2015 Cappellano Otin Fiorin Pie Franco Barolo DOCG, Italy Richaud free-trade Paraguayan sugarcane and organic

free-trade Paraguayan sugarcane and organic

VINEYARD: Planted in 1994 at 2100 feet above the town of Occidental and three miles from the Pacific

The Villa Seca vineyard is roughly 12 hectares

It is fresh like a spring garden around 6am just as the overeager sun pokes its gonzo eye above the horizon

Viticulture: Organic (Ecocert

2015 Cappellano Otin Fiorin Pie Franco Barolo DOCG, Italy Richaud free-trade Paraguayan sugarcane and organicCappellano produces a limited bottling from vines that are original pre phylloxera rootstock. Although planted in the same Gabutti cru, the wine itself can be dramatically different than the Rupestris, its brother wine, all this due to the difference between the pre and post phylloxera origins of the vines. There is an exoticism perhaps to the Pie Franco, an ethereal element to its aromas and flavors that make this a unique offering clearly a rare and