Spencer Fox

9.5

right in the pocket. singing. desiccated and leathery but still so much freshness and vibrancy. had alongside one of the best meals of the year. my haters are furious — 18 days 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. — 3 months ago

Matt Perlman

9.4

Notably firmer and more deeply pitched than the Grumello. Sassella all the way from now on — 3 months ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.3

Roses and violets. Transparent. Red berry, taffy, compote, some orange zest clove and allspice. dusty and subtle. Delicious. — 22 days ago

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 — 3 months 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. — 3 months 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. — 3 months ago

Fabio Franchella

9.2

Fruited driivenw with lots of strawberries, present silky tannins, 14 years old and ready for other 5 years — 16 days ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.3

Quite light garnet , wide terracotta rim . Aromatic and enticing with sweet ripe strawberry , raspberry , dried spices and fresh herbs, rose , grafite , orange rind; this really does change in the glass . On the palate lovely freshness , pure red fruits , strawberry , raspberry , touch of liquorice , dried spices . Long and detailed , herbal tinged finish , polished quite light tannins . Great now but will probably will age well over the next 5-10 — 2 months 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 — 3 months ago