1982 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Asili

Community Tasting Notes (8) Median Score: 94 points

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  2/20/2023 - forceberry wrote: flawed

  The fruit is sourced from the Asili vineyard. Released only after a minimum of four years of aging. Bottle #2369 of total 20480 bottles. 14% alcohol.
  
  Old, pale and fully translucent cherry-red color with an aged brick-orange hue and an almost colorless rim. The nose feels pungent, old and quite oxidative with aromas of soy sauce and beef jerky, some raisiny tones, a little bit of something smoky, light fragrant notes of dried flowers and potpourri, a hint of wizened sour cherry and a touch of rancio. The wine feels similarly old, oxidative and tertiary on the palate with a medium body and pungent flavors of soy sauce and tangy rancio, some beef jerky, a little bit of sweeter raisiny character, light smoky nuances, hints of dried dates and wizened sour cherries and a touch of tobacco. The wine is high in acidity with still quite grippy tannins. The finish is old, moderately grippy and quite lengthy with a tertiary aftertaste of sour cherries, some tart lingonberries, a little bit of raisiny fruit, light beef jerky tones, an oxidative hint of soy sauce and a touch of dried dates.
  
  From a structural point of view, this was a very stern and quite impressive effort for a 40-yo Barbaresco Riserva. However, from the flavor perspective, this was already past its peak. There are still some fruity nuances and good sense of tertiary complexity, but the pungent, oxidative notes dominate both the nose and the taste so badly that there is very little thrill to be had in this wine. It's perfectly possible that we just had a poorly kept bottle and not all 1982 Asilis are flat and dead, but at this point, I'd be wary.

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  10/19/2021 - dbkitc wrote: 94 Points

  Darker than the '78. Worcestershire, dark rose, nettles and sweet fruit. Fullish, lovely integration, dominant mineral streak. Dig this. (94)

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  10/16/2021 - cct wrote: 95 Points

  Drunk alongside the 78 and 89 Asili
  Decanted fo r5 hours prior to the tasting then rebotlted
  
  A fantastic nose.
  Riper, wide open, beautiful perfume. Dried rose petal, cherry fruit, an dorm spice cake. Sappy and expansive on the palate with a richness that beautifully contrasts with the detail of Asili. Power and grace together. This is harmonious and effortlessly beautiful on the palate. It has this sense of fleeting grace alongside its expansive push you over with feather feel. I love this. Fruit, perfume, spice, and soil all adding to a greater whole, delivered with richness while dancing across the palate. A terrific showing.

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  9/17/2021 - dbkitc wrote: 94 Points

  Apparently this was a disaster when opened at 3 PM. By 8 PM, it was just fine. Brick red with a hint of brown. Sweet red fruit, celery salt, soap and tobacco. The palate is floral and a bit lighter in feel than the Giacosa and Cappellano. Finishes beautifully - a complete wine. (94)

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  6/4/2020 - Vini Ciclismo Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Soft cork.
  Deeply coloured , dark core, belies it’s age.
  Intense dark fruits, plum, damson. A lightly earthy note, with tar spice.
  Youthful intensity and structure, great acid and fine furry tannins. Incredibly well preserved. Dark fruit dominates, lovely style, blueberry essence, violets, hint of earth, with tar and licorice spice on a long finish. Hard to believe it’s 38 years old.

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