Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Initially restrained on the nose, with faint tar, roses, chestnut, macerated mid-season cherry and a touch of classic Nebbiolo funk. The palate is already beautiful, silky, sweet and elegant, with tremendous purity, juiciness and vivid cherry fruit. Late-breaking Nebbiolo tannins build steadily across the palate, while the finish explodes with intense mid-season cherry and remarkable persistence. Aromatically still closed, but the finesse, balance and sheer length are already superb. — 10 days ago

Jason Sliwa

9.1

A bit fat, but enjoyable. — 2 months ago

with Vicki

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Three vineyard blend, Ruby color with a aromas of red fruit, earthy herbs, cedar and floral notes. On the palate flavors of cherry and raspberry with notes of herb pepper, floral and earthy notes. Medium+ finish, good balance with fine tannins ending with cacao, leather, fruit and earthy notes. Ok now but a few more years will benefit. — 3 months ago

Moe

8.9

Alc: 13.5% 好みの tertiary aromasが出て良い感じだがやや凝縮感に欠ける気がする — 6 months ago

Ericsson

8.9

Such an easy drinking red wine. Exactly what you think of a value red Italian wine. — 8 months ago

Byron Hewett

9.2

Really good. Fresh and fruity. Easy to drink. — 3 years ago

Mary H

9.1

Brick red, light body. Dried cherry, lots of graphite, rose petals. Floral and aromatic when first uncorked, but blows over relative quickly. A whiff of ripe banana? — 4 years ago

with Adrienne

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Three vineyard blend, Ruby color with a aromas of red fruit, earthy herbs, cedar and floral notes. On the palate flavors of cherry and raspberry with notes of herb pepper, floral and earthy notes. Medium+ finish, good balance with fine tannins ending with cacao, leather, fruit and earthy notes. Ok now but a few more years will benefit. — 11 days ago

Chris Buggy

9.0

New producer (to me), but sane quality I’ve come to expect. Ruby color, cherry, strawberry, good medium tannins, light and spritely - Fiorino’s — a month ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2021 pours a bright garnet color with a transparent core; medium viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with fabulous notes of wild raspberries, Morello cherry, freshly cut roses, cedar chest, orange zest, alpine herbs and rocky earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. This is really beautiful stuff. The nose alone positively slays. Drink now through 2041. Thanks for the assist @Lyle Fass — 4 months ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.4

Such a good wine, the balance between fruit, tannins and acidity is great! — 6 months ago

Alex Gordon

9.2

Incredible bouquet but took a long time to open up and for the mineral and acid to mellow. Smooth and gentle when it finally did. Would only go for cellared bottles. — 8 months ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.4

A very elegant wine - attenuated nose of plum/cherry. Palate is more of the same but rather mineral and filtered quite elegantly through a tannic structure buttressed by just enough acidity. The structure really shines. Long finish & miles to go. A lovely wine from @Lyle Fass 😍 — 4 years ago

with Alsu

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Deep Ruby color with a aromas of red fruit, earthy herbs, cedar and floral notes. On the palate flavors of tart cherry and raspberry with notes of herb pepper, floral and earthy notes. Medium+ finish, good balance with fine tannins ending with cacao, leather, fruit and earthy notes. Ok now but a few more years will benefit. — 11 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Absolutely stunning nose, already operating around 9.8, with wet earth, mud, decaying and desiccated leaves, damson cherry, chestnut, massive spice and florals everywhere. Haunting, complex and unmistakably mature Nebbiolo. The palate is still much younger than the nose, with beautiful purity and freshness, dark sweet Nebbiolo fruit, classical delineation, enormous concentration and dense cheek-coating tannins. The finish is ridiculously long and persistent, suggesting there is still much more to come with air. 9.6 for now. — a month ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

vintage 2016 | 80% nebbiolo, 15% vespolina, 5% croatina. Ten years old and fully alive and kicking. Brownish colour, tertiairy tones in smell. Very good balance, integrated tannines. I loved the bouquet: stinky in the positive way, spices, stewed fruit. A hint of manure. A Piëmonte nebbiolo that I like. Paired with a lasagne. — 5 months ago

Andrew Keenan

9.7

Moores 2024. $25. Still the greatest. — 7 months ago

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9.4

The 2020 Gattinara is elegant and lifted. Crushed red berry fruit, cinnamon and orange peel grace this ethereal, nuanced Gattinara. Bright saline notes and sweet red-toned fruit build into the long, persistent finish. Understated and silky, the 2020 is exquisite. All this needs is a few years to soften. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, January 2024)
— 3 years ago

Charlie C

9.3

Aroma like BBQ sauce? Cranberry, mint, tobacco, leather. Dry, intense. — 4 years ago

Daniel Bloom

9.0

N:Deep black cherries with an acidic raspberry lift. Tarry northern Italy. Black/red. Some interesting musty barnyard/funk goodness.
P: Upon initial pnp, this was dry as a bone.Really opens up and jucifies with air and a chx/prosc/mozz sand.
Still very black w red overtones.
Little tannic grip on the back end esp.
I can’t see this lasting long once popped.
13% . To find the vintage, you have to look closely, bottom right side of label.
Delish!
The wife gets white pepper and strawberry as well. — 5 years ago