Cappellano, Barolo Pie Rupestris, 2012 Field_Blend_DI_2023 Belle Pente makes some of

Belle Pente makes some of the Willamette Valley’s most old-world-styled wines

harmonious style

Laura Ramos

this Les Follasses Chardonnay expresses the precision of Montigny-les-Arsures terroir

Cappellano, Barolo Pie Rupestris, 2012 Field_Blend_DI_2023 Belle Pente makes some ofA cult Barolo from a house that refuses to play the game: Cappellano works in tiny quantities, declines ratings and marketing, and farms the old way. Pie Rupestris comes from Nebbiolo on Rupestris rootstock in the Otin Fiorin parcel of the Gabutti cru, Serralunga d'Alba, and is 100% Serralunga in its severe, authoritative, austere yet generous character. The 2012 was a solid, classically styled vintage of balanced structure. Still youthful, it rewards