Nicolas Belfrage: Deep color with some turn. Rich and full, with firm tannins and good acidity. Abundant and concentrated, this should make a fine bottle from about 2018 but is a bit tight at present. 89

Bruno Besa: Garnet to tawny. Clean, mineral, intense, complex, fragrant small red-fruit nose, with roses, violets, mint, and tobacco. Full-bodied yet balanced and elegant, with a long, clean, sweet, mineral finish. Another superb, salty Serralunga Barolo. 96

Andrew Jefford: Deep garnet red. Juicy, sweet-toned, and richly constituted aromas, without the refinement of some of its peers, but with plenty to relish. A big plummy core here. On the palate, this is a broad-chested Serralunga, a little less sweetly beguiling than the aromatic spectrum suggested, with plenty of dry, refined, and secondary nuance to take you beyond the pleasure of the fruit. At the same time, it is texturally open, welcoming, not forbidding: bottled at the perfect moment. Very satisfying, yet plenty of intrigue for the seasoned drinker. 90