The 2009 Barolo offers great value with super-ripe layers of dark fruit, cherry, Indian spice and dried rose petal. It puts all its cards out there for you to read. The mouthfeel is sweeping and wide and the finish is laden with lovely softness and ripe fruit. It’s almost ready to drink now, maybe in a year or two. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2020. WA91

Barolo Cannubi Boschis is the flagship wine and is the one that earned Luciano his early success, being one of the first Italian wines to earn 100 points from the noted critic Robert Parker. This single-vineyard wine is typically dense and concentrated, but shows incredible harmony and balance. The medium-weight structure shows delightful and seductive notes of berries and cherries, with floral and mineral aspects. In great vintages, properly cellared examples will drink well for 20+ years. The finish is sweet and broad, with moderate, ripe tannins and long length.