Cappellano Barolo Gabutti Otin Fiorin Piè Rupestris - Nebioli 1997

Otin Fiorin refers to the specific parcel in the Gabutti Vineyard owned by Cappellano.

Piè Rupestris refers to the original America root stock vines within this parcel planted in the 1940s, as opposed to the Franco vines which were planted with European root stock in 1989. Piè means foot, i.e. root stock. Rupestris refers to the American rootstock.

Nebioli refers to the variety of clones of Nebbiolo used, as opposed to the Michet-only 1989 plantings.

1997 was the first year with this Piè Rupestris labeling.

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Magnum

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