Cascina Luisin

Asili Barbaresco Nebbiolo

9.09 ratings
9.12 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
Shay A
9.0

Rose petal, tar, potpourri, cherry swisher sweets aromatics. Light and acidic. Herbal streak down the middle, with maybe some Iodine? Underripe raspberry and stemmy blackberries. Young and needs decanting.

Rose petal, tar, potpourri, cherry swisher sweets aromatics. Light and acidic. Herbal streak down the middle, with maybe some Iodine? Underripe raspberry and stemmy blackberries. Young and needs decanting.

Jun 8th, 2019
James Forsyth

Rather tightly would at the moment but promises to be a success in the coming years as there is great tension to this wine, and decent structure. Needs time to open up.

Rather tightly would at the moment but promises to be a success in the coming years as there is great tension to this wine, and decent structure. Needs time to open up.

Jun 13th, 2018
John Davidson

Great value at $32

Great value at $32

Feb 11th, 2020
Warren Grossman

45 min decant, terrific terroir noire, long finish

45 min decant, terrific terroir noire, long finish

Sep 22nd, 2018
Samantha Potter

Had a hard time putting my finger on what kept me from getting into this particular bottle of #Barbaresco...

In the end, it’s as
@James Forsyth explained (I paraphrase): “It’s tightly wound, and understandably so, considering its age. Ideally we’d drink this later, or give it an hour+ to open up, but who has the time to wait to drink?”

😏

Had a hard time putting my finger on what kept me from getting into this particular bottle of #Barbaresco...

In the end, it’s as
@James Forsyth explained (I paraphrase): “It’s tightly wound, and understandably so, considering its age. Ideally we’d drink this later, or give it an hour+ to open up, but who has the time to wait to drink?”

😏

Jun 13th, 2018
Warren Grossman

Lighter less complex style, nice fruit

Lighter less complex style, nice fruit

Jun 2nd, 2018
Drew Iacovazzi

Drew had this 2 years ago

Drew had this 2 years ago

Dec 31st, 2022
Kurt Schuster

Kurt had this 5 years ago

Kurt had this 5 years ago

Jul 16th, 2019