Ripe plums with berries, walnuts, leather and hints of spice. It's full-bodied with round, chewy tannins and a juicy finish. Very tannic. Solid. Needs at least three or four years to soften. Try after 2024. Score - 93. (jamessuckling.com, July 2, 2021)

Attractive aromas of cherries, walnuts, spices and hints of bergamot. Medium-bodied with very fine, polished tannins and racy fruit character. Spicy finish. Drink or hold [through 2027+]. Score - 91. (jamessuckling.com, Jan. 29, 2024)

Lovely plum, strawberry and orange-peel character with hints of flowers. It's full-bodied with chewy tannins that are balanced and polished at the end. Medium to long finish. Give this a year or two to soften. Try after 2023 [to 2036]. Score - 93. (jamessuckling.com, July 2, 2021)

A three-bottle exploration of Barolo highlighting the 2015, 2016 and 2017 vintages through wines from three of Barolo's best-known communes. A gift to intrigue and delight.

This barrique-aged Barbera is sourced from a mix of different soils and microclimates across the estate's 60ha planted to the variety, creating what Vite Colte describes as a 'superBarbera'. Subtle aromas of crushed rock and ripe black and red berries introduce a spicy, concentrated palate with a creamy background overlaid by poised, balsam-infused black and red fruits. There's some earthy depth here, too, and a well sculpted feel which is more vertical than horizontal, with - crucially - freshness to balance the concentration. Delicious. Drinking window: 2023-2028. Score - 90. (James Button, decanter.com, Aug. 15, 2023)

Gift a tasting tour of Piedmont: Nebbiolo d'Alba, Barbera d'Asti, Barolo.

100% Barbera. Rich, velvety and intense, bright red plum, black cherry and herbs, with a rounded texture and long spicy finish. Score - 92. (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2024)