From half bottle. Softly fruited on the nose showing black over red berry and a little spice. Juicy, softly fruited on the palate as well with the merest tannic whisper. Elegant, simple and lovely and, for the most part, a better food match than those chosen by the restaurant in my humble opinion

Lemon backed by a little butter and cream. medium plus intensity acidity, flavours as per the nose, a little texture and sweet spice. Nice but not a good match to the food.

Baked earth, liquorice, blackberry, dried herbs, a little plum and strawberry in support, the blackberry fruit proves more jubey and jammy with time in the glass. Quite berried fruit on the palate with a little savoury underpin, those slight garrigue notes, talc textured tannins, those slight garrigue notes, talc textured tannins, slight alcohol warmth on the finish. Big, nice - balanced.

Gooseberry, a little green apple, touch of sweet spice. Medium plus intensity acidity, bone dry, textured burr, muted fruit. Simple, pleasant. Good match to the food but not the sauce.

Plums over fresh blackcurrant, sweet spice and, with time ,an almost liquorice note. Juicy, fleshy, dark hued fruits, breadth and a slight silky tannic burr. Long, lovely (2012 punching above its weight again) and a great match to the beef and foie gras.

Opens with time to show ripe but fresh black fruits; plums over blackcurrant backed by baking spice, a little leather, earth and iron/blood. Quite a compelling nose, quite 1990 for me based on previous experiences. Juicy, sweetly fruited, tight, slightly leathery chewy tannins are in support, baking spice a little red berry note appears with time. Very pleasant. Wonderful in fact.

Tar, plums, cherries, fresh orange peel and herbs, Yummy nose. On the palate it has medium plus intensity acidity and tannins the latter drying and chalky with a little oaky underpin but this has some fleshy fruit as well, Pleasantly charming and well balanced, good for a Lange Nebbiolo. Nice

Leather, earth, cherry over plums, concentrated fruit without being over-extracted. Dried flowers especially rose petal . In the mouth it has medium plus intensity acidity and tannins which prove savoury, leathery and meaty, chalky textured but integrated with the cherry and plum fruit. All persists very long with a little black fruit tea. Yum and a nice contrast to the earlier Barolo's and Barbaresco's from a few days ago