Nicolas Belfrage: Medium depth. Vinous, attractive nose; faintly floral. At first, lightweight but nicely balanced wine of good fruit/acid balance, with sufficient tannin. Early drinker, now for 10 years. Closest yet to a Rosso—but a good one. 14

Stephen Brook: Cherry-and-vanilla nose, ripe yet subtle and understated at present. Medium-bodied but fresh and lively. Slightly confected, but that’s balanced by fairly good acidity. Trots along briskly, but I don’t find much depth or complexity, though the acidity gives the finish some persistence. Only moderately structured, so a mid-term wine. 15.5

Andrew Jefford: Deep garnet red. Complex, subtle, and creamy, this is a highly attractive melange of earthy, oak-forest complexities shimmering over fruit that glows with high-summer warmth. Vivid, lively, incisive; perhaps a little too acidic and sharp at the end. This doesn’t quite deliver on its aromatic potential. It is, nonetheless, an energetic, lunging Brunello, clad in both tannin and extract, that would have impressive gastronomic virtues. 15