Nicolas Belfrage: Medium-deep with slight turn on the rim. Woodsmoke and cherry on the nose, not pronounced, rather hinted at. Juicy but structured on the palate. Ripe, fruit, and side-to-side acid lead to a finish of good length, where structure promises improvement over a period of years. Drink from 2018. 90

Bruno Besa: Garnet to orange rim. Intense, complex, Nebbiolo nose with rosewater, leather, smoke, dried prunes, Bing cherries and dried herbs. Clean and very complex. Balanced, medium to fullbodied palate, with refined fruit that stays right though the long, clean finish. A textbook, classy Barolo that is great to drink now but will definitely age gracefully for sometime. 96

Andrew Jefford: Clear deep garnet, just shading to brick at the rim. A thick weave of mushroom and leaf mold, moss and lichen, dark plum and ripe blackberry. Open-pored, earthy, long, expressive, and qualified by the engaging warmth of the vintage. There is also a little casky note here, too; a taste of the cellar to qualify the taste of the vines. Exuberant and complete nonetheless, and finishes sweetly in the mouth. Very secondary and allusive, but very scrutable, too. 87