Nicolas Belfrage: Medium depth going orange on rim. Slightly shy nose, hints of honeysuckle, very attractive. Creamy, intense mid-palate giving way to a firm finish where acidity is firm and tannins are still a bit tight. The length is good but acidity prevails over flavor. A touch bitter, a touch green, but sweet fruit behind; this will be a fine bottle from 2018. 89

Bruno Besa: Deep garnet to brick-red rim. Open, complex nose of prunes, leather, smoke, and road tar. Full body, layered palate, with big yet refined tannins and a long, astringent, complex, mineral finish. A classy Barolo with great aging potential. 90

Andrew Jefford: Deep black-red. Complex and sweetly enticing: the scent of the copse and the hedgerow, but a sweet warmth to it as well, as if the berries were somehow dreaming of caramel. Full, rich, ripe, and gratifying, with the very ripe acids and tannins providing the sweet fruits with shape and sense. The plums are very slightly baked, which some might like and others not—I would certainly relish drinking this. Exuberant and generous, like the year itself. 88