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2020 Barbaresco, Asili, Ceretto, Piedmont, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Nebbiolo
Not ready
Product: 20208234078
2020 Barbaresco, Asili, Ceretto, Piedmont, Italy

Description

The legendary Asili cru is where Ceretto first started planting Barbaresco, and they’ve been perfecting their style here since the 1960s. Their 1.2ha plot is located at the very top of the high bricco, facing south and south-west, and the result is pure elegance: dense red and black fruits, persistent silky tannins, complex notes of violets and smoky baking spices with an overall energy like a coiled spring. Beautiful expression of how finessed Barbaresco can be.

Drink 2027 - 2045

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Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Maturity Not ready
Grape List Nebbiolo
Body Full Bodied
Producer Ceretto

About this wine

Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo is the grape behind the Barolo and Barbaresco wines and is hardly ever seen outside the confines of Piedmont. It takes its name from "nebbia" which is Italian for fog, a frequent phenomenon in the region.
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Ceretto

This family-run business was founded by Riccardo Ceretto in 1937, principally as a négociant in Alba. He was joined by his sons Bruno and Marcello in the 1960s. Wanting to make and sell their own wines, they began to buy premium land in Barolo and Barbaresco and were among the very first in the region to see the potential of single-vineyard wines. Bruno’s children, Federico and Roberta, and Marcello’s, Alessandro and Lisa, joined in the 1990s. After a period of change and experimentation, a particular style emerged in 2010, utilising shorter skin contact, and a mix of barrique and small botte for a supple but precise expression of Nebbiolo. The family are also involved in various artistic and heritage projects, including the rejuvenation of the famous Piedmontese hazelnuts and two restaurants in Alba: La Piola and the three-star Michelin Piazza Duomo.
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