Prunotto Barolo DOCG: a thread reaching back to 1905

A harvest, a cooperative and a grape reveal the long memory of the Langhe.

Nebbiolo vines above Barolo: the village and hills give the appellation a visible setting.
Megan Mallen · Original image · CC BY 2.0

1905, before the Prunotto name

The estate traces its traditional Barolo label to the 1905 harvest. The year before, the “Ai Vini delle Langhe” cooperative had been founded in Serralunga, with the young Alfredo Prunotto as a witness. He would later take over the cellar with Luigina and give it his name. This bottle therefore carries a history that predates its present identity.

One grape and eleven municipalities

Barolo DOCG is made from 100% Nebbiolo. Its territory includes eleven municipalities in the Langhe, among them Barolo, La Morra, Serralunga d’Alba and Monforte d’Alba. A wine name becomes a precise landscape. The grape provides the connecting thread; the hills, soils and growers’ work give that thread its individual expression.

The time of large casks

For this label, recent sheets describe at least eighteen months in oak casks of different capacities. This is one part of the wine’s maturation. Large containers have an important place in Prunotto’s tradition: wood accompanies the development of balance and texture, while time allows those different elements to come together.

A garden of aromas to explore

The estate’s notes mention rose, violet, red fruit and sweet spices. The palate is full, with a fine tannic structure and a lingering finish. A silky sensation describes the wine’s texture; it does not mean a sugary flavour. Try a first sip for the perfume, then a second to follow the length and texture that remain.