Introvert and rather loose

flowers and cocoa that ride along perfectly with all its sweet

complemented by hints of toasted bread

The Riserva is only produced in truly exceptional years and represents the single-best barrel of the bunch

2020 is still a question mark

Roagna, Barbaresco Asili other_regions_australia Introvert and rather looseThe 2004 Barbaresco Asili needs a good twelve hours to open up and find its freshness. Sweet red berries, cinnamon and rose petal are pushed forward. Even with all of the oxygenation, the Asili retains sinewy, pulsating tannins that still need time in bottle to soften. This is a decidedly virile, masculine Asili with bright, salivating acidity and piercing tannins that need time to soften. Like all of the Roagna wines of this era, the 2004 Asili is