Rating: 97/100 - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 103, July/August 2002 ($75) Opaque, almost inky garnet with a purple core. Exotic nose of clove, cinnamon and cocoa. Very sweet, dense and fresh on the palate, with blackberry jam, ripe plum, chocolate, mint and vanilla in evidence. Generously structured and quite opulent, with ripe polished tannins and a cassis-laden finish of great warmth and persistence. Succulent and compelling; a great wine. (Winebow, ...

Rating: 87/100 - As reviewed by The Wine Advocate in Issue 144

Rating: 87/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 144 on Dec-02

Rating for Italy-Tuscany: 95 (good year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: young, aging quickly, could be good now<br/>

Quite simply the best wine I have ever drank