1978 Cappellano Barolo

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 94.4 points

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  2/3/2023 - cct wrote: 95 Points

  Cappellano Vertical at Clay, Harlem
  
  Double decanted in the AM, then decanted for a few hours. Drunk over dinner.
  
  Red fruits, roses, spice, balsam and tar on the nose. Classic. On the palate, it's mid plus weighted with outstanding sap and breadth. Structured and beautifully proportioned. More of the same fruit and balsam notes on the palate with a ferrous underpinning. Kept growing with time in the decanter. Finishes with firm ripe tannins. Mid peak for me and no signs of decline anytime soon. Outstanding. 95

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  3/6/2019 - Lype Likes this wine:

  Orange amber color, oxidised nose, on the palate sherry and madeira flavours, dry raisins and apricot, caramel tones, drinkable and fairly enjoyable but aged beyond its years, too bad about the bottle variation.

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  4/5/2018 - SteveHyde Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Classic. Beautifully made classic Barolo - at peak I would say. Dusty ruby/garnet color, aromas of iron rust, crushed red fruit, smoke, some spice. Subtle tannin at this point, well balanced, well structured. Worth seeking out a well-stored bottle. Not sure I would add more to the cellar now w/o absolute certainty about provenance.

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  2/16/2018 - drwine2001 wrote:

  1978 Piemonte Dinner Showcasing Produttori Crus (Flour + Water, San Francisco): Freakishly deep ruby for a 40 year Nebbiolo. Wow, there is tar, and then there is this, which smells like the La Brea tar pits! Sappy, round, tannic, full of soil and mint, tannic finish. Old school, all terroir. A wine in which you feel more than taste the fruit. There's so much to it, though, that I suppose it could go on for another 20 years.

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  11/1/2014 - Pknut wrote:

  On the nose, I get a hint of "tidal pool", a note that is less-than-fresh, but it doesn't take long to dissipate. Jamie gets rosemary and tart plum. The palate is so fresh and so long, with subtle notes of dried potpourri, roses, and a subtle spiced perfume note that reminds me of Jessica. Old Barolo at Mas Farmhouse, NYC.

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