Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Incredible aromatics of fresh and dried and roses and intense cherry flower. Elegant and enveloping. Glorious aromas. Wow. 9.6 nose. Road tar, oolong tea and smoke start to develop. Confectionary cherry flower. Mid to late season cherry as well. Stunning. Palate is dense yet lithe with ripe and juicy tannins and sweet mid season cherry fruit accented with cherry flower pollen. Wow. Such a well made wine and extraordinary finish. So complex, ethereal and concentrated. Pure and elegant. Just a stunner. My heart lies with Alto Piemonte and Valtelljna for Nebbiolo always. Wow the inner mouth aromas. So juicy and just full of energy. Unreal freshness makes this akin to popping so many perfect tiny cherries in one’s mouth. What a wine. Young but not inaccessible and so promising. Now with air there is an opulence to the mid palate. Wow what length. Now a 9.6 from 9.5. — a month ago

Matthew Malone

9.4

San Sabino opening — 5 months ago

with Lora

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.1

Needs time open. It’s all there but currently discombobulated. Will be back. This needs age. It’s all there but never came around. Check back in 5 years. — 7 months ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course two hours. The 2019 “Uvaggio”pours, a bright garnet color with a transparent core, moving to a rose colored rim. Medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of Morello cherry, strawberry, raspberry, pink roses, talcum powder, a smell that reminds me of the produce section in a grocery store of a developing country (yeah, it’s specific but, fight me), dried green herbs, and stony earth. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose, the finish is long, juicy and a touch spicy with a bit of black pepper that I find quite intriguing. A delicious pairing with lamb/beef kofta. All in all, another brilliant vintage of “Uvaggio” and further proof that the work of Luca DeMarchi at Proprieta Sperino is worthy of serious attention. Drink now through 2034. — 23 days ago

Peter Sultan

9.2

Really drinking well right now. Spanna with more heft, & that classic Piedmonte character. — 2 months ago

Frank Artale

9.2

What a great example of the region the way the additions of Croatina and Vespolina complement the Nebbiolo all grown on the acidic volcanic soil of the region. Red berry flowers mint. Very alpine feel. Plus built to drink early. — 6 months ago

Frank Artale

9.2

100% Spanna. My first example from this producers. Many wines from Alto Piemonte are blends as allowed but not this. Sour cherry mint tobacco tar dried herbs. Traditionally made with no heavy oak. Could age longer to see morev tertiary aspects come up. — 2 months ago

Michael

9.4

Big daddy wine — 14 days ago

romo

9.2

Fun blend of windy mountain flavors. — 5 months ago

Frank Artale

9.5

I can't praise Noah enough for the work they do. This is a spectacular Alto Piemonte. Its full of bright fruit acid herbs sweet tobacco menthol. Its everything I want from the north. — 6 months ago