Produttori del Barbaresco Asili Barbaresco Riserva 2021 comes from one of the most revered producers in Piedmont and one of the world's great wine cooperatives. Founded in 1958, Produttori del Barbaresco unites more than 50 grower families farming some of the finest vineyard sites in Barbaresco. In exceptional vintages, the winery bottles individual crus as Riservas, offering a pure expression of each vineyard's character through traditional winemaking and long aging.
Asili is widely regarded as one of the grand cru sites of Barbaresco and is often considered the most elegant and complete vineyard in the appellation. Located just outside the village of Barbaresco, its limestone-rich soils and ideal exposure consistently produce wines that combine aromatic complexity, finesse, and longevity. The 2021 Riserva is made from 100% nebbiolo grown exclusively within this celebrated cru.
The wine undergoes traditional fermentation with extended skin contact, followed by approximately 30 months of aging in large oak casks before additional bottle maturation. Produttori's restrained approach avoids excessive oak influence, allowing the vineyard's distinctive personality to remain front and center. The result is a wine that balances power and structure with remarkable transparency and precision.
The 2021 vintage offers layers of rose petal, red cherry, raspberry, blood orange, wild herbs, licorice, and crushed stone. Compared with the more muscular Montefico, Asili is often more perfumed and graceful, with silky tannins, vibrant acidity, and extraordinary balance. The finish is long, refined, and intensely mineral, revealing new layers with time in the glass.
Many observers consider Asili the crown jewel of the Produttori Riserva lineup because of its ability to combine accessibility, complexity, and ageworthiness. While captivating with a lengthy decant, the 2021 possesses the structure to evolve for two decades or more. It is a superb companion to truffle dishes, braised meats, game, mushroom preparations, and aged cheeses, and stands as one of the finest expressions of Barbaresco produced in this outstanding vintage.
