Very open fresh and citric driven. Light to medium bodied and quite lateral and easy going. Very nicely balanced and with good persistence. Fun and opened proceedings very well.

Rich nose showing leather, old books and decaying red fruits. Silky but with drying tannins and further into its tertiary window than one might have expected.

Dried figs and red fruits on the nose that lead on to a wine with exquisite poise and balance and serious yet will disguised power. Very pure and compelling.

Inexpressive nose. Medium to full bodied with a lovely mouthfeel where there is real presence and shape on the midpalate. Not particularly fruity (although red fruits) but not tertiary yet. Well balanced and certainly performing well rather than limited by the mediocre vintage. Drink now or leave if waiting for tertiary.

En magnum. Quite dense red and appears super fresh. Red fruits and touch of menthol on the nose. Medium to full bodied, rich, and with super silky luxurious tannins and exquisite balance but sufficient power to confidently age for many many decades, at least in mag format. Impressive and a serious treat, yet didn't steal anyone's hearts.

Nose shows blue fruits, tobacco, leather and spices. Full bodied and framed by velvety tannins and explodes on the midpalate with smoke, prune, coffee grinds, leather and decaying red fruit. Super rich and idiosyncratic but could not quite understand the appeal. Drank better without cuisine.

Colour looked correct, and nose showed old books, leather, flowers and tertiary red fruits. Medium bodied in profile and supremely silky showing exquisite balance, refinement and poise that was breath-taking. Despite approaching its 60th birthday (although a few years behind our host), it was by no means over the hill, or even approaching over the hill. Even revisiting the wine at the end of the evening it was still holding up well and I found the concentration and length remarkable. Hard to put into words. My WOTN.

Inexpressive nose, and medium to full bodied with round tannins and sappy acids. I found that the wine became a bit lost on the midpalate and lacked the delineation, midpalate concentration and clear delivery that I've experienced with other vintages. I normally find that Burlotto's wines are very soulful but it was not obvious. Still, a massive treat to try, thanks to our generous host.

Really enticing nose showing rose petals and red fruits. Medium to full bodied with graceful silky tannins that disguise the considerable inner core of power. A really complete and well balanced wine with an endless (still fruit driven) finish. Outstanding. A faultless bottle.

Little colour evolution - looks very fresh and correct. Muted nose. Medium bodied, with gorgeous red fruit, pitch perfect acidity, seems young and extraordinary length. Defined by its sense of balance more than anything.

Looks fresh as a daisy. Nose shows great purity showing dried flowers and red fruits. Medium bodied showcasing sublime fruit with amazing purity and freshness but not lacking in power. Exquisitely balanced with sappy acids. Really complete wine.

Curiously the colour looks a bit more evolved than the 1996s. Menthol on the nose and lavender. Medium to full bodied and seems more spicy on the palate with slightly cloying tannins. I found it lacked the balance and charm of the 1996s although perhaps I should have been more patient.

Really fresh, elegant and showed citric energy, persistence, and focus with good length. V welcome way to close the book on a fantastic wine dinner.