Prunotto Barbera d'Asti Fiulot
- Barbera
- Italy, 750ml
Fiulot is an intense, vibrant ruby red colour. On the nose it’s vinous and fruity with notes of plums and cherries. On the palate, soft, vibrant with juicy flavours of cherries and raspberries, it's an exceptionally pleasant wine.
- Winery: Prunotto Wines
- Varietal: Barbera
- Region: Piedmont DOCG, Italy
- Vintage: 2021
- Alcohol: 14.5%
- Volume: 750ml
- Closure: Cork
- Food match: Lamb, leaner beef & roast pork; turkey; Portobello mushrooms & roasted pepper; bleu-veined, mozzarella & gorgonzola cheeses
“Fiulot” in Piemonte’s local dialect means “young man”. This Barbera is delicate and easy to drink, a youthful expression of its fruit and aromas. Buy here in our premium online liquor store, we deliver nationwide.
In 1904 a co-operative winery called Ai Vino Delle Langhe was founded and a young man who founded a young man who worked there was one Alfred Prunotto. Prunotto took over the estate in 1922, giving it his own name and today it is run under the umbrella of the famous Marchesi Antinori family. Located in Alba the estate tends around 50 hectares of vineyards throughout the Langhe and Monferrato and produces a range of fine wines from the heady Moscato d'Alba to delicious Barbera, Dolcetto and Nebbiolo. A the top end lie a range of single cru wines from Barolo, Barbaresco and the DOC's of Nebbiolo d'Alba, Barbera d'Alba, Dolcetto d'Alba and Barbera d'Asti. Classic Piedmont wines produced with style by the Antinori family.
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