Nicolas Belfrage: Typical Barolo garnet. The nose is not too expressive; some rosehip. Good fruit-acid balance but a little closed at the moment; needs time. Tricky wine; in the last analysis, it could develop very well, though it is quite laid back now. 16.5 Nicolas Belfrage: Quite deep. Medium concentration, with a

Bruno Besa: Deep garnet to tawny rim. Restrained, complex, mineral nose, with herbs, small red fruits, road tar, and hints of cloves. Balanced palate, with clean fruit and an elegant, mineral finish. 17

Bruno Besa: Deep garnet to tawny rim. A touch closed

Andrew Jefford: Deep garnet red. Warm, earthy, singing fruit; redcurrant, raspberry, plum. Very pure, articulate, enticing. Open, accessible; a wine without the highest levels of concentration and thrust, but stylistically very well judged and delivers all you hope the place will deliver. Unforbidding, generously fruity benchmark Barolo. 14.5

Andrew Jefford: Very dense black red; almost opaque. Sweet,