This wine is not very generous on the nose (you expect more fragrance from Sauvignon) and offers measured notes of stone fruit and white mineral. It’s watery and thin in the mouth and makes for an easy-drinking pre-dinner drink. Borgo Conventi is part of the Ruffino estate based in Tuscany.——M.L.(8/1/2009)—— 84

Pungent, but not aggressively so, with scents of boxwood, grapefruit and currant. It’s medium-bodied on the palate, where hints of tomato leaf add nuance to the citrus and berry flavors. Long and minerally on the finish.——J.C.(3/1/2007)—— 88

The top cuvee of Sauvignon Blanc from the Borgo Conventi estate, now owned by Ruffino but still run by the Vescovo family. This is a huge, rich, forward style of Sauvignon, very ripe and tropical. Yet it has a layer of crisp, grassy fruit that gives it balance and poise. ——R.V.(7/1/2003)—— 91