Cappellano Barolo Chinato NV (750ml)
Price: $89.99
Sale Price: $74.99
| Producer | Cappellano |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Subregion | Barolo |
| Varietal | Nebbiolo |
| Sku | 12132525269 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Cappellano Description
The tiny Cappellano estate in Serralunga d’Alba is beloved worldwide for its steadfastly traditional, charming, and profound Barolo, Barbera, and Dolcetto. But did you know the family invented the sublime elixir known as Barolo Chinato?
Cappellano’s Chinato blitzes the senses with a goosebumps-inducing kaleidoscope of aromas and sensations—the nose of the stuff alone is worth the price of admission. And it’s so much fun to play “guess the ingredients”—especially when you know you’ll never really know for sure! “Is that cardamom? Clove? There has to be wormwood in here, right? Did someone actually melt the world’s greatest bittersweet chocolate directly into the bottle?! Am I crazy for getting chamomile?”
On the palate, the Chinato’s marked sweetness is buffered by its sheer depth and complexity—after all, 50% of the stuff is traditionally vinified and aged single-vintage Barolo from a great vineyard in Serralunga d’Alba. A heady melange of herbs and spices, coupled with the elixir’s rich, chocolatey depths, pull both mouth and mind in infinite directions, but the whole experience is still balanced, composed, and just flat-out absurdly delicious.
Vinous: 92 Points
We ended the meal with a Piedmontese classic, the always exceptionally good NV Cappellano Barolo Chinato. From the house that invented it, this is a Chinato of real pedigree: long, suave, complex and rich, featuring lovely, lingering notes of quinine and dark berries and a very typical resiny nuance (typical of this estate’s version of Chinato, that is). It provided a wonderful and very Langhe way to bring our dinner to a close.
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