Barolo Prapò

Schiavenza
Italy
Piedmont
2019

Schiavenza’s 0.9 hectares in the Prapò cru are located at 350m above sea level, with southeast exposure; the vines were planted in 1993.  Of all their crus, this is the one in which the soil is most representative of Serralunga: its high percentage of light-colored limestone naturally limits yields and results in wines that need time in bottle to show their best.

The grapes are destemmed and crushed. Fermentation occurred spontaneously in cement vats, with maceration lasting 20-25 days with pumpovers. After malolactic, the wine was racked into used Slavonian oak botti of 3500-4000L and aged there for 36 months.  It was bottled unfined/unfiltered and bottle aged for 6 months before release. 

94 points
"“An aromatic red, with cherry, plum and truffle notes embraced by sweet spices and toasty oak. The tannins build as this evolves on the palate, yet this is balanced, expressive and long overall, with a succulent feel in the end.”"
Bruce Sanderson,
Wine Spectator
November 30, 2023
94 points
"The 2019 Barolo Prapo is packed with black fruits, gravel, incense, cured meats, dark spice and scorched earth, Virile and quite somber in bearing, the Prapo exudes intensity in all its dimensions. It is another terrific wine in this range, but it is a rich, heady wine."
Antonio Galloni,
Vinous Media
September 2023
94 points
"Spicy and floral nose with fresh red fruit and crushed stone minerality. Medium-bodied, fine-tuned and focused, with freshness and poise. Very fine tannins, almost silky, with good length and energy. Already attractive but better after 2027"
James Suckling ,
JamesSuckling.com
April 2024
92 points
"With fruit from Serralunga d'Alba, the Schiavenza 2019 Barolo Prapò is a bulky wine with extra fruit weight and raw oak tones that are a long way from integrated. This wine pushes hard over the palate thanks to a powerful 15% alcohol content that is difficult to coincide with a grape as fragile and elegant as Nebbiolo. Fruit is drawn from a site with tuffaceous soils at 300 meters in elevation. These are two factors that accelerate ripeness. This is a 3,300-bottle release."
Monica Larner,
Wine Advocate
August 2023

SKU/Code: 
DB7050-19
Product Line: 
National Portfolio
Wine
Red
Varietal: 
Nebbiolo
Farming Type: 
Organic