In the glass

Full-bodiedFirm tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

What it pairs with

  • Brasato al Barolo
    Braised beef matches the wine's structure and tannin.
  • Tajarin with white truffle
    Truffle resonates with the wine's savoury core.
  • Aged Castelmagno
    Salt sharpens the red-fruit lift.

History

Prunotto, founded in 1904 and Antinori-owned since the 1990s, makes a single-vineyard Barolo from the Bussia cru in Monforte.

  1. 1961 — Prunotto develops single-vineyard Barolo from Bussia

Facts

Producer
Prunotto
Grapes
Nebbiolo (100%)
Classification
Barolo DOCG
ABV
14.5%
Price
EUR 60 to 110 at retail
Drinking window
10 to 30 from vintage
First vintage
1961

Tags

cellar worthy dry firm tannin full body high acid mood contemplative mood elegant nebbiolo occasion cellar occasion special old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with game pairs with red meat pairs with truffles price premium single vineyard still red
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