Wine Prunotto, Barolo DOCG, 2005

Nebbiolo wines for monosortovogo "Prunotto Barolo DOCG" grown in the vineyards in Monforte, Castiglione Falletto and Serralunga. Local land-related tortonianskim (Tortonian) period, built of clay and limestone elements and rich in magnesium and manganese. Not a very good weather conditions in 2005 were generally marked as satisfactory. After a relatively mild winter with sufficient rainfall and cool spring, came a sharp increase in temperature in the summer. September began with rain, but then the weather has stabilized, and the characteristic variations in temperature between day and night allowed the grapes to accumulate a sufficient amount of sugar and flavorings. After collection, the grapes were carefully sorted, cleaned from stems and crushed. Maceration lasted 15 days at a temperature of 30 ° C, malolactic fermentation was completed before winter. Aging wine in 50 and 75-gektolitrovyh French oak barrels lasted for 24 months, after which the wine was bottled and sent for further aging in the cellars Prunotto for another 12 months.

Alfredo Prunotto - famous winemaker, who worked for many prestigious vineyards of Italy. Its first factory "Wine Lange" he founded in 1904. He lasted until 1922. In 1923 Prunotto decided to create a company Prunotto, which concluded a contract for the purchase of the best wine in Piedmont, specializes in the production and bottling of wines of the highest quality. Prunotto fairly quickly became famous and started exporting wines around the world: in Europe, South America, and then the United States.
After 1990, when the winery was taken over by the famous Antinori family, a decision was made to produce wine, which amounted at that time already 800,000 bottles a year, of their grapes. For this purpose were acquired additional vineyards, updated equipment and remodeled basement. In 2000, the old oak barrels of 100 hectoliters were replaced by 50 and 75 gektolitrovye that are better suited for realizing the potential of wines. Bottling line has been updated with the help of machines with advanced technology, which protects the wine from possible oxygenation negative at this stage. Also installed advanced from a technical point of view a machine that seals the bottle cork and provides maximum reliability close.