The wines of Roberto and Davide Voerzio capture, head on, the beauty of the 2009 vintage and remind us of the dazzling heights achieved by the Nebbiolo grape - Monica Larner, Wine Advocate, June 2013

The winemaking team at Luciano Sandrone is responsible for some of the finest Nebbiolo-based wines available today - Monica Larner, Wine Advocate, June 2013

Domenico Clerico is one of the singular winemakers in Piedmont - Robert Parker, The World's Greatest Wine Estates, 2005

Elio Altare's wines have established a track record of virtually unparalleled brilliance - Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate, February 2011

The Scavino family carry forth an important family legacy with a wide range of cru-specific wines that brilliantly exhibit individual styles - Monica Larner, Wine Advocate, June 2013

There's never been a better time to buy the big names of Barolo. After a run of good vintages, standards have never been higher and - as the number of quality producers continues to grow - prices are stable, or even falling. For an area which has so much in common with Burgundy - in its appeal, its flavour profile, its following - it offers undeniable value: a whole case of some of the very best Baroli sells for less than a bottle of the most expensive Burgundies. And whilst much has changed over the last 40 years - mostly for the better, the pace of change is unrelenting: new regulations regarding the use of vineyard names, which come into force with the 2010 Baroli, are seeing the top producers jockey for land holdings. The best producers have always known the best sites but they haven't always been officially recognised; that is changing, and the parallels with Burgundy grow ever stronger. /AR