The 2019 Barolo Rupestris is elegant, gracious and wonderfully lifted.All the elements are so wonderfully in balance. Crushed red berry fruit,rose petal, mint, blood orange and spice soar out of the glass. Deepand pliant, the Rupestris has an extra level of refinement in 2019 thatplaces it among the most successful wines of the vintage. It's anabsolutely joyous wine from Augusto Cappellano that is also quiteopen today. I suspect that won't be the case for long, as the 2019 willlikely shut down in bottle soon. Many years ago Baldo Cappellanoasked me not to score his wines, so all Cappellano wines show up onour database as NR.
-Antonio Galloni