Giacosa/Bruno Barbaresco Asili 2022

95 points Monica Larner (Wine Advocate): “[$265 list] 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. Drink: 2027-2050. (1/30/25)"

95 points Ian D’Agata Wine Review: “Bright red. Perfumed aromas of raspberry, peach, minerals, cinnamon and sandalwood on the complex, enticing nose. Then similar flavours that are nicely framed by smooth tannins and extended on the long, steely finish by harmonious acidity. The long aftertaste is at once mineral and fruity, and extremely refined. Another gorgeous wine from Bruna Giacosa. Drinking window: 2031-2042. (9/27/24)"