Roagna, Barbaresco Asili, 2004 photo search this bottle delivers sunshine in

this bottle delivers sunshine in a glass

or as a stand-in for any anise-forward cocktails

and a kiss of oak melding effortlessly

raised mostly in stainless steel with roughly 10% in oak

It captures the essence of Syrah in its purest form—floral

Roagna, Barbaresco Asili, 2004 photo search this bottle delivers sunshine inThe 2004 vintage marked the first time Roagna bottled Asili as a single vineyard winea milestone from a family that has produced Barbaresco since 1890 and is now in its fifth generation under Luca Roagna. The Asili cru is one of Barbaresco's greatest sites: a protected, south facing bowl on calcareous marl, producing Nebbiolo of rigorous tannin and exceptional elegance. Roagna's winemaking is among the most traditional in Piedmont: indigenous yeast