Germano Ettore, Barolo Prapo, 2004 SO071725 Mellot and in the slow-aging format

and in the slow-aging format of a 1

000 bottles per year

and genuinely artisanal

September 2021: acquired by Jacky Lorenzetti (founder of Foncia Group)

and structure

Germano Ettore, Barolo Prapo, 2004 SO071725 Mellot and in the slow-aging formatPrapo is the cru directly below Sergio Germano's house and cellar in Serralunga d'Alba, planted in part by his father Ettore back in 1967, and it makes one of the most classically structured Barolos in the family's lineup. Serralunga is the source of Barolo's most powerful, ageworthy Nebbiolo, and Prapo's poor, calcareous soils deliver tar, dark spice, and serious backbone. This is a mature back vintage bottle from a private collection, now around two