Ca del Baio Barbaresco Asili 2021 - 1.5L
Barbaresco, Piemonte
Regular price $84.99
Asili Barbaresco 2021
Ca del Baio
Barbaresco, Piemonte
The 2021 vintage is not yet rated, but here are the reviews for the 2020/2019 vintage:
NYR-95 pts Vinous Galloni (2020 Vintage)
The 2019 Barbaresco Asili is a rich, heady wine from this historic site. Dark cherry, menthol, lavender, spice and incense bring out the darker, more virile side of Asili. Readers will have to be patient, as the 2019 is going to need at least a few years to be at its best, as the tannins are pretty imposing today. This brooding, searing Barbaresco is quite the powerhouse.
NYR-93 pts Vinous Galloni (2019 Vintage)
The 2019 Barbaresco Asili is a rich, heady wine from this historic site. Dark cherry, menthol, lavender, spice and incense bring out the darker, more virile side of Asili. Readers will have to be patient, as the 2019 is going to need at least a few years to be at its best, as the tannins are pretty imposing today. This brooding, searing Barbaresco is quite the powerhouse.
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.