Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco Asili Riserva, 2008

Produttori del Barbaresco bottles single-vineyard Riservas only when the vintage earns it, and Asili is the perfumed star of the family: elegant, floral and built on finesse rather than muscle. The 2008 is a classic, firmly structured vintage that has now grown into a beautiful mature phase, the tannins easing and the nose turning toward dried rose, tea leaf and underbrush. It still has freshness and grip, so there's no rush. From a private cellar, where it's had ideal time to soften. A graceful introduction to what makes Barbaresco's crus so endlessly fascinating.