Produttori Del Barbaresco - Barbaresco Asili Riserva 2017 (750ml)
Price: $99.00
Sale Price: $81.00
| Producer | Produttori Del Barbaresco |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Subregion | Barbaresco |
| Varietal | Nebbiolo |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Sku | 1557295 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
Packs a winning combination of ripe black cherry blackberry and plum fruit with tar iron eucalyptus and tobacco accents. Delivering a rich densely tannic texture this is powerful and resonant with plenty of energy on the long vibrant aftertaste. Balanced yet begs for patience. Best from 2027 through 2045. ?B.S.
Wine Advocate: 95+ Points
The Produttori del Barbaresco 2017 Barbaresco Riserva Asili is distinguished by its extremely linear and direct approach with wild rose cassis and lots of mineral or crushed stone. The wine is taut and fresh on the palate with a medium-lean texture and lots of depth and persistence. I love those bright rose petal-like nuances on the close of this wine and the tannins are firm and silky. This bottle boasts a unique identity in this group of Riservas. 10000 bottles were produced.
Vinous: 95 Points
The 2017 Barbaresco Riserva Asili is a real stand out. It captures all the sensuality of the year while retaining the translucence and freshness of Nebbiolo. Rose petal crushed red berry fruit cinnamon and spice develop with a bit of coaxing. This is another gorgeous wine from the Produttori. Asili is widely regarded as one of the best vineyards in Barbaresco maybe the best. This wine shows why. - By Antonio Galloni on September 2021 Aldo Vacca and his team at the Produttori del Barbaresco cooperative continue to turn out gorgeous wines that deliver a remarkable combination of quality and value. This year's releases include the 2017 Riservas and the 2018 Barbaresco. "Frost and drought were challenges in 2017 but not excessively so" Vacca told me. "It was an early harvest but conditions at the end of the season were quite favorable. We were more worried about drought than heat. In the end we found the requisites to make our Riservas but production for all the wines is lower than normal. Two thousand eighteen is another story. Disease pressure was high throughout the year. There were some diurnal shifts at the end of the season then a week where temperatures warmed before cooling again. The wines lacked color and depth relative to stronger vintages." In tasting the 2017 Riservas are certainly very good wines. As often happens in warm years the differences between vineyard sites are less marked than they are in cooler vintages like 2014 and 2016. The tannins are also less polished. Time will help to some degree but the wines will always show the personality of the vintage. Time on the skins was four weeks (as opposed to five for the 2016s) with submerged cap maceration at the end. Aging was done entirely in cask.
vWine Enthusiast: 93 Points
Floral aromas of iris and pressed rose come to the forefront along with hay eucalyptus and spice. Full-bodied and rather concentrated the palate recalls cherry marinated in spirits licorice and ground clove alongside taut fine-grained tannins. KERIN O?KEEFE
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