96 points/'Cellar Selection,' Wine Enthusiast: "[$75 list] Crushed mint, rose, woodland berry and forest floor aromas lead the nose in this full-bodied stunner. Firmly structured but boasting poise and precision, the focused palate delivers red cherry, blood orange, tobacco and star anise alongside a backbone of noble tannins. A tangy oyster shell note lingers on the close. Drink 2027–2037. Alcohol 14.5%. (Sep 2021)"
95 points Monica Larner (Wine Advocate): "[$75 list] A 9,000-bottle release, the 2017 Barolo Prapò is chiseled and whetted with a fine and carefully measured combination of fruit weight, structural power and mineral freshness. The bouquet offers cassis, wild plum, baked clay brick and camphor ash. The wine settles smoothly onto the palate and shows impressive integration with no rough edges to be found. Drink: 2024-2040. (Jun 2021)"
93 points Jeb Dunnuck: "The 2017 Barolo Prapo spent 24 months aging in large French and Slavonian oak. Expressive of dried apricot, forest floor, anise, and dried rose, it is fresh and structured, with notes of pure cherry fruit, blood orange, and dusty earth. This is another energetic example from 2017 highlighting the potential freshness within the vintage. Drink 2023-2042. (5/27/21)"
92 points James Suckling: "Some nice, fresh red-fruit character to this, as well as some stony-earth and bitter-orange notes. Hints of gamey meat, too. Medium-bodied with a tight framework of very fine tannins. The essential ingredients are all there, but give it a year or two to open up. Try from 2023. (7/2/21)"
95 points Monica Larner (Wine Advocate): "[$75 list] A 9,000-bottle release, the 2017 Barolo Prapò is chiseled and whetted with a fine and carefully measured combination of fruit weight, structural power and mineral freshness. The bouquet offers cassis, wild plum, baked clay brick and camphor ash. The wine settles smoothly onto the palate and shows impressive integration with no rough edges to be found. Drink: 2024-2040. (Jun 2021)"
93 points Jeb Dunnuck: "The 2017 Barolo Prapo spent 24 months aging in large French and Slavonian oak. Expressive of dried apricot, forest floor, anise, and dried rose, it is fresh and structured, with notes of pure cherry fruit, blood orange, and dusty earth. This is another energetic example from 2017 highlighting the potential freshness within the vintage. Drink 2023-2042. (5/27/21)"
92 points James Suckling: "Some nice, fresh red-fruit character to this, as well as some stony-earth and bitter-orange notes. Hints of gamey meat, too. Medium-bodied with a tight framework of very fine tannins. The essential ingredients are all there, but give it a year or two to open up. Try from 2023. (7/2/21)"
| Product SKU | 339910 |
| Producer | Germano/Ettore |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| SubRegion | Barolo DOCG |
| Varietal | Nebbiolo |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | Red |
| ABV | 14.0% |
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