Rusden, Black Guts Shiraz Size:6x750ml the 2021 Barbaresco Asili has

the 2021 Barbaresco Asili has a more floral and strawberry-noted profile

but with its fine-grained tannins and slowly building persistence this single-vineyard malbec appears to be built for a positive evolution in bottle

This well-known estate is now owned by Clos Fourtet’s Philippe Cuvelier

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Rusden, Black Guts Shiraz Size:6x750ml the 2021 Barbaresco Asili hasCoffee, dark chocolate, earth and mushroom. This has aged really well, with long, musty complexity on the palate. The fruit is dried up, but has a preserved, porty sort of power to it. This is a great vindication of how well those 'Parkerised' styles can age, in fact. Long, balanced, authentic. (RH)