On the intensity scale, the 2011 Barbaresco Riserva Asili veers towards the lighter and more ethereal side of the Nebbiolo spectrum. The wine offers a delicately nuanced bouquet with menthol tones and balsam herb that segue to wild berry, light spice, blue violets and crushed mineral. Those mineral notes render a polished, dry and silky approach overall. The tannins are finely tuned and delineated with grace. This wine is more petite and feminine compared to the other Riservas released this year, but it shows its power and aging potential nonetheless.

Intense aromas of cherry, rose, licorice and tar pick up tobacco, spice and mineral elements on the palate. Concentrated, yet elegant and expressive, with more to give. Ends with a long aftertaste of fruit, underbrush and mineral. Best from 2018 through 2032. 1,110 cases made, 300 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbaresco Select to Add