Red
Asili
By Cascina Luisin, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
100% Nebbiolo from the Asili cru in Barbaresco, from 65-year-old vines, aged 30 months in bottle after maturation in 30 hl Slavonian oak.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Asili
- Production area
- Barbaresco (Asili), 300 m altitude
- Exposure
- Southwest
- Harvest
- Mid-October
- Vineyard planting
- Average vine age 65 years, Traditional Guyot training, yield 40 quintals per hectare
- Vinification
- Approximately 40 days in cement cisterns, the first 8 days with frequent racking for strong extraction, the remaining days resting gently to extract noble tannins for good development and ageing. Malolactic fermentation and maturation in 30 hl Slavonian oak barrels for structure, elegance and Nebbiolo's characteristic austerity. Aged 30 months in bottle.