Bruno Besa | Pale garnet to tawny. Forward, lightly oxidized nose with little red fruits. Medium body with a short, dilute finish. | 84

Stephen Brook | Sweet floral nose, roses and violets, with an underlay of raspberry fruit. Sleek and svelte, with La Morra elegance in spades, and stylish if modest tannins. A discreet style, but it’s seductive and textured. Very subdued now but has finesse and length. | 92

Andrew Jefford | Clear, limpid red. Soft, ripe, red fruits; moist pipe tobacco; a sweet, autumnal earthiness. Almost dimpled, kinky fruits, but it works very well. On the palate, this is refined, enticing, and very good. Soft, comely, open, with beautifully teased ripeness. If Barolo is a fine wine that, by dint of its aging procedures, you really can open, drink, savor, and relish on release, this is really the perfect example of that. I don’t doubt that it will age well, since its component elements seem to me to be outstanding, but it is very detaining and lovely just now. Not quite as deep as some, but for me aromatically gorgeous. No sense of it being a “secondary vintage” here, other than the wine’s grace and charm at this early stage. | 93