Asili, Barbaresco Explained

Asili is a cru in the commune of Barbaresco, in Piedmont, Italy with widespread recognition for its terroir and its quality.[1] [2] It has ancient roots - it has been claimed that the name derives from Latin and is associated with a place of "asylum".[3]

It is 14 hectares in size and located in the centre of the commune, occupying the crest of the Asili hill with vineyards on all sides,[4] with the tiny hamlet of Asili near the crest, just southwest of the peak. The vines on the south-western aspect are particularly well-oriented, lying just to the east of the Borgata Asili.

Asili is located at a modest altitude (200-280m) for Barbaresco, and is accordingly relatively warm. The variety of soil - silt, loam and clay - is thought to be responsible for the wine's finesse.[5] Prominent winemaker Michele Chiarlo has claimed that the richness in magnesium and calcium are significant too.[6] It has recently taken over a neighboring part of Rabajà.[7]

The Bruno Giacosa Asili has been considered a "reference point" for all of Barbaresco in the words of the wine critic Robert Parker.[8]

Producers

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brook . Stephen . 2021-01-13 . Barolo & Barbaresco: 10 high-flying vineyard sites . 2024-09-11 . Decanter . en.
  2. Book: Bastianich . Joseph . Vino italiano: the regional wines of Italy . Lynch . David . 2005 . Clarkson Potter . 978-1-4000-9774-6 . Rev. and updated . New York.
  3. Book: O'Keefe, Kerin . Barolo and Barbaresco: the king and queen of Italian wine . 2014 . University of California Press . 978-0-520-27326-9 . Berkeley . 223.
  4. Web site: Asili Cru - The Ca' del Baio vineyards . 2024-09-11 . Ca' del Baio . en-US.
  5. Web site: Brook . Stephen . 2020-10-11 . Wine Legend: Bruno Giacosa, Asili Barbaresco Riserva 2004 . 2024-09-11 . Decanter . en.
  6. Web site: Chiarlo . Michele . Com . Well . 2020-08-12 . Asili, the essence of Barbaresco . 2024-09-11 . Michele Chiarlo.
  7. Web site: Brook . Stephen . 2021-01-13 . Barolo & Barbaresco: 10 high-flying vineyard sites . 2024-09-11 . Decanter . en.
  8. Goldstein . Robin . 2010 . Robert M. Parker: Parker's Wine Bargains: The World's Greatest Wine Values Under $25, Simon & Schuster, New York2009, 512 pp., ISBN: 1439101906 (paperback), $17.99. . Journal of Wine Economics . 5 . 1 . 209–216 . 10.1017/s193143610000153x . 1931-4361.
  9. Book: Masnaghetti, A . Barbaresco MGA . 2021 . 9788898254576 . 247. Alessandro Masnaghetti .

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