Fiulot
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Traditional Italian antipasti and cured meats, pasta dishes featuring rich tomato or meat-based ragù, and roasted poultry or grilled pork chops.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the rolling hills of Asti in Italy's prestigious Piedmont region, Prunotto's 'Fiulot' is a vibrant celebration of the Barbera grape. The name 'Fiulot' translates to 'young man' or 'boy' in the local Piedmontese dialect—a fitting moniker for a wine defined by its youthful, energetic, and approachable character. Prunotto, a historic estate with roots dating back to the early 20th century and now under the stewardship of the Antinori family, crafts this Barbera d'Asti to showcase the pure, unadorned essence of the varietal. Grown in soils rich in clay and sand, the grapes benefit from a microclimate that coaxes out intense aromatic complexity. To preserve its bright primary fruit profile, the wine undergoes fermentation and brief aging entirely in stainless steel tanks, avoiding oak contact. This meticulous process yields a ruby-red wine bursting with red cherry, plum, and subtle floral notes, balanced by the grape's signature lively acidity.
🍾 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.