Roagna, Barbaresco Asili other_regions this should be approachable

this should be approachable

(from vines that average 50 years of age)

the 2008 Extra Brut Rosé Premier Cru 1522 may be the finest rendition of this cuvée to date

Medium-bodied with a lively

Roagna, Barbaresco Asili other_regions this should be approachableThe 2004 Barbaresco Asili needs a good twelve hours to open up and find its freshness. Sweet red berries, cinnamon and rose petal are pushed forward. Even with all of the oxygenation, the Asili retains sinewy, pulsating tannins that still need time in bottle to soften. This is a decidedly virile, masculine Asili with bright, salivating acidity and piercing tannins that need time to soften. Like all of the Roagna wines of this era, the 2004 Asili is