Nicolas Belfrage: Medium deep. Fresh fruit and floral character to the nose. Nice balance of fruit and acid on the finish; firm palate in tannin terms, which allows for a long if quite grippy finish. Needs time to assimilate: Drink from 2017. 88

Bruno Besa: Deep garnet to tawny rim. Mature nose, touch spirited yet clean with morello cherries and hints of fresh herbs. Full body palate with some oak, clean and long, with a deceptively complex finish. 89

Andrew Jefford: Deep black-red. More wood here, with some incense and spice: complex and enticing. Soft, lush, full, mellow, mouth-filling; marked by its wood, but statuesque nonetheless. Dense, drenching tannins add dignity and sobriety. Somehow La Morra seems less marked and “more classically Barolo” than the other villages in 2011. A chunky, dramatic, lavishly fleshed wine that will provide much pleasure. 88