Bruno Besa | Deep garnet to tawny. Ripe, rather decadent nose, with mature prune, cedarwood, and farmyard undertones. Medium- to full-bodied, a layered, mature palate, but with a slightly vegetal finish. | 87

Andrew Jefford | Deep black-red; just off opaque. Rather sweetly tired, oxidized aromas already; lacks lift and fragrance, and doesn’t suggest a happy aging trajectory. Bottle 2: A much better wine, without any of the chronic aromatic troubles of the first, though it is a little loose and shapeless. Slight and slender on the palate, without great concentration, but drinkable. | 84

Anthony Rose | First bottle oxidized. Second bottle: Good medium-ruby hue, evolving to garnet; ripe aromas and flavors, ripe and sweet dark-berry fruit on the palate, with almost sharp-edged tannins, almost in compensation, a testament to tradition, allowing the Sangio character, tinged with herb, to show itself in an authentic, sinewy, almost muscular style. | 89