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2022 Bruno Giacosa "Asili" Barbaresco

2022 Bruno Giacosa "Asili" Barbaresco

98JS
96JD
95RP
$259.99

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98

James Suckling

Very classy and perfumed, with ripe strawberries, spice, cedar, sandalwood and iron shavings that follow through to a medium body with extremely long and pointed tannins that go on and on. Lightly chewy at the end. Racy Asili. Hard not to drink now. Best after 2029.

Professional Reviews

96

Jeb Dunnuck

Review Date: 05/2025
The team will not produce a 2022 Riserva release, and the 2022 Barbaresco Asili will be only release from Asili. From this cru with sandier soils, it was aged for 20 months in large barrels. In the glass, it boasts a jewel-toned ruby color and is fresh and ripe with aromas of pure raspberries, wild strawberries, rocky earth, and pressed roses. The palate is fruity and appealing, with refreshing lift, well-defined tannins, even acidity, and a kiss of stone fruit and mouthwatering salinity on the finish. It has just a hint of warmth, but it’s very well-balanced and joyful, making it a pretty vintage of this wine. Drink 2026-2050.

95

Wine Advocate

Review Date: 06/2025
The Bruno Giacosa 2022 Barbaresco Asili is hitting the market now. It was bottled on the 15th of July, 2024. This elegant wine shows the finely tuned and nuanced essence of Asili with its fine soils. It opens to a bright ruby color and delivers chalky tannins that retain their tension and grippy feel. On the close, you get hints of violets and blue flower. This is a very terroir-driven wine, but it needs more time in bottle to fully express itself. There will be a red label, or Riserva, made in 2020 to be released later this year (that I have reviewed here). A 2021 Riserva will be released in 2026. If Bruna Giacosa (daughter of the late Bruno Giacosa) makes a red label, the white label is not produced. (ML)

Notes

From one of the most revered names in all of Italy, the 2022 Bruno Giacosa “Asili” Barbaresco is a stunning, albeit incredibly youthful, expression of this legendary cru. From the hot and dry 2022 vintage, this wine showcases remarkable purity and balance. The nose is wonderfully aromatic and precise, with notes of red cherry, wild strawberry, and rose petal, accented by hints of licorice and crushed stone. On the palate, it’s medium-bodied and elegant, with a core of pristine red fruit framed by firm, incredibly fine-grained tannins and vibrant acidity. The finish is long, graceful, and intensely mineral. A benchmark Barbaresco with profound elegance and decades of aging potential.

Details

OriginBarbaresco, Piedmont, Italy
Type/VarietalNebbiolo
SKU1909725