2018 Cappellano Barolo Piè Rupestris Otin Fiorin (Gabutti)

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 95.4 points

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  4/30/2024 - IS2002 wrote: 95 Points

  Pnp, very good at the beginning but closed after an hour, drink in the next year or after 10.

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  2/29/2024 - Gunakadeit Likes this wine: 95 Points

  I PNPed. Nose was a little closed, but deliciously floral on the palate. Very pretty.

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  1/22/2024 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: flawed

  This one was a little off and vegital compared to the other I’ve had. Not bad but not living up to expectation.

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  1/13/2024 - AJBurt wrote: flawed

  Oof. This was corked - not the worst offender - but almost worse for it because you could tell that what was there under the TCA was sublime.
  
  Vendor sent a replacement so will re-rate the next bottle soon.

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  12/20/2023 - SARED wrote: 95 Points

  I wanted to get a look at the 2018 Cappellano Rupestris before I went dry again. Conclusion? Cappellano is on a roll. Another “top of a difficult vintage” wine.
  
  Double decanted earlier in the day. Translucent dark red and magenta. Wood spice and dried florals on the nose. Rose, dried rose petals. Fresh dark red cherries, red raspberry with tarry overtones and mineral complexity. Picks up a bit of black cherry ludens with more air. Crystalline and clean in the mouth. A layer of fine structure on the finish. Polished with ludens cough drops, yet translucent. Power without weight. A classic barolo with all of that cherry, rose and tar. I would be confused to call this year blind (reminds me a bit of 2019 Burlotto and 2017 Rupestris). I don’t know when peak is for this wine (10 years)? Certainly earlier drinking than 2015, 2016 and maybe 2017. And no crime to open one now (with a double decant).

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