Paolo Scavino - Barolo Prapo 2021
Price: $79.96
| Producer | Paolo Scavino |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Varietal | Nebbiolo |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 603700 |
| Size | 750ml |
97 Points Kerin O'Keefe: Paolo Scavino has crushed the 2021 vintage for its Barolos and the family’s Prapò is another gorgeous showing. It opens with intense aromas of ripe dark-skinned berry, star anise, violet and new leather. Showing its Serralunga roots, the structured, full-bodied palate features a backbone of firm, fine-grained tannins that support ripe red cherry, cranberry, star anise and mocha before a cool, mentholated finish. Bright acidity provides balance and great tension. Promising great longevity, it’s youthfully austere at this stage and will benefit from more cellaring.
Antonio Galloni: 96 Points
The 2021 Barolo Prapò is fabulous. It offers up an exotic mix of dark fruit, lavender, graphite, plum and scorched earth, with firm, muscular Serralunga tannins to back it all up. Readers will have to be patient with the 2021. It's a superb wine in the making, but very much a Serralunga Barolo that needs time to blossom.
Jeb Dunnuck: 96 Points
Pouring a darker red color, the 2021 Barolo Prapo is more brooding and introspective, with layered aromatics of polished leather, balsamic herbs, black cherries, and espresso. It fills the palate with an expansive and saturating feel, with plush tannins, even acidity, and a very long finish. A fantastic wine that has a commanding yet well-detailed presence, with a good deal of grip on the finish, it’s another exceptional wine from Scavino that I would be thrilled to have stashed in the cellar over the next 15-20 years. (AF)
Vinous Media: 96 Points
The 2021 Barolo Prapò is fabulous. It offers up an exotic mix of dark fruit, lavender, graphite, plum and scorched earth, with firm, muscular Serralunga tannins to back it all up. Readers will have to be patient with the 2021. It's a superb wine in the making, but very much a Serralunga Barolo that needs time to blossom. (AG)
James Suckling: 95 Points
This shows aromas of violets, crushed stones and dried cranberries. The palate is medium-bodied with caressing, chewy tannins and attractive fruit that will have to briefly wait for the tannins to recede. A solid wine. Better wait a few years to fully enjoy this exceptional wine.
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
Here is an intense Nebbiolo that shows all the depth and power of Serralunga d'Alba. The Paolo Scavino 2021 Barolo Prapò is a well-built wine with ample flavor parameters that extend both horizontally and vertically. That wide sweep includes dark fruit, plum, red rose and iron ore. The tannins are a little softer compared to many other expressions from this village, and the wine offers medium-plus richness to close. (ML)
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