Nicolas Belfrage: Deep, verging on opaque. Quite intense morello cherry and floral notes on the nose. Rich, plummy, and Porty in the mouth, with bags of ripe cherry and mushroom held in place by good acid and subdued tannins. Great drinking now; not sure about the future—possibly brilliant. 90

Bruno Besa: Garnet to tawny rim. Closed nose with clean small red fruit, some vanilla/oak, yet complex and mineral, with Bing cherries, mint, and violets. Complex palate, with great tannins and super-layered fruit. The finish is very long and compact, with great minerality and fragrance. Superb Barolo that needs a few years to show its best. 96

Andrew Jefford: Deep black-red. This wine lacks a little aromatic subtlety and grace. Perhaps a little too much oxygen? Well constituted and robust, as the village should be, but in handling terms this has not had the care and refinement the raw materials merited. 82