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Michele Chiarlo, Barbaresco Asili 2020
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Reviewed by: Monica Larner
From one of the appellation's best-known growing sites, the Michele Chiarlo 2020 Barbaresco Asili offers more savory spice and depth next to the Barbaresco Faset. There is a touch more power and muscle in this expression, and these two wines complement each other nicely, with the Faset showing more primary fruit and the Asili showing more texture.
Reviewed by: James Suckling
This is very fresh and racy with red and blue berries, crushed violets, lavender and walnuts. Medium-bodied, structured and meaty with solid tannins, that are ripe and velvety, but still give a firm backbone to the wine. The fruit is vivid and pronounced with lots of floral and spicy notes. Try after 2026.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2020 Barbaresco Asili is soft, sensual and immediately charming. Crushed rose petal, mint, red cherry, kirsch, leather and cedar give the 2020 plenty of aromatic lift to match its mid-weight personality. I would prefer to drink this over the next few years.
About the Producer
The winery's vineyards are scattered in Langhe, Monferrato and Gavi in Piedmont, with a total area of 110 hectares, of which 60 hectares are owned and 50 hectares are long-term leases. In vineyard management, the winery adheres to the strictest ecological standards, adopting a balanced and rigorous approach to grape pruning according to the standards of the winemaking industry, using products with low environmental load to deal with fungal problems, etc. The grape varieties grown are Barbera and Nebbiolo. The wines produced by Mike Kearo Winery are mainly red wine and white wine, which are divided into several series, such as BAROLO DOCG, BARBARESCO DOCG, MOSCATO DOCG, METODO CLASSICO, NEW PIEMONTE and so on.
