Bruno Giacosa

Asili Di Barbaresco Nebbiolo

9.313 ratings
9.39 pro ratings
Barbaresco, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Nebbiolo
Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Jay Kline

Opened a few hours prior to service enjoyed over the course of a few hours. The 1998 Asili pours a garnet color with a slightly orange rim and a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with lovely notes of ripe and slightly desiccated fruits: Morello cherry, raspberry, pomegranate, dried roses, leather, some tar, dried green herbs, some anise and dry gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. What a great showing for the ‘98 Asili annata! Drink now with a gentle introduction to air and through 2038. Bottle No. 2476/10,413

Opened a few hours prior to service enjoyed over the course of a few hours. The 1998 Asili pours a garnet color with a slightly orange rim and a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with lovely notes of ripe and slightly desiccated fruits: Morello cherry, raspberry, pomegranate, dried roses, leather, some tar, dried green herbs, some anise and dry gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. What a great showing for the ‘98 Asili annata! Drink now with a gentle introduction to air and through 2038. Bottle No. 2476/10,413

Jun 8th, 2025
Charles Antin

Senior Wine Specialist/Auctioneer Zachys

8.8

Fennel, dirt, burnt asphalt in summer.

Fennel, dirt, burnt asphalt in summer.

May 15th, 2015
Steve Matthiasson

Owner/Winemaker Matthiasson Wines

9.7

Great wine, youthful (tastes 6-7 years old), vibrant, wonderful fruit and earth

Great wine, youthful (tastes 6-7 years old), vibrant, wonderful fruit and earth

Sep 28th, 2013
Andrea Dente

Sommelier/Wine Director Vinerieclandestine

10

Az. Falletto, Barbaresco 1998

Az. Falletto, Barbaresco 1998

Apr 26th, 2013
Flavio Menezes

Ambience counts, but this is beautiful on its own!

Ambience counts, but this is beautiful on its own!

Sep 8th, 2017
Alex Meier-Tomkins

1998 vintage. Outrageously beautiful

1998 vintage. Outrageously beautiful

Apr 16th, 2016
Neal Dessouky

Neal had this 9 years ago

Neal had this 9 years ago

Nov 5th, 2016
Bethany D'Meza

Bethany had this 11 years ago

Bethany had this 11 years ago

Dec 26th, 2013
Konstantin Eroshenkov

Konstantin had this 12 years ago

Konstantin had this 12 years ago

Nov 24th, 2013
Brian London

Owner 4Play Wines

9.0

Brian had this 13 years ago

Brian had this 13 years ago

Dec 8th, 2012