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Barolo 'Prapò' Ettore Germano 2020
Germano Ettore

Barolo 'Prapò' Ettore Germano 2020

Ettore Germano's Barolo 'Prapò' is a robust, elegant and structured wine, aged for 24 months in barrels. The bouquet is rich and broad, reminiscent of red fruit, sweet spices and aromatic herbs. The palate is intense, elegant and very balanced

59,90 
Awards
92 Wine Spectator

Features

Denomination

Barolo DOCG

Vines

Nebbiolo 100%

Tipologia

Alcohol content

14 %

Format

75 cl Bottle

Vineyards

45-year-old vines on clay-limestone soils with sandy layers

Vinification

Alcoholic fermentation for 45 days with maceration on the skins

Aging

18 months at least in oak barrels then 12 months in bottle

Additional Notes

Contains sulfites

BAROLO 'PRAPÒ' ETTORE GERMANO 2020 DESCRIPTION

Barolo 'Prapò' from the renowned Langa winery Ettore Germano is adeep and structured expression, an authentic interpretation of the Serralunga d'Alba terroir. The Menzione Geografica Aggiunta 'Prapò' is located on the upper part of the eastern slope of the Serralunga territory and was originally part of Bricco Cerretta, from which it was differentiated in 2009. The Ettore Germano estate has about one and a half hectares in this cru, represented by vineyards planted in 1967, 1999 and 2012.

Ettore Germano Barolo 'Prapò' is a pure Nebbiolo from vines of an average age of 45 years, planted on clayey-calcareous soils characterised by the presence of sandy layers. The rows, facing south-east, are situated between 330 and 370 metres above sea level. The bunches are hand-picked into crates and then destemmed and crushed, with subsequent alcoholic fermentation taking place in vertical stainless steel tanks, accompanied by 40-45 days of maceration on the skins. After racking and malolactic fermentation, the wine is racked into large 20 and 25 hectolitre oak casks for ageing for 18-24 months, at the end of which it is bottled and left to rest for a further year in glass.

Ettore Germano's Barolo 'Prapò' has a brilliant ruby red colour with a garnet rim. The aromatic array is described by complex and pleasant hints of strawberry, cherry, rose, liquorice, bay leaf, mint and bitter chocolate, enhanced by hints of cinchona and leather. The structure and intensity on the palate are well balanced by lively freshness and ripe tannins, in a persistent progression of absolute elegance and class. This is a Barolo endowed with an extraordinary capacity for evolution, which can be quietly forgotten in the cellar for decades.

Colour

Brilliant ruby red

Scent

Intense entrance with cherry and raspberry, then hints of vanilla and dry fruit finish

Taste

Structured and intense, with absolute elegance, balanced and ripe tannins