2016 Barbaresco Asili
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The 2016 Barbaresco Asili is a fine choice for drinking now and over the next few years. Crushed flowers, worn-in leather, spice, tobacco, cedar, orange peel and sweet dried cherries open in the bouquet. Aromatic and medium in body, the 2016 is open-knit, expressive and peaking. Soft, resolved tannins support the refined close.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
James Suckling
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The 2016 Barbaresco Asili is bright, perfumed and nicely lifted, with lovely sweet red berry, spice and floral character. Lithe and polished, the 2016 has plenty to offer, even if it is a bit small scaled, especially for this cru, where Barbarescos tend to have a bit more flesh. Even with time in the glass, the 2016 remains an austere Asili.
Spearmint, rose petals, tulips and lilacs make for a fragrant Barbaresco expression. Fine, velvety tannins encase supple baskets of transparent, silky fruit on the palate, which is only medium in body and moderately firm. Drink from 2021.
Barbaresco. Tasted blind. Mid ruby with orange tinges. A little closed on the nose. Concentrated and very pure on the palate. Bags of concentrated sour cherry and coating tannins equally vying for attention on the finish. Long, embryonic and in need of much more time. (WS)