A certain youthfulness suggests it might outlive its sibling
it was one of the most impressive wines I tasted in a morning full of great Cabernets
perhaps just a little austere compared to its peers
a Cabernet Sauvignon from the Palengat Vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA
Representing 40% of the production
Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Asili Riserva [Red Label] 1996 750mL Sine Qua Non A certain youthfulness suggests it"The utterly perfect, dense ruby purple colored 1996 Barbaresco Riserva Asili is a heroic offering brilliantly displaying both power and elegance. The bouquet develops incrementally, offering up aromas of black raspberries, cherries, cigar box, licorice, and leather. The wine impresses with its nuances as well as its extraordinarily rich, dense mid palate, and a finish that lasts nearly a minute. There is huge tannin, but equally massive