SH | Classic colour mid ruby with touches of garnet already, on the nose this wine is gentle with sweet spice and cherries in alcohol aromas, less incisive and precise in terms of aromatic definition but with a warmth and charm like old memories of familiar places, a notes of leather and lavender weave back and forth. The palate is round, soft, quite full elongated and defined at the end by lovely fresh acidity and fine grainy, gravelly textured tannins.Drink Dates: 2024 - 2034. 92
AJ | This producer's La Morra is significantly deeper hued than its Novello: deep oxblood, though translucent to the core. Warm, sweet-fruited, structured and secondary: very autumnal and rosy-hued, with lots of hedgerow and plant complexity over robust, sun-warmed plum fruits; some liquorice too. Friendly, welcoming and enticing aromas. Not total purity, however; a touch of cardboard apparent in the glass after a while. Vivid and quite concentrated for this tasting, and better bulk in the mouth than many too. This is not necessarily a Barolo desideratum -- but in the 2020 when the repeated rains seem to have left many wines slightly dilute, it is welcome. The fruit quality is just a little sinewy, but this wine has a lot to offer overall and would work very well with food.Drink Dates: 2025 - 2034. 89
MP | Gorgeous nose with cooked red fruit including plum, cherry, apple, red currant, wild strawberry along with floral notes of rose and Parma violets. There's a purity to this that encapsulates fine Barolo, The palate is similarly appealing although the tannins are still formidable. The finish is engaging and shows a twist of black pepper and exotic spice to add to the red fruit and black cherry. This is a convincing example and will reward another 5-7 years in the cellar.Drink Dates: 2028 - 2036. 95