2005 Cappellano Barolo Piè Rupestris Otin Fiorin (Gabutti)

Community Tasting Notes (47) Avg Score: 91 points

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  2/11/2024 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:

  Really good; classic Cappellano; savory, earthy, dark fruit, feels brooding and tight, but opens more than the initial notes make you think; powerful and full this was really very good and starting to enter maturity though it still has loads of time.

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  10/14/2023 - Michael T. Zoppo wrote: flawed

  Corked, for crap’s sake…..

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  9/9/2023 - Danette wrote: 90 Points

  Although drinkable this bottle had hints of raisin, time to drink-up if you do not have a decent cellar.

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  2/19/2023 - randyjc wrote:

  Camphor nose prominent, followed by tart cherry, underripe strawberry and a dirty (in a really good way) smell. Intriguing for sure - wanting to stay with it for several minutes before tasting. Later, a little more pine tar than camphor. At 17 the wine is still pretty primary - blast of sharp acidity carrying tart cherry flavors with incredibly fine, tight, drying tannin. Fantastic feel in the mouth. Light bodied, slightly delicate in the mouth but then rugged and bossy in the mouth. The finish is long and longer, drying, teeth coating tannin. But it’s all so good. This is an exceptional Cappellano Rupestris. But I think it’s another 5 years away as it’s quite primary. Even primal. Masculine and slightly fierce. Still, a lovely wine and a great experience. If I were assigning a number, which I’m not by the way, it would be a 94 or so. Also, I paid $50 bucks for this back many years ago, on release. Pretty sure it’s more than that now!

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  2/5/2023 - jamesabdavis wrote:

  Very different to the last bottle. Tar on the nose, but also attractive herbs and blueberry/raspberry fruit. Increasingly aromatic with air: I gave this a 2-hour decant and it could have done with more.
  Lovely sweetness on the palate, elegant with very fine tannins. Really lovely.

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