Bruno Giacosa Falleto Asili Riserva, Barbaresco 2020 Chianti licorice and pencil lead plus

licorice and pencil lead plus a waft of garrigue

It's just another brilliant wine from the Roussillon team at Chapoutier

The 2023 Cervaro della Sala opens to an elegantly reductive note of flint or crushed granite before sliding gracefully into silky fruit sensations

Asian spices

but has no lack of energy

Bruno Giacosa Falleto Asili Riserva, Barbaresco 2020 Chianti licorice and pencil lead plusGorgeous perfumes of flowers and dark fruit with orange peel. Full bodied with plenty of fruit and firm and integrated tannins. Thick silky texture. Fresh in the finish. It goes on for minutes. Available in 2025. 98 Pts James Suckling