Casliglione Faletto Riserva
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-braised beef (such as Brasato al Barolo), roasted wild game, and dishes featuring rich truffle-infused sauces or aged cheeses like Castelmagno.
✨ Technical Specifications
Prunotto, a historic estate in Piedmont now managed by the Antinori family, has a legacy dating back to 1904. The Castiglione Faletto Riserva represents the pinnacle of Nebbiolo from the steep, clay-limestone soils of the Castiglione Faletto commune. This terroir is legendary for producing Barolo that strikes a perfect balance between the powerful structure of Serralunga d'Alba and the elegant, perfumed aromatics of La Morra. Crafted only in exceptional vintages, this Riserva undergoes extended maceration and years of patient aging in large oak casks, allowing the fierce Nebbiolo tannins to soften into a complex tapestry of dried roses, tar, leather, and dark cherry.
🍾 About the Producer
Prunotto traces its origins to 1904 when the cooperative Cantina Sociale 'Ai Vini delle Langhe' was established in Serralunga d'Alba, later rescued and rechristened by Alfredo Prunotto in the 1920s. Under legendary winemaker Beppe Colla from 1956, the estate emerged as a pioneer of single-vineyard bottlings in Piedmont, famously producing the benchmark Barolo Bussia beginning with the 1961 vintage. Owned by Tuscany's Marchesi Antinori family since 1994, Prunotto stewards approximately 65 hectares across prime sites in the Langhe and Monferrato. Viticulture leverages the region's classic mosaic of calcareous clay and Tortonian marl, capturing distinctive diurnal shifts and microclimatic nuance. In the cellar, vinification balances traditional large-format cask maturation with refined contemporary precision. Prunotto's expansive portfolio is anchored by celebrated cru bottlings such as Barolo Bussia Vigna Colonnello Riserva, Barbaresco Bric Turot, and Nizza Riserva Costamiòle, complemented by classical regional expressions of Arneis, Barbera d'Alba, and Moscato d'Asti.
🍇 Grapes
100% Nebbiolo