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The 2018 Barbaresco Riserva Asili emerges from just three long rows across the upper slope of the Asili hillside. It shows a darker, more powerful side of Asili, which is amplified by aging in neutral 500L barrels. Nevertheless, the smaller scaled style of the year is evident, and yet the 2018 is impeccably balanced. This is a terrific effort for the year. The 2018 spent two years in 500L tonneaux and a year in ceramic vats prior to being bottled. Drinking Window: 2024-2035

The Barbaresco Asili Cru is from what many would say is the best terroir or Cru vineyard in Barbaresco, the Asili vineyard.Bruno Giacosa makes the most sought-after bottling from this vineyard with his red label Riserva and the vines for this wine are interspersed with the Ca del Baio vines, just look at the map! Take a look at the map and the key below to see exactly the incredible producers that have their vines planted next to and intermingled with the Ca del Baio vines:

– Bruno Giacosa
– Gaja
– Roagna
– Produttori del barbareso
– Ceretto

Planting of vineyards: between 1957 and 1999
Type of soil: bluish clayey-limestone marl
Position: facing south-west
Harvest: between the end of September and the beginning of October (2015 was an earlier pick)
Vinification and Aging: The destemmed and pressed grapes ferment on the skins in temperature-controlled steel tanks for 5 to 30 days. The wine then matures in wood for 24 months, partly in oak casks and partly in small used French barrels, before continuing its aging in the bottle for 6 months.