Insane aromas of white truffles, plums and meat follow through to full body, with round tannins and loads of fruit and toasted oak. Sill needs time to soften the tannins, but exotic and sexy. Lots of dried flower and rose bush character. This is a late release in magnums. Try in 2015.

The 2004 Barolo Campe has put on quite a bit of weight since it was bottled. This massive, powerful Barolo flows from the glass with its signature over-ripe aromatics and masses of dark fruit, tobacco, leather and spices. The tannins build impressively on the long finish. Buckle your chinstraps, this is not a wine for the timid. Ultimately, I am not sure there is enough fruit to stand up to the wine’s structural components over the long-term. In choosing to bottle riservas from his best vines (see below) Rivetti is running the risk of compromising his non-riserva bottlings. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2024. --Antonio Galloni