98 points James Suckling: “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. (6/23/23)”
97 points Audrey Frick (JebDunnuck.com): "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.These wines were tasted with Paola Giacosa at the estate. Drink: 2028-2045. (May 2025)"
96+ points Ian D’Agata Wine Review: “Good deep red. Brooding aromas and flavours of ripe red cherry, blood orange, star anise, camphor and sweet spices. At once multilayered and complex, with polished if noteworthy tannins providing backbone and guaranteeing a long and graceful evolution over time. And this will need plenty of it in a good cellar, in order to showcase all it has to offer. Drinking window: 2032-2045. (9/27/24)”
96 points Monica Larner (Wine Advocate): “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. Drink: 2027-2055. (1/30/25)”
96 points Michaela Morris (Decanter): "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. Drinking Window: 2027-2042. (11/6/24)"
97 points Audrey Frick (JebDunnuck.com): "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.These wines were tasted with Paola Giacosa at the estate. Drink: 2028-2045. (May 2025)"
96+ points Ian D’Agata Wine Review: “Good deep red. Brooding aromas and flavours of ripe red cherry, blood orange, star anise, camphor and sweet spices. At once multilayered and complex, with polished if noteworthy tannins providing backbone and guaranteeing a long and graceful evolution over time. And this will need plenty of it in a good cellar, in order to showcase all it has to offer. Drinking window: 2032-2045. (9/27/24)”
96 points Monica Larner (Wine Advocate): “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. Drink: 2027-2055. (1/30/25)”
96 points Michaela Morris (Decanter): "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. Drinking Window: 2027-2042. (11/6/24)"
| Product SKU | 353202 |
| Producer | Giacosa/Bruno |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| SubRegion | Barbaresco DOCG |
| Varietal | Nebbiolo |
| Designation | Riserva |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 1.5L |
| Color | Red |
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