Barolo docg Prunotto 2017

The Barolo of Prunotto is produced with Nebbiolo grapes which coming from vineyards that benefit from good expositions of Monfonte, Castiglione Falletto and Serralunga.This wine has an intense ruby red color and complex aromas with scents of red fruit jam, violet, green pepper, tobacco, licorice and wet soil.The flavor is elegant and velvety, equilibrate, substantial, sapid and tannic.It is a very good wine, especially if accompanied with red meats, game and aging cheeses.

In 1923 Alfredo Prunotto, a famous wine-making expert, took over the “Vini delle Langhe” social canteen which had many economic problems and it has been founded in 1904 in the city of Alba. Because of the passion of Alfredo and his wife, Prunotto’s holding quickly became famous exporting wines all over the world. In 1956, they gave their firm to Beppe Colla and Carlo Filiberti firstly, and then also to Tino Colla. They managed the business having respect for the values transmitted by Alfredo Prunotto. In 1989, the Antinori holding took over the company controlling and managing the distribution and in 1995 controlling also the production. It preserved the high quality of the wines created by Alfredo Prunotto.