Red
Asili Vecchie Viti
By Roagna, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
Made from the family's old vines in the central part of Asili; bottled as Barbaresco Asili from 2004 to 2006 and as Vecchie Viti since the 2007 vintage.
Tasting notes
This Barbaresco Asili Vecchie Viti displays a classic garnet hue, offering an ethereal and perfumed bouquet of rose, red cherry, and a subtle minerality. The palate is elegant and harmonious, with silky tannins, vibrant acidity, and a long, nuanced finish.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Cru / vineyard
- Asili
- Production area
- South of the Barbaresco village, in the heart of the historic Asili hill; purchased by the family in 1961.
- Soil
- Tertiary (Cenozoic) marine sedimentation; calcareous clay with veins of sand.
- Exposure
- South-west facing, at 250 m.
- Vineyard planting
- 0.22 ha of old Nebbiolo vines, in the central part of the Asili MGA.
- Vinification
- Aged for an average of five years in wood and concrete.
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