2021 Barbaresco Asili
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Made with organic fruit from a vineyard that has been in production since the mid-1970s, the Ceretto 2021 Barbaresco Asili shows very pretty floral tones of lilac, lavender and violet. Those are followed by bright tones of tart cassis and red berry. Everything about the wine feels fine, elegant and tight. This vintage offers a superior quality of fruit, and the wine closes with balanced acidity and silky tannins. It ages in French oak for 12 months with an additional 12 months in 300-liter neutral barrel.
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Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
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Made with organic fruit from a vineyard that has been in production since the mid-1970s, the Ceretto 2021 Barbaresco Asili shows very pretty floral tones of lilac, lavender and violet. Those are followed by bright tones of tart cassis and red berry. Everything about the wine feels fine, elegant and tight. This vintage offers a superior quality of fruit, and the wine closes with balanced acidity and silky tannins. It ages in French oak for 12 months with an additional 12 months in 300-liter neutral barrel.
Barbaresco. Just mid ruby. Fragrant, focused raspberry with hints of garden herbs. Wired acidity and shy, perfumed fruit with lots of chewy tannins that still need to settle but, nevertheless, this has near-perfect balance. Long, fragrant finish. (WS)
The 2021 Barbaresco Asili is the most delicate and sensual of the Barbarescos. Crushed red berry fruit, mint, spice and kirsch are all laced together. Bright acids and clean mineral notes give the 2021 notable tension and energy. The 2021 is a gorgeous wine that shows more young classic austerity than Asili sensuality, at least today.