Angelo Casagrande

9.0

Nose- rose petals, leather and turf. I get some annisette, cherry, and earth on the palate. Tannins are moderate. This could age a bit more. I was surprised it was a little thin. Enjoyed with pasta and a rich guancale/ sausage tomato sauce. — 5 months ago

Angelo Casagrande

9.0

Light, nice cherry and a bit of smokiness. Get a tad of the alcohol on the finish. Went so well with my sausage based dish. But this could be a great sipper with some garden tomatoes, prosciutto and cheese. — a year ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Nose: savory. Spice perfect lilacs. Violets. So perfect. Maybe a hint of age as it aerates.

Palate: perfect “sweet “ cherry fruit. Gorgeous silky licorice. Still fresh.

A truly magnificent wine.

Fass selections

— 2 years ago

Matt

9.2

Leather, pepper, dried cherry, crushed herbs and flowers. Nice succulent mid-palate immediately gives way to long and brisk acid and mineral tones — 3 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

8.9

Awesome, bright and vivid cherry. Cherry cough drop. Ripe, minty. Feral and gamey. Very generous and giving. A little broad but nice. Palate is juicy and elegant but also a bit broad. Some heat as well. Not as good as last bottle. — 5 years ago

Severn G

9.3

Looking for something to pair to spaghetti all'Amatriciana tonight. Decent but the dish probably deserves a slightly richer wine, more southern Italy.

Decanted 3H, prior notes mostly apply:
Nose has spring roses, mashed tart cherry, cold tar, cold dark chocolate and brown sugar.
Palate has milk chocolate covered cherry, lightly charred wood, early season cherry, dry loam-y soil, medium tannins and a medium-long finish.

Declassified Barbaresco thanks to Italian yield limits, this wine is a total value play at ~$35.
1088 bottles produced.

Future bottles should be at least 5-8Y out, 2026-2029 for future sampling, this wine has the guts to get at least there, and then some. — 5 years ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Nice langhe Nebbiolo but not sure I would get again for the price premium vs others. One to try with some more age at the very least. — 5 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Nose: porcini explosion.

Palate: savory as hell. Dense. Dark cherry. Fresh. A hint of licorice and bitter.

Fass selections — 9 months ago

Alexandre Czesnat

8.9

Blackberry, plum, smoke, leather — a year ago

Matthew Malone

9.4

San Sabino opening — 2 years ago

with Lora

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

9.0

Rivertti Massimo Viarivetti22 Rosato Langhe DOC 2020: Light. Bright. Balanced. Youthful flavors of strawberry, watermelon, cranberry & rhubarb. Short dry, yet refreshing finish. All in all, a beautifully-crafted, 100% Pinot Noir rosé from Piemonte and a perfect pairing for poolsides and summer days! Cheers🍷 — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Crazy crazy spice as expected from this cuvee. There are layers of tar, deep black cherry and huge minerals as well. It’s a terrific nose. Stunningly deep and aromatic 95/9.6 nose. It evolves constantly and is almost not stable it’s changing so much. Violets come into view. Also a loamy aspect. Palate is tight but oh so promising. Amazing fine grained tannins that are super velvety. So pure and love the 2014 angles. Complex and elegant with just terrific lift and brightness. Long, complex and mineral tinged finish. Sappy and pure. Really long. Awesome inner mouth aromas of sweet cherry. Balanced, pure and super sweet with air. This has massive structure and will only get better and likely demands 3-4 years in the cellar. So killer. 9.4 but I think in an hour it’s gonna be 9.4. Stunning finish.

After air this is insane. Nose is perfumed, complex and spicey. Deep violets. So good 9.5 nose. Palate is so velvety now. Great freshness and so pure. Terrific finish. Gets to every nook and cranny. — 5 years ago

Norm

9.3

Getting much better with age, needs to be decanted for at least 30 minutes — 6 years ago

Crispin Glymph

9.4

This was just delightfully delicious — 6 months ago

Clay Bullwinkel

9.2

Very good. — 6 months ago

Angelo Casagrande

9.1

Light, not a ton of fragrance; such intense fruit- strawberry/ cherry. Really enjoyable light red. — a year ago

Ganesh

9.6

Undoubtedly one of the best price for value wines. Amazing! — 3 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Gorgeous clear cherry on the nose. Round and opulent and so pretty. Spice, cinnamon, tar, tobacco, so clear and vivid. Palate is ripe, deep, powerful and very concentrated. Really this is a large scaled wine but still has an elegant yet intense structure. Red fruits all the way and a bit awkward initially and needs maybe 40 minutes to get there. Delicious stuff. Long finish and really high quality fruit that only comes from a top top vintage. — 5 years ago

Erik Longabardi

9.5

Wow! Perfect with eggplant parmigiana. — 5 years ago

Joel Fariss

9.1

Solid for the price point. Some funky earth and red fruit. Really well structured. Will be buying a case. — 5 years ago