Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Nebbiolo, Croatina and Vespolina. Beautifully pure red and dried cherry fruit, wet earth and huge volcanic minerality. The palate is sappy, concentrated and intensely tangy, with a surprisingly opulent mid-palate before the wine grips down hard. Terrific texture and energy, though the tannins remain gritty rather than refined. A vivid, characterful Alto Piemonte red and a killer value in a future tariff-free universe. — a day ago

Nishith Jobanputra

9.0

Impressive, bigger and more refined than expected. Satellite bottle shop. — 6 months ago

J Greene

9.2

Loved this. Checked a lot of boxes. Didn’t get enough. — 8 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

Great QPR wine. — 10 months ago

with Sarah

Michael Amoruso

9.1

Simply delicious. Best Pecorino I’ve had. — 5 years ago

Michael Ochsner

9.0

Pretty and very tannic. Great palate progression. WG $13.75 — 5 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.4

Disgorged on November 11, 2013. Spectacular! Apple, crisp, dry. Went really well with peel and eat shrimp, lobster bento box and blue crab stuffed lobster! Happy New Year everyone! — 6 years ago

Mary H

9.1

Sangiovese DNA strong here with tomato and cherry notes, but the other grapes (syrah, merlot) provide a bit of spice, rounder texture, and complexity. — 3 months ago

Doug Powers

9.3

Floral, tarry, delicate candied red fruits as well, great acidity and balance, likely very close to fully mature, but the combination of delicacy and depth is intoxication, great old Spanna!! — 5 months ago

with Jim

Daniel Bloom

9.1

Woods, woods, & autumnal woods.
Light brown/reds abound. Cherries and leather and dead leaves, trees. Definitely a wine that hasn’t been futzed with. Gulpable as L.F. is known do say.
Hits those casual Nebbiolo notes across the spectrum, perfect w left over Sunday gray and ravioli.
Thanks @FassSelections
— 8 months ago

Paul Masson

9.2

Preserved citrus and smoky mineral, viscous texture, and an extra-long finish. Not for the faint of heart — 4 years ago

Rich Bluth

9.0

hard to find ligurian grenache! fantastic after decanting a@d 3p mon air time — 5 years ago

Ebbe Bonde Soerensen

9.2

Great creamy wine love it, just delicious Grenache🍷🇫🇷 — 5 years ago

Mark Masterson

8.9

Pretty good. Smooth — 4 months ago

Doug Powers

9.1

Spicy dried red fruits with a touch of tar underneath, I detect that this 2003 is a touch more structured and tannic than the great 2000 I had a few days ago, long finish, great acid, still quite fresh (plus 12.5% ABV), excellent!! — 5 months ago

with Jim

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

Crisp and delicious — 7 months ago

Gypsy Moore

9.2

V good for the $ — 9 months ago

Martin Bergo

9.3

A little held-back compared to the Grasberg. — 5 years ago

aik

9.0

it has high alcohol, but i feel cool nuance, because it has sharp acidiy and lifted aromas. Well balanced and enjoyable classic Syrah beauty. — 5 years ago

Joe Weinberger

9.0

Probably held on to this a year too long but it showed well for the first night (mouse had set in by the following day). Citrus, white flowers, orange blossom. — 6 years ago