Nicolas Belfrage: Medium depth. Slightly woody aromas, plummy fruit comes through. In the mouth the fruit is good but unremarkable, so there is some doubt as to whether this would be better than the normale, than which it is presumably distinctly more expensive. Drink from 2017. 87

Stephen Brook: Deep red. Very ripe red-fruits nose but it’s bright and fresh, too, with charm and precision. Lean and dapper attack, poised and fresh, concentrated yet no blockbuster but has finesse and fine acidity. An appealing style because it’s not overworked or overdense, but has purity and drive. Youthful, of course, but finely balanced and neatly textured. This is an Italian that likes to spend time with friends in a bar rather than revving up a Ferrari. Admirable because it doesn’t strive to impress. Needs more time to fill out, though. 92

Andrew Jefford: Deep black-red. The nose I find a little sweet. This has its charm, but it means that the complexities beneath are rather hard to unearth. On the palate, though, this seems to me to be a wine of considerable authority, density, glycerol, and extract, which I would hope would emerge at some point and begin to endow the wine with a little more aromatic complexity. Overall, this seems to me to be an excellent Brunello that is in an expressive lull just now—but the components are very promising, and no one will feel shortchanged after a glass or two. 89