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2020 Bruno Giacosa "Asili" Barbaresco Riserva

2020 Bruno Giacosa "Asili" Barbaresco Riserva

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98

James Suckling

Reviewed June 2023
Gorgeous perfumes of flowers and dark fruit with orange peel. Full-bodied with plenty of fruit and firm and integrated tannins. Thick silky texture. Fresh in the finish. It goes on for minutes. Available in 2025. Best after 2029.

Professional Reviews

97

Jeb Dunnuck

Review Date: 05/2025
The 2020 Barbaresco Riserva Asili was aged for 20 months in barrel followed by two years in bottle. In this vintage (as in 2021), the weather conditions and the maturity of the grapes were evident in the vineyard, indicating that they would produce the red label Riserva bottling this year. (In other vintages, that decision has been made in the cellar.) In the glass, the wine displays a medium red transparent hue and offers fantastic layers of incense, Asian spices, fresh currants, and raspberries. The palate is elegant and refined, with a long, graceful feel. It’s very long on the palate, with a balanced, fruity feel, and its perfume lasts on the finish, featuring notes of apricot perfume. It's gorgeous already, but I would stash this away and check back in a few years. It’s deceptively approachable now but has the structure to age over the coming decades. This vintage reminds Bruna Giacosa of 2000, a vintage marked with similar elegance. (AF)

96

Decanter

Review Date: 11/2024
Bottled in 2022, the Asili Riserva slowly divulges plum blossoms, cherry, crushed allspice and a touch of incense. The palate is effortlessly balanced with the silkiest mouthfeel and extraordinary freshness. I love the dark earthiness that emerges with a faint touch of tar. The tannins are tightly knit, demonstrating an elegance that will stand the test of time. Like several of her peers, Bruna Giacosa compares 2020 to 2000, describing the pair as more elegant than the structured vintages of 2021 and 2001 which have their own resemblance. She voices her preference for the former duo. (MM)

96

Wine Advocate

Review Date: 01/2025
Packaged with the red label, the Bruno Giacosa 2020 Barbaresco Riserva Asili was a little shy when I tasted it, but it clearly has the runway for long cellar aging. It opens to a medium-plus texture with a darker hue of ruby red. The tannins are elegant and fine, and although this was a warm vintage, the fruit feels very fresh and taut. You get good structure and firm tannins to carry it over the long term. (ML)

Notes

A monumental wine from one of Barbaresco’s most legendary producers, the 2020 Bruno Giacosa “Asili” Riserva is a profound expression of this iconic cru. Bearing the famous red label, this is a wine of immense structure and aromatic complexity, destined for a very long life. The nose is hauntingly pure and multi-layered, with notes of sour cherry, wild strawberry, and dried rose petal, woven with hints of blood orange, licorice, and crushed stone. On the palate, it’s full-bodied and powerful yet remarkably elegant, with a core of pristine red fruit framed by firm,

Details

TypeRed Wine
VarietalNebbiolo
OriginBarbaresco, Piedmont, Italy
Bottle Size750 mL
SKU1909729
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