critic reviews
Very perfumed and floral on first nose, the Roagna 2016 Barbaresco Asili Vecchie Viti is beautifully pure and bright. Those lithe but lifted aromas segue to red fruits, cassis, blood orange and hints of rust and iron. There is an earthy or sanguine note as well. This is an extraordinary wine with beautiful elegance (in a tiny production of just 1,194 bottles).
The 2016 Barbaresco Asili Vecchie Viti is sensual, gracious and light on its feet. The purity of the fruit is simply dazzling, while tannins are all Asili, which means a bit softer than in the other wines. In the glass, the Asili is beautifully perfumed and ethereal, yet also quite deep, in the way only Nebbiolo can be. Crushed red berry fruit, kirsch, orange peel, cedar and cinnamon all linger.