Roberto owns a tiny sliver of Barbera in the highly regarded cru of Asili (“Axilium” is a play on the name of the cru), in the commune of Barbaresco, and from it he produces a wine that showcases in eye-popping fashion the variety’s ability to deliver enormous complexity when planted in a vaunted terroir and raised respectfully. Fermented in cement like the Barbaresco and aged two years in Stockinger demi-muids, “Axilium” epitomizes the finesse for which Asili is known, offering dense, tightly reined-in red fruits, blossoming minerality, and a lengthy finish of impeccably rendered tannins. It should age effortlessly well into a second decade.
Cascina Luisin Barbera d'Alba "Axilium" 2017 750ml
Cascina Luisin
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- SKU:
- LSBA171
- Shipping:
- Calculated at Checkout
- Producer:
- Cascina Luisin
- Subcategory:
- Barbera
- Country:
- Italy
- Region:
- Piedmont
- Raw Materials:
- Pinot Noir
- Vintage:
- 2017
- Volume:
- 750ml