97 Points | International Wine Cellar , July/August 2001

Solid, blackish ruby-purple to the rim. Ample aromas of blackberry, black plums, truffle, cepe, volcanic rock and damp earth. Superbly rich and concentrated, without the slightest hardness. At once firm and silky in texture, with highly complex, mouthcoating flavors of sweet berries, stones, underbrush and truffles. Sheer velvet from start to finish. A wine that gives the taster all the sensations of the territory where it is born: the woods, the rocky slopes, the wild berries, the mushrooms, the leaves and the herbs. (Winebow, Inc., Hohokus, NJ)

91 Points | Wine Spectator

96 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate