Cappellano Barolo 1974

Cappellano Barolo 1974 and Single Vineyard 1974 Barolo

Some bottles of the 1974 Barolo were identified on the back label as coming from specific vineyards in Serralunga d'Alba. This was indicated on the back label. See below.

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Back Labels and Single Vineyard 1974 Barolo

Below are various back labels for the 1974 Barolo. Some of these indicate that these bottles are from Vigna Rionda. Some of these indicate that these bottles are from the Baudana vineyard. While others indicate no vineyard, hence presumably a blend.

These vineyard indications corespond to certain bottle numbers. So far, we know that bottle numbers 10,001 to 21,101 are from Rionda, bottle numbers 21,102 to 23,721 are from Baudana, and bottle numbers 28,084 to 32,705 are not from a specified vineyard. If you run across any numbers not covered here, please send photos.

The information I have on these bottles is summarized here:

Bottle #s	Vineyard	Cask #
1–10,000	???	???
10,001–17,312	Rionda	NA
17,312–21,101	Rionda	12
21,102–23,721	Baudana	24
23,722–28,083	???	???
28,084–32,705	NA	NA

"???" indicates I have not seen a label in that range.
"NA" means I have seen labels in that range, but that information isn't specified.

Note: Each number is distinct for each bottle, but this does not imply that all wines in the ranges above correspond to a Cappellano wine. In this period, the orange sticker was a certification by the Consorzio di Difesa dei Vini Tipici di Pregio Barolo e Barbaresco [the Consortium for the Defense of Precious Typical Barolo and Barbaresco Wines]. This consortium was founded in 1934 to protect the authenticity of Barolo and Barbaresco. It is now known as the Consortium for the Protection of Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe and Dogliani. These numbers still appear on the red or pink paper strip on the top of the bottle.

Here are back labels with the range 28,084 to 32,705 which make no mention of a vineyard:

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This back label translates from Piedmontese as:

The Cappellano winery [literally: cellar] — faithful to its tradition and still run by the same family that founded it — is one of the few listed in the Register of Artisans of the Province of Cuneo.
This 1974 barolo from Serralunga d'Alba, made as it used to be a hundred years ago, has been aged (literally: taken good care of) for three years. 4622 bottles were left, labeled by the "Consortium for the Defense of Typical Quality Wines Barolo and Barbaresco" and numbered from 28,084 to 32,705.

Baudana Back Label:

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This back label translates from Piedmontese as:

The Dott. G. Cappellano winery [lit.: cellar] — faithful to its tradition and always managed by the family that founded it — is one of the few included in the official "list of artisans" of Cuneo Province.
This 1974 barolo from Serralunga d'Alba, made as they used to 100 years ago with selected grapes from the Sori' of Baudana, was aged [lit: carefully attended to] for three years. 2,620 bottles were left, under the label of the "Defense Consortium", and numbered from 21,102 to 23,721. Cask no. 24

Rionda Back Label #1:

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This back label translates from Piedmontese as:

The Cappellano winery [literally: cellar] — faithful to its tradition and still run by the same family that founded it — is one of the few listed in the Register of Artisans of the Province of Cuneo.
This 1974 barolo from Serralunga d'Alba, made as it used to be a hundred years ago using select grapes from Sori' Vigna Rionda, has been aged [literally: taken good care of] for three years. 7312 bottles were left, labeled by the "Consortium for the Defense of Typical Quality Wines Barolo and Barbaresco" and numbered from 10,001 to 17,312.

Rionda Back Label #2:

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This back label translates from Piedmontese as:

The Dott. G. Cappellano winery [lit.: cellar] — faithful to its tradition and always managed by the family that founded it — is one of the few included in the official "list of artisans" of Cuneo Province.
This 1974 barolo from Serralunga d'Alba, made as they used to 100 years ago with selected grapes from the Sori' of Vigna Rionda, was aged [lit: carefully attended to] for three years. 3,788 bottles were left, under the label of the "Defense Consortium", and numbered from 17,313 to 21,101. Cask no. 12

Here is one more Rionda back label like #1 above:

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Back label translations from the Piemontese dialect courtesy of Professor Ezio Biglieri.

Troglia Bottlings

I have not seen any Troglia bottlings in 1974. But Chambers Street has sold at least one, so they do exist. If you have photos of one, please send them.