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Drinking Window 2027 - 2036
The 2022 Barbaresco Asili is a rich, heady wine from Ca' del Baio. Kirsch, blood orange, mint, cinnamon and a kick of orange peel open in the glass. The more exuberant side of the year comes through in racy Barbaresco that is decidedly on the riper side, but all the elements are very nicely balanced. There's just a touch of alcoholic warmth here. - By Antonio Galloni on October 2025

This set of new releases from the Grasso family spans vintages 2020, 2021 and 2022 and naturally favors the wines of stronger vintages—some of which are also Riservas—but all the Barbarescos are very fine. The Barbarescos spent about a month on the skins, followed by 20 months in wood, a little bit more for the Riservas. All the wines are aged in cask, with the exception of the Pora, which is done in 500-liter tonneaux because of smaller volumes. Readers should note that there will no Riservas in 2022, 2023 or 2024. Artisan values run deep at this small, family-run grower estate in Barbaresco.

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.