{"id":7152,"date":"2025-09-09T01:28:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T01:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/09\/nizza-report-3-prunotto\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T01:28:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T01:28:04","slug":"nizza-report-3-prunotto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/09\/nizza-report-3-prunotto\/","title":{"rendered":"Nizza – Report 3: Prunotto"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Prunotto1\"<\/p>\n

Decided to spend my birthday week of 2024 in Italy, in the cradle of Barbera … Nizza Monferrato … exploring the wines, the vineyards and the people who make these incredible expressions of Barbera in its purest form. Over the course of 4 days, I tasted my way through a number of Piedmontese wines – focusing in on what many have called a “simple wine” … only to discover, it is far from that. This is my third of five reports (missed the two, check them out here Vinchio Vaglio<\/a> – La Gironda<\/a>):<\/p>\n

PRUNOTTO<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Prunotto5\"Wrapped my arms around Prunotto for the whole day today, as Emanuele Baldi invited me out to the tasting room in Bussia an hour from where I was staying. Then to lunch at Locanda del Bosco Grande to eat with the heavyweights of Nizza: Stefano Chiarlo (Michele Chiarlo) and Gianni Bertolino (Tenuta Olim Bauda) – the president and vice-president of the Nizza organization. I felt both honoured and privileged to talk Barbera with these gentlemen, pick their brains, and partake of their collective knowledge. Thank you.<\/p>\n

\"Prunotto3\"<\/p>\n

Let’s start with Prunotto’s viewpoint. I tasted four Barbera wines: an Asti, an Alba, and two Nizza.<\/p>\n

It was explained to me that the vineyards of Alba—the best vineyards, anyway—are dedicated to Nebbiolo. In Asti, the best vineyards are dedicated to Barbera; and this is where Nizza calls home.<\/p>\n

Prunotto has what seems like “three vineyards” in Asti, two of which they make their Nizza wines in. The third, they make a Barbera d’Asti. But the entire vineyard is one plot—it’s just broken down into three subplots.<\/p>\n

Friulot… The location of which is both the very bottom and the very top of the rolling hill.<\/p>\n

Bonsella… Located right in the middle of the vineyard.<\/p>\n

Costamiole … is the oldest top portion of the main vineyard.<\/p>\n

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\"Prunotto2\"<\/p>\n

THE WINES … <\/strong><\/p>\n

2023 Fiulot – Barbera D’Asti<\/strong> <\/span>(Barbera) – vineyards are south facing<\/em>
Bright cherry with good acidity. Chillable. Ripe, smooth and easy to drink. Not complex, but with its medium length and light tannins this is perfect for everyday drinking.  (*** ½+)<\/strong><\/p>\n

2022 Pian Romualdo – Barbera d’Alba<\/strong><\/span> (Barbera) – vineyards are north-west facing<\/em>
6 months big oak casks. Lovely mix of red and dark fruit with subtle spice and good acidity: sour cherry lingers on the palate with a savoury note and then there is the medium-long finish.  (****) <\/strong>   <\/p>\n

2022 Bansella – Nizza<\/strong><\/span> (Barbera) – these are “super” south facing & the best part of the vineyard<\/em>
6 months small barrels. Black cherry, blackberry with a long finish and luxurious mouthfeel; slightly smoky-meat and savoury, but still retains plenty of the fruit.  (****+)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prunotto 2021 Costamiole – Nizza Riserva<\/strong><\/span> (Barbera)<\/em>
12 months new barrique. Dark and smoky with tobacco and coffee, rugged and tannin rich.  (*** ½+)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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QUICK SIPS OF PRUNOTTO BAROLO (Nebbiolo) …<\/strong><\/p>\n

2020 Bussia – Barolo<\/strong><\/span> (Nebbiolo)<\/em>
18 months big cask – 36 months from Jan 1 (release). Floral and savoury with good acidity and length.  (****)<\/strong>    <\/p>\n

2020 Cerretta – Barolo<\/strong><\/span> (Nebbiolo)<\/em>
18 months big cask – 36 months from Jan 1 (release). Plenty of tension, subtle cherry, and nice spice. Good acidity and depth with some lovely floral and a great deal of intensity.  (**** ½)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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THE WINES WE HAD FOR LUNCH \"Prunotto4\"<\/strong>
Michele Chiarlo 2013 La Court (Barbera D’Asti) Nizza
Prunotto 2015 Costamiole Riserva Nizza
Tenuta Olim Bauda 2019 Bauda Riserva Nizza<\/p>\n

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