Cappellano, Barolo Pie Rupestris, 2009 SO021325 Champagne Bordeaux Romain Guiberteau abandoned law school

Romain Guiberteau abandoned law school in 1996 to take over his family's vineyards in Saumur—and was mentored by Nady Foucault of Clos Rougeard

Charmes-Chambertin is the largest of the nine Gevrey Grands Crus — a wine of supple red fruit and silken texture rather than the structural muscle of Mazis or Chambertin itself

and Riserva sees extended aging before release

it balances herbal clarity and barrel roundness

It’s a brilliant alternative to Port—lush

Cappellano, Barolo Pie Rupestris, 2009 SO021325 Champagne Bordeaux Romain Guiberteau abandoned law schoolOne of Barolo's most singular wines from one of its most uncompromising houses: Pie Rupestris comes from Nebbiolo grafted onto Rupestris rootstock in the Otin Fiorin parcel of the Gabutti cru, Serralunga d'Alba, and is 100% Serralunga in character severe, authoritative, austere yet generous. Cappellano farms tiny quantities the old way, refusing scores and marketing on principle. The 2009 was a warm vintage and made the year Teobaldo Cappellano passed