romo

9.4

En mag. A clean bottle (not all of them are) of potpourri and orange zest. Wow. — 22 days ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

Took awhile for this to open up, but after a hour the nose showed new leather, sandstoney gravel, a bit of spice, and slightly dried cherry fruit. Lean and structured in the mouth, this seems like it will benefit from a few more years of aging. Certainly enjoyable now, though. — a month ago

Ben Tang

9.0

Bright acidity (med-high), some deep red and purple fruit notes, cassis/currant. Aromatic and medium tannins, smooth yet slightly grippy. Not the longest finish and body is quite light. Almost floral. Drinks like an excited young kid version of a barolo, like an even lighter babaresco. — a month ago

Tobin Spratte

9.5

Senses immediately overloaded, in a good way, with a bouquet of lavender tea, smoked cherrywood, tobacco, cedar, vanilla, and as someone here astutely observed, Alpine herbs. Buried underneath that is wild mushroom, wild raspberries, and cherries. Lasting nice finish, though a bit heavy on the alcohol compared to its southern nebbiolo cousins, but given the sforzato Amarone-like production process, this makes senses. One of the finest reds I've had in some time, certainly on par or better than the other nebbiolo I've tasted.

Better yet, I scored this for a steal of a price at a local Total Wine who either thought this was too old or didn't know what they had. — a month ago

Matt Perlman

9.4

Notably firmer and more deeply pitched than the Grumello. Sassella all the way from now on — a month ago

Daniel Bloom

9.6

At Pesach so glassware was hit and miss. Lots of miss.
This is consistently a marvel of high altitude, no toast(steamed)barrel, various wood Nebbiolo.
After 10-15 mins open the nose is like the most intense, ethereal fraises de bois. Intermingled with fine rocks and wood. Bright!
On the palate, it’s redolent of high altitude tiny berries, transparent and lively, gripping your lower front gums with a hint of licorice.
The only issue may be finding the generosity to share it.

Thanks @FassSelections — 3 months ago

with Sarah

David D

9.1

Pretty light, great acids, light tannins. Smooth drinking. Lots of cherry, mineral, touch of graphite. All the goodness of high-altitude Valtellina. Translucent ruby, not the brick color nor the tar you’d expect for a Nebbiolo but great. From Main Street Wine & Gourmet, Orleans. 07/01/24 — 25 days ago

Matt Perlman

9.2

Beautiful wine, cherry, black tea, soil and floral tones, soft and generous for a Valtellina nebbiolo, a bit overshadowed by the more structured Sassella bottling — a month ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Nose: so floral. Violets. Red Roses. Ntense. Fantastic!

Palate: elegantly savory. Mid season cherries. Lovely hint of licorice.

Fass selections — 2 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.2

Still good freshness. Elegant cherry fruit. Missing a bit of the vibrancy it had in its youth but still lovely.

As this opens you get lovely pink roses on the nose. This wine still has it. It just needs some time.

Fass selections — 3 months ago