Colonnello Riserva
⏳ Drinking Window
2026 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-braised beef dishes, rich pasta with fresh truffles, and mature cheeses such as Castelmagno.
✨ Technical Specifications
Prunotto's Colonnello Riserva represents a pinnacle of Piedmontese winemaking, hailing from the legendary Bussia cru in Monforte d'Alba. The history of Prunotto is deeply intertwined with the modern renaissance of Barolo; Alfredo Prunotto acquired the winery in 1923, and the estate was among the very first to bottle single-vineyard Barolos in the 1960s. The Colonnello vineyard is a prized parcel characterized by a unique microclimate and soils rich in sand, clay, and silt. This specific terroir coaxes a remarkably elegant, perfumed, and velvety expression from the demanding Nebbiolo grape. To earn the 'Riserva' designation, the wine undergoes extensive aging, spending several years in oak casks and bottle, allowing its initial notes of red berries and rose petals to evolve into a majestic tapestry of forest floor, licorice, tobacco, and black truffle.
🍾 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