Michele Chiarlo’s Barbaresco Faset 2020 is a single-vineyard Barbaresco DOCG made from 100% Nebbiolo, sourced from the Faset site in the Barbaresco zone of Piedmont. The producer positions Faset as a flagship bottling, made “only in exceptional vintages” and in “very limited quantities,” with yields controlled to roughly 5–6 bunches per vine. The wine is aged a minimum of two years, including 18 months in large oak casks, before additional bottle refinement. Alcohol is listed at 13.6%, with pH 3.59 and total acidity of 5.75 g/L.

The 2020 vintage conditions favored approachability in Barbaresco, and this wine’s critical reception is notably strong. Two separate 94-point reviews stand out as excellent endorsements. Jeb Dunnuck (94) calls it “more amplified,” highlighting “licorice, cracked peppercorn, leather, and raspberry liqueur,” then describing a palate that is “angular and medium bodied” with “snappy notes of sour cherry and turned soil, with ripe tannins.” He suggests a short wait, advising readers to “hold off another 6–12 months,” with a drinking window of 2025–2037.

Wine Enthusiast’s Jeff Porter (94) frames the wine in brighter, more lifted terms, starting with “pure and vibrant aromas of cranberry and wild strawberry,” followed by “thyme, forest floor and crushed chalk.” On the palate, he notes “electric and vivid wild red-fruit flavors” balanced by “savory and earth elements,” and emphasizes structure through “superfine tannins,” finishing “with a charm and finesse.” His suggested window is broad and confident: “Drink now–2035.”

Taken together, the reviews point to a Faset 2020 that combines Nebbiolo’s classic red-fruit and earthy register with polish and control—more energized than heavy, and structured without feeling severe.