Red

Asili

By Carlo Giacosa, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy

Critics and guides

Award: Faccino 95/100 (Doctor Wine, Guida Essenziale ai Vini d'Italia 2027), vintage 2023 (source)
Award: Corona (Touring Club Italiano, Vinibuoni d'Italia 2027), vintage 2023 (source)

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A single-vineyard Barbaresco from the family parcel in the Asili cru, first bottled on its own in 2018. Aged in French oak barrels.

Great elegance. Broad, floral bouquet with sweet fruity notes.

Very elegant wine for risotto or meat. Also pleasant with cheeses and outside meals.

Style: Red
Denomination: Barbaresco DOCG
Grape: Nebbiolo
Cru / vineyard: Asili
Production area: Asili cru, Barbaresco
Soil: Calcareous clay
Exposure: South-west
Vineyard planting: Altitude 250 m above sea level. Guyot modified to bow. A parcel bought by Carlo in 1964, planted partly to Barbera and partly to Nebbiolo and later converted entirely to Nebbiolo. Its grapes were blended with those of other vineyards until 2018, when the family began to vinify them as a single-vineyard wine.
Vinification: The grapes are crushed and destemmed, then the must ferments on skins in temperature-controlled steel tanks. After racking and partial clarification, the wine ages in French oak barrels. After bottling, the wine rests in the darkness of the cellar before release.
Serving temperature: 16-18°C
Storage: Best kept in an underground cellar at a constant temperature, away from light and noise.