Romualdo
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic Piedmontese agnolotti pasta with meat sauce, roasted veal with rosemary, or aged cheeses such as Pecorino or Toma.
✨ Technical Specifications
Steeped in the rich winemaking history of Piedmont, Prunotto has been a standard-bearer of quality since Alfredo Prunotto took over the social cellar of Alba in 1923. The Romualdo bottling is a tribute to this legacy, capturing the vibrant soul of the Barbera grape grown in the prestigious Asti hills. Here, the unique terroir of calcareous clay and marine sands imparts a distinct elegance and mineral complexity to the grape. Prunotto crafts Romualdo with a deep respect for tradition, utilizing careful temperature-controlled fermentation followed by aging in oak casks to soften Barbera's naturally bright acidity. The result is a beautifully structured red wine that weaves together intense aromas of ripe blackberries and dark cherries with warm undertones of cocoa, tobacco, and sweet wood spices, embodying the rustic yet refined spirit of Piedmontese hillsides.
🍾 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.