"Complex nose with plenty of sweet spices, pine cones, vanilla and black walnuts to the blackberries and black mushrooms. A hint of bergamot. Tight and creamy on the palate. Don’t be put off by the wood tannins if you open it and drink it while it is young. The fine-grained tannins mesh nicely with the full-bodied palate. While this is...

"A spicy and flavorful red that shows blackberry fruit, black cherries, nutmeg and sweet walnuts on the nose. It’s full-bodied and well framed with tight-knit tannins. Compact. Drink from 2025." 92, Claire Nesbitt, James Suckling

“A wine of noble rusticity […] a bit like a ripe but fresh Chateauneuf-du-Pape”Josh Raynolds, Vinous “Firm, serious and very intense, with plenty of tannic structure […] masses of colour, wild herb and dark berry concentration” Tim Atkin MW

"Blackberries, cherries, dried herbs, vanilla, hazelnuts and spice box on the nose. It’s full-bodied with round tannins and fresh acidity. Velvety and polished with a caressing texture and a long, flavorful finish. Drink from 2022." 93, James Suckling

"Baked fruit and vanilla aromas. Broad palate with plummy fruit balanced by a fresh and lively acidity." 90, Ronan Sayburn MS, James Doidge, Sarah Knowles MW, Decanter

"Initially quite scented, then strangely closed a little in the glass. Subtle tones of cedar, vanilla and dried tobacco, with precision of fresh blackcurrant and a hint of black cherry. There’s an underlying graphite and stone/mineral complexity too. Juicy palate – certainly good acidity here – and a comparatively moderate tannic load, both of which work in harmony to structure...

"A fruity and refined wine with blackberry, black-chocolate and subtle berry and spice character. Medium body, medium tannins and a succulent finish. 65% merlot, 20% cabernet franc and 15% cabernet sauvignon. Mostly from grapes of Castillon with some vats from top estates. Delicious now, but can age." 92, James Suckling

"This year's top-end release from Bruno Giacosa is the 2017 Barolo Riserva Falletto Vigna Le Rocche (in the red label). Bottled in 2019, the wine stands apart thanks to a hot and dry growing season that Bruna Giacosa is very excited about. In fact, she prefers 2017 to 2015, although the two vintages do share similarities. This wine is very...