gancia Winery, already the largest winery in Piedmont, bought the Mirafiore wine brand based in Serralunga d'Alba, “with the intention of developing these great Piedmontese wines in their land of origin.”

Camillo Gancia, the owner of the Gancia Winery entrusted Dott. Giuseppe Cappellano with the management of the winemaking side of this business. Between this and his own winery (now named the Dott. G. Cappellano Winery), Giuseppe became the de facto arbiter of grape prices and vineyard quality throughout the Barolo zone.

In 1955, Dott. Giuseppe Cappellano died. The business was then run by 3 nephews of Dr. Cappellano, including Teobaldo's father, Francesco Augusto Cappellano.

During the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, Giovanni Troglia, a wine merchant in Turin, bottled many vintages of Cappellano's wines under the name “G. Troglia”.

Teobaldo Cappellano was born and raised in the Italian colony of Eritrea in eastern Africa in 1944, where his father's family were wine and food traders. He was the great-grandson of winery founder Filippo Cappellano, the grandson of Giovanni Cappellano, and the great-nephew of Dott. Giuseppe Cappellano. In 1968, Teobaldo's father died. In 1969, Teobaldo returned to Serralunga. And in 1970, took over the firm and began making the wine.

In The Mystique of Barolo by Maurizio Rosso, Teobaldo says that he learned to make wine in Eritrea where they made wine from rehydrated raisins!

It was Teobaldo who brought the Cappellano name back to prominence by purchasing a quality parcel of vines in the Gabutti Vineyard, reintroducing the Barolo Chinato invented by his great-uncle, producing wine of great quality, and just by being a fascinating character.

Sadly, Teobaldo Cappellano passed away on February 21, 2009. He was 65 years old. The winery is now run by his son, Augusto Cappellano, who had already been managing the winery for several years due to his father's illness.

In 1983, Teobaldo Cappellano asked Sheldon Wasserman not to publish scores on his wines. Wasserman only used a 3-star system for scoring wines, but abided by Teobaldo's request. Other critics such as Antonio Galloni also abide by this request.

In recent years, Teobaldo even put this story on his back label in Italian and in English. Teobaldo Cappellano is quoted as saying, “What I dislike about this world is the superficiality of thinking that an evaluation mark, set next to my labels in a wine guidebook, might determine a judgment -- be it positive or negative -- on my work into which I have put passion and strong feelings that certainly can't be described by a number. On the threshold of 60 (years of age) I decided to stop accepting marks. Also because when I meet a friend I don't want to be asked what score Robert Parker gave me. But what the hell do I care? I'm an atheist. Should I worry about the judgment of a man?”

Augusto's father Teobaldo was a founder member of the `Vini Naturali` movement, which is becoming an ever increasing force on the modern Italian wine scene. Cappellano have adopted natural grape growing techniques, avoiding the use of weed killers and pesticides, treating the vines only with certified organic agriculture approved fertilizers. The wines are unfiltered so as to maintain aroma and preserve flavour.
As mentioned above, in the early 1900s Giuseppe Cappellano, a pharmacist by trade, invented the legendary Barolo Chinato. This blend of Barolo with a mix of herbs and spices is made to a recipe that has been passed down from father to son, and is a closely guarded secret.
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Item ID:

168203

Name:

Barolo DOCG 2007 Pie Rupestris 'Cappellano'

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Quantity / Size:

6 bottles, 75cl each

Duty Status:

In Bond

Wine Type:

Red

Country / Region:

Australia, South Australia, NA

Fill Level:

Into Neck (IN)

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From IG11, Essex, United Kingdom
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