Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Ceretto |
Label Name: | Barbaresco Asili |
Vintage: | 2017 |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Piedmont (Barbaresco - Asili cru) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13.5% |
Grape(s): | Nebbiolo |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Wine Advocate 95; Falstaff 95; James Suckling 94; Vinous 93+; Wine Spectator 92; Veronelli 93
Tasting Note
Aromatic rose and red cherry with raspberry, dried herbs, tar and subtle truffle. Elegant, fine-grained tannins, bright acidity, saline minerality and a long, savory finish.
Food Pairing
Roast lamb, braised beef, aged cheeses, porcini or truffle pasta; Asian: Peking duck, char siu, mushroom hot pot, Korean BBQ beef.
Production Method
Organically farmed Nebbiolo; traditional fermentation with extended maceration and ~24 months ageing in tonneau (small oak) before bottling.
Vineyard Info
Produced by Ceretto (family estate founded 1937). Grapes from Ceretto's top Asili parcel (~1.1–1.3 ha) on calcareous marly soils; single-cru bottling since the 1970s.