Quickly evident that this bottle was in a really good place: inviting but no lack of acidity or structure; well poised between fruit and tertiary notes; mousse is persistent but not insistent. Could easily have polished off several glasses.

Had no idea what to expect from this, especially once I saw how dark it was (the brown side of amber). Nose is aromatic, heady and suggests sweetness, but palate is bone dry and long. Impossible to describe adequately, especially without taking contemporaneous notes! Has elements of mature Alsatian Riesling or PG, or very old Condrieu. Great food wine.

Slightly overshadowed by its flight-mate, but a great wine in its own right - gorgeous sunny nose of sweet blossom, lovely freshness and drive on the palate.

Really stylish and sleek, without seeming in any way 'polished' or overworked. Very pretty red-fruited nose, with strawberry to the fore. Weightless on the palate, with good depth of flavour and certainly ready to drink. Although impressive, I felt this was slightly too well-behaved to be truly great rather than very good.

Surprising to see quite a bit of sediment in a 2012 already, but happily that went along with the tannins already being in a good spot and, whilst there is surely upside, it didn't feel like this bottle had been opened before it was ready. Nice balance of red fruit and some gameyness, decent acidic backbone, classic and drinking nicely.

Very typical Nebbiolo nose, with dried flowers and a hint of tar. Soft and mature on the palate. More easy and fun than its origins and maturity might suggest, and went well with a pigeon dish, but maybe even better a couple of years ago when it would've had more structure?

This wine actually doesn't have a vintage on the bottle but 2016 is plausible given it feels resolved but still quite purple and primary.

Attractive crunchy fruit, quaffable and a nice match for rich food given its acidity - it's cut from the same cloth as Dolcetto, say, but this is made from an unknown grape variety (Gamba di Pernice) and only 610 bottles are produced each year!

Wow! What a bottle. Made from the first cut of running must ("début pressée"), this gorgeous deep orange mahogany wine created a real impression.

Nose is pleasant rather than outstanding, but the experience on the palate is spot-on, with a perfect balance of sweet fruits, gingery spice and focused acidic drive. It's around 10% alcohol and feels so effortless that it lacks any sense of heat or being cloying, but it's also sufficiently sweet and full-bodied to stand up to a proper dessert rather than just something fruity. I have the impression that it will age slowly and live on indefinitely.