Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

I love this wine and the way it evolve is is just so wonderful. This 2015 Stella Retica always starts aromatically shy. But a few flowers, some berry fruits and faint minerals are there but they are not very loud at the moment of pop and pour. The volume gets turned up very very slowly over the first 30-40 minutes and it’s very cool to follow it. The florality is just stunning and the clarity of the cherry fruit is really something. There’s a sweet mint minerality. This stuff is really like it Giacosa made Valtellina. Epic. Palate is also a young stallion right now. It’s all there but this stallion wants to be left alone in the barn. Beautiful tannins and smack down of a finish. Super concentrated. Powerful. This needs maybe 50+ minutes for the palate to catch up to the nose. But it will. I’ll be back. 9.4 now. A 9.6 nose and a 9.3 palate currently.

This got really good overnight. Deep cherry on the nose. Minerals. Wool. So vivid. Still 9.6 nose but much better and more wide. Palate is juicy and deep with luscious dark and red cherry fruit and luscious deep and ripe tannins. Pure and balanced. Wow. 9.5. Now. — 23 days ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.3

Light but has depth and persistence — 16 days ago

Ginny Lewinski

9.2

Drank at Renzo in Charleston. Juicy, fruit forward, cherry jolly rancher, plum, silky texture, pink peppercorn finish. — a month ago

with Joseph

Brendan Baker

9.2

Cedar, black cherry pits, med length, fine tannin 👌 — 19 days ago

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.0

2014, with some age on it, this is showing beautifully. Nice dark fruit on nose. Soft tannins, for Nebbiolo. I honestly prefer Valtellina to its more redoubtable neighbors. — 25 days ago

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.4

Off the chart. Sweet (dry wine) red fruit. And black fruit too. Amazing. If you can find a sforzato try it!! — a month ago

Robby

9.0

Christmas Eve 2021 with Jenna erin mom dad and grandma. Really good red Italian. Very light mr. Rotanz I think would like it — a month ago

Anna Vocaturo

9.2

Needed a while to open up, fabulous with vodka sauce — 4 days ago

Pooneet K

9.1

Had this earlier this year and this bottle is the same - in a good way. Delicious mountain nebbiolo that has a hint of transparency in the color that carries through. Very nice and for <$20 a crazy value from Fass Selections. — a month ago

Mary H

9.2

Beautiful light translucent ruby red, delicate rose floral nose. Bright, short and fruit-forward finish. Summer-ripe strawberries. This is Barolo’s fun little sister. Deteriorated significantly hours opening so be sure to finish the bottle quickly! — a month ago