Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.1

Day two with the 2016 Brovia Barolo Villero, and this was frustrating in exactly the way certain 2016s can be frustrating. Brovia Villero, for me, is one of the great wines of Langhe. The material here was obvious. The site nobility was obvious. But at 14.5%, this bottle leaned too far into the heat side of the vintage for my taste. That is the 2016 crapshoot in a nutshell. The producers who mastered the year made some of the greatest wines I have ever tasted. The producers who let the vintage lead made wines that feel more dominated by the year than by the site. This landed in the second camp. Beautiful raw material, absolutely, but the heat kept stepping in front of the vineyard. And the cruel part is that maybe you do not get that level of material without the heat. So there is no clean complaint here. Just a tradeoff I felt in every glass. — 12 days ago

Pooneet K

9.1

Excited for this, but at this stage still quite closed. Will be great in 5-10 years. — 4 months ago

romo

9.3

Consistent notes, super forward. Prune-y turning to very dry after 30mins. — 2 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.2

In good shape. Pretty on the nose, very muscular on the palate. Iron, blood, and roses. Lots of structure. Almost full-bodied. — 3 months ago

Daniel Bloom

9.3

This Dolcetto is some pretty wacky, intense vino. It opens hot, with lots of coffee and liquorice nose and palate. With time, …and proteins ( tomatoes too), you get mushrooms and manure, dank earth . This… make no bones about it, is a dense, rich, stick to your gums, cheeks and tongue wine. Enough acidity to tackle a meat rich tomato gravy. Delicious! — 5 months ago

Kamall

9.0

Great Italian house red — 10 months ago

Pooneet K

9.1

First time having a langhe Nebbiolo from brovia (note brovia relabeled their previous Nebbiolo d’alba as a langhe Nebbiolo this year as they consolidated the fruit source I believe). Decanted 3 hours which was the right call. Everything you want in an entry level Nebbiolo. Aromatically wonderful. Lots of earth and red fruit and flowers. Slight bitterness. Great acid on the nice long finish. The 14.5% doesn’t come across at all. — 2 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

This bottle shows a little too much ripe fruit. Still good but on the heavier side. — 4 months ago

with Sarah

Chris MacLean

9.1

Brovia QPR off the charts as always — 6 months ago

with Sarah

John Hagood

8.9

From Chambers on 4/6/2025 post DCHC conference. Peach apricot jasmine. Citrus. Well balanced b — a year ago