Already a joy to taste. Loads of plums and dried flowers on the nose. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and a long finish. Best after 2004. 1,000 cases made, 350 cases imported.??–JS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barolo Select to Add

Dense and chocolaty, yet also imbued with airy scents of red berries, this is a finely tuned wine worthy of attention despite not being a cru. Tar and cherries take charge on the palate, picking up nuances of treebark, leather and citrus, before ending with velvety tannins. Drink now–2015. ——W.E.(4/2/2004)—— 90