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2020 Barbaresco, Asili, Ceretto, Piedmont, Italy
- Red
- Dry
- Full Bodied
- Nebbiolo
Not ready
(Drink 2027 - 2053)
- Walter Speller
- 16.5/20
- Antonio Galloni
- 95/100
- Aldo Fiordelli
- 98/100
Product: 20208234078
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Description
The legendary Asili cru is where Ceretto first started planting Barbaresco, and they’ve been perfecting their style here since the 1960s. Their 1.2ha plot is located at the very top of the high bricco, facing south and south-west, and the result is pure elegance: dense red and black fruits, persistent silky tannins, complex notes of violets and smoky baking spices with an overall energy like a coiled spring. Beautiful expression of how finessed Barbaresco can be.
Drink 2027 - 2045
Berry Bros. & Rudd
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Alcohol % 14%
Maturity Not ready
(2027 - 2053)
Grape List Nebbiolo
Body Full Bodied
Producer Ceretto
Critics reviews
Walter Speller 16.5/20
Barbaresco. Mid-to-deep ruby with orange tinges. Subtle raspberry nose with just a pinch of savoury oak. Soft raspberry fruit with just the right amount of grainy tannins. Juicy and just a little light.
Drink 2023 - 2028
Antonio Galloni 95/100
The 2020 Barbaresco Asili is quite simply textbook Asili. Fragrant and silky, with tremendous fruit purity and class to burn, the 2020 is so impressive. All the elements are so well balanced in a Barbaresco that impresses with its pedigree. A long, beautifully persistent finish rounds things out in style.
Alessandro Ceretto presented a compelling set of 2020 Barbarescos and 2019 Barolos. These are some of the most impressive wines I have tasted in 20 years of visiting. The Barbarescos are super-classic wines built on a gorgeous aromatic presence and elegant, mid-weight structure. I admire the Barolos for their transparency and expression of place. Harvest occurred between October 3 and 8, placing Ceretto among the earlier pickers in this vintage. The wines spent about 25 days on the skins. Malolactic fermentations were done in neutral French oak where the wines spent about nine months before being racked into Stockinger casks for ageing.
Drink 2025 - 2040
Aldo Fiordelli 98/100
If there is an MGA which benefits from the volume of 2020 vintage it is Asili which is well known for its lean, pure elegance. Parma violet is wrapped up in watermelon fruit, leafy lightness and a floor of spices among smoky woodland, liquorice and roots. The lush fruit on the palate is sustained by crisp acidity and dense, silky tannins with a grippy finish due to its youth, soaked with a savoury blood orange aftertaste. A super-elegant Asili with volume. A great wine.
Drink 2023 - 2040