Prunotto | Antinori

The Antinoris rightly boast of having created the "Supertuscans" in the 1970s, and from then on they unswervingly pursued their quest for more unique wines in the world. Their quest led them, among others, to the Prunotto winery, which, thanks to its amazing wine quality, is one of the top addresses in the Italian wine world and which, since its founding in 1904, has transformed itself from a cellar cooperative to a first-class top wine estate.

The company's glittering future was secured in 1923 primarily by its namesake Alfredo Prunotto, when he on his own initiative rescued the cooperative, which had fallen into financial difficulties, from its crisis. The young Alfredo thus developed from a modest secretary into a talented winemaker whose fascinating top wines were exported from the small town of Alba as far as Mar del Plata in Argentina and to the USA within a very short time.

In the mid-1950s, he then handed over the helm to his friend and wine expert Beppe Colla, who became famous as the "father of Barolo single-vineyard wines". Under Colla's wing, the characterful cru wines from the Prunotto house began to express the most prestigious growing zones of Piedmont. So even then, the winery was already producing multi-layered Barolo and Barbera d'Alba wines from the renowned Bussia single-vineyard site and the Pian Romualdo vineyards in Monforte d'Alba, where today the entire top class of Piedmont would be happy to be represented.

The separate bottling of the best growing areas of the Langhe led to qualitatively superior results, which made the name Prunotto even better known in the wine world. This level soon caught the interest of the Antinoris and reflected what the noble family had been looking for since the 1970s. In 1994, they officially took over the estate and maintained Colla's high standards, bringing out the elegant character of the local grape varieties.

So today, under the Tuscan leadership of Albiera Antinori, a perfect balance between innovation and tradition prevails in the Prunotto house, with which the vineyards in Monferrato and the picturesque Langhe hills are cultivated. In addition to great Barolo, the magnificent Barbera d'Asti Costamiole and precious Barbaresco vintages from the single vineyard Bric Turot are also produced here. Other classics such as Nebbiolo, Barbera and Dolcetto also demonstrate their great class. Finally, the winery's high-ranking repertoire is completed by the aromatic Roero Arneis and Moscato d'Asti, and any wine lover with a particular fondness for Piedmont will undoubtedly be delighted by the name Prunotto.

"Prunotto represents, in the general imagination of many wine lovers, one of the most historic and reliable brands of winemaking in Piedmont." Gambero Rosso