The 2004 Cirò Rosso Classico is light garnet-brick in color with an orange rim and displays aromas of red fruits, fresh flowers, orange peel, and leather. Soft on the attack, the wine is light-bodied with flavors of red fruits, earth and leather notes and some chewy tannins on the finish.
— International Wine Review, Mar 2007

The Gaglioppo grape variety is obscure virtually everywhere in the world except the southern Italian region of Calabria, where it's the principal grape in most of the region's red wines. This pale, smoky red, with its flavor and scent of sweet dried cherries, is a fine example.
— Food & Wine, Sep 2007