1985 Ceretto, Barbaresco, Bricco Asili (RT95) Slow O’d for the day, decanted an hour prior to serving. Pale garnet with a perfectly mature-orange-ish Nebbiolo glow, the bouquet draws one deeply in. One of the wines of the night, the palate is every bit as exciting at the bouquet, the mark of a great wine. Layers of smoky red fruit, spice and dried rose petals lead to a perfectly balanced palate-feel, rich and mouth-coating with super ripe tannin and soft, structurally supporting acidity. I’m pretty sure everyone loved this. My third favorite wine of the night
