2004 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Riserva Asili
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023 - Vinous Piedmont Icons Dinner @ Legacy Records (Legacy Records, NYC): The '04 Asili is an unbelievable wine. I found it to be a very exotic wine, with the aromatic profile very different than the Nebbiolo stereotype. This bottle was very expressive, more so than the bottle I had back in 2020, but it is still very primary and should improve with time.
On the nose, I found olives, dark red, exotic floral tones, dark red fruit, blood orange, bitter chocolate, and sweet spices. The olive note I got is quite unusual for nebbiolo (outside of the Burlotto Monvigliero, where I've found black olive notes across several vintages), while the bitter chocolate note is perhaps a tell that the winemaking here is a touch more modern. On the palate, the '04 shows primary notes of super sweet, dark red fruit and candied red roses, alongside savory notes of chocolate and olive, while the wine is so perfectly balanced with medium plus acidity and concentration. There is actually quite a bit of tannin here which could benefit from time to integrate, but the tannins are very fine grained.
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