Cappellano Barolo Chinato

[Joseph_Grassa]

Love it. Vajra has what may be my favorite version.

It’s not booze, it’s medicine!

Never had Cappellano’s. I’ve only had a few so far and all in the past year, but GD Vajra has been the stand out bottle. It was just very clear how high quality the wine was even through the array of herbs and sweetness.

[Michael_S_Monie]

The first and, in my somewhat limited experience, the best.

Plus 1

Nice when opened, but let the bottle sit open a month and it really becomes something special.

What a wonderful piece of advice. The metamorphosis is nothing short of amazing!

[AAgrawal]

The first and, in my somewhat limited experience, the best.

Plus 1

Nice when opened, but let the bottle sit open a month and it really becomes something special.

What a wonderful piece of advice. The metamorphosis is nothing short of amazing!

I followed this advice and opened a bottle and tasted it over the next 2-3 weeks. It didn’t last a month, but it did get much better after 1-2 weeks. It started off great, but it certainly integrated well and developed incredible complexity. I will be doing this with all the bottles that I open now…

[Tom_G_l_a_s_g_o_w]

Plus 1

Nice when opened, but let the bottle sit open a month and it really becomes something special.

What a wonderful piece of advice. The metamorphosis is nothing short of amazing!

I followed this advice and opened a bottle and tasted it over the next 2-3 weeks. It didn’t last a month, but it did get much better after 1-2 weeks. It started off great, but it certainly integrated well and developed incredible complexity. I will be doing this with all the bottles that I open now…

Now if I could only locate my bottles.

[Greg_K]

It’s still the worst wine I’ve ever drank personally (for my tastes, YMMV obviously):

• NV Cappellano Barolo Chinato - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo Chinato (10/25/2015)
  HATED IT. Not fit for human consumption. Tastes like Quinine mixed with gin botanicals. I know you’re supposed to stay open minded, but there is no excuse for this unmitigated sludge. One of the worst things I’ve ever consumed, once you drink it you’re worried you’ve been poisoned…

All joking aside, this is just clearly not my style.
I’m sure if this is your thing, it is probably a respectable wine. (50 pts.)

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This remains one of my favorite CT reviews. Also why I don’t place a lot of trust in CT aggregate scoring