Nicolas Belfrage: Medium depth, garnet rim. Classic up-and-down Nebbiolo of good vintage style. Straightforward rose/floral aromas and lots of sweet concentrated fruit on palate, which is well knit. Not spectacular, but a good example. Drinking now for purists; others may care to wait till 2012. 16

Simon Larkin: The wine is deep and dusky. The aromas show dark fruit but also a beef stock/Worcester-sauce aroma—sweet but savory. The palate shows fine proportion, with gently assertive tannins and a dense texture. Dusky fruits meld with more savory aspects and again a characteristic tea-chest character. There is a good sense of volume here, though the fruit lacks a little purity and the structure is a little too grippy. Not as harmonious as one would have wished. 12.5

Franco Ziliani: Ruby-garnet color, very brilliant. Lively, fresh nose with rose, tar, earth, spice, leather, and a

Simon Larkin ightly sweet, well-expressed fruit. Full-bodied and harmonious, with great structure, solid tannins, great intensity, and a long, long finish. Very typical, well made, and an excellent example of Nebbiolo greatness. 17