Nicolas Belfrage: Medium color, quite developed. Nose of well- hung, very mature fruit. Old-style wine, a slight note of dried fruit, not to say bruised. Very correct but somewhat lacking in charm. 86

Bruno Besa: Deep garnet to tawny. Ripe nose of prune juice and oriental spices Sweet-fruit palate, with a simple overripe finish. 85

Andrew Jefford: Clear dark black-red in color. Beautifully sweet, warm, and refined scents, very graceful and stealthy but very charming, too. Cream and cereal grain and a hint of jam. On the palate, this is dense, supple, sumptuous, and full, extracted with great finesse and great restraint for a kind of Brunello version of the Cheval Blanc experience. Just a gorgeous wine to drink, but it has real complexity and length, too. Some may feel the ripeness has been pushed a mite too far, but not me: I’m reveling in it. I can’t quite give it a top score because the overall effect is just a little sweet, but you are going to enjoy this wine, I’m sure ... 89