97 points Wine Spectator: "This is full of sweet, ripe plum, cherry, leather, soy and tobacco aromas and flavors, with smoky notes of autumn woods. Though firmly structured, there's energy here that carries through the long, detailed finish. Evokes both strength and elegance. Drink now through 2040."
A little shy at first and then WOW, super-fragrant, sublimely balanced -- "young Barolo Riserva can't possibly be this good" is exactly what my tasting note reads. (Quint)Essential Barolo, and truly the wine for kings! - Marcus