The 2018 Barbaresco Asili presents terrific energy and verve. Crushed red berry fruit, rose petal, mint, blood orange, dried flowers and incense are beautifully delineated throughout. In 2018, the Asili is wonderfully translucent and classy. I can't wait to see how it ages.

So perfumed and subtle with dried flowers and spices, as well as some cherries and strawberries. Full-bodied and layered with soft, velvety tannins and a pretty finish. Very forward and attractive. From organically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but better in a year or two.

The 2018 Barbaresco Asili is a concentrated and powerful expression. The wine shows an immediately open personality in which it flaunts its dark cherry and dried blackberry aromas. As it takes on more air in the glass, detailed nuances of earth, spice and camphor ash come into focus. The wine carries its strong fruit weight elegantly over the palate.

Barbaresco. Tasted blind. Lustrous mid ruby with orange tinges. Rich but pure on the nose. Cherry fruit with a peppery tingle. Pure, juicy cherry fruit on the palate too with sandpapery tannins. Long fruit finish with bags of tannins. Tactile, focused and pure. (WS)