Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

The nose has civilized with air, still wildly Nebbiolo, but now the chestnut, mint, tar, dried roses, spice, and a fascinating honeyed element are all starting to braid together. The palate has insane energy, with the fruit-tannin exchange finally happening instead of the tannins simply taking hostages in the back of the mouth. Beautiful fruit, serious structure, huge Alto Piemonte personality. Nebbiolo remains the most punk rock grape on earth. Amazing wine. — a month ago

Riccardo Arrigoni

9.2

Olfatto incredibile. In bocca ancora tannino da levigare e morbidezze. Attenzione effetto alcol — a year ago

Daniel Bloom

9.2

Some of us, being Nebbiolo supplicants, love Ghemme for its paradoxical meaty, bloody, yet light qualities. This has it in spades, on the edge of cherry cough syrup but never quite there. The woods, especially on the nose. This wine would benefit from a large glass.
It’s a bit of a sneaky, under the radar winery, hopefully for a bit still.
Lots of cherries, loam, dirt, blood, stoniness. Delicious. A ‘17 feels just about right. — 2 years ago

Seth Masterson

9.1

This is from Vignetti Costacurta di Costacurta Guido. Ghemme, Italy

Sweet red cherries and citrus blossom on the nose.
This encapsulates everything great about Northern Italian 'table wine'- drinkable, even gulpable with or without food but so much more elevated with a really nicely balanced acid to fruit ratio light but present tannins and a surprisingly lengthy finish. — 3 years ago

Daniel Bloom

9.0

N: You might think you’re in N . Italy. Think Ghemme.
It’s dirty all right, tobacco, cigar box, smoked wood, black olives. Some cocoa.
P: Medium bodied, crunchy, bracing acidity!, very tactile, mouth filling but fleeting. Almost that cherry thing.mineral.
Single vineyard Baga expression, could age for yrs. — 5 years ago

Hajime Kawasaki

9.0

ボディは素晴らしく深い。
タンニンすら甘く感じる。それなのにブルーティ。
黒毛和牛サーロイン。 — 5 years ago

Doug Connell

9.2

Beautiful pairing with tagliatelle bolognese — 6 years ago

Brian S

9.3

Wow what wine and what an approachable price. Almost 10 years old and singing. — 7 months ago

Riccardo Arrigoni

9.4

13 anni distanza — a year ago

Ash Anderson

9.0

My first Ghemme Nebbiolo! Once it opened up it was like a rustic tomato sauce loaded up with dried oregano, almost sweet. Grippy but soft tannins. Ripe cherry and earth. Delicious. — a year ago

Severn G

9.5

1964 | Nebbiolo
Azienda Vitivinicola Nervi
Piedmont; Ghemme, Italy
(94-96; Drink 2004-2029)

From our cellar, at Little Cat Lodge, Hillsdale, NY. — 2 years ago

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9.3

Mazzoni's 2015 Ghemme Ai Livelli is gorgeous. Floral and savory notes infuse the bouquet with notable presence. Light on its feet, yet wonderfully layered, the 2015 is super expressive right out of the gate. There's quite a bit of complexity, while the tannins are nicely mellowed by time. That makes for an incredibly appealing wine to drink now and over the next handful of years. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, March 2022)
— 4 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

A young beast.

Nose is cherry flower. As it opens rose petals.

Palate is lean cherry fruit. Some cherry licorice.

Needs 5 years. Or a long decant.

Bought from fass selections — 5 years ago

Bonnie Chu

9.0

Rosenthal tasting. — 9 months ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Nice Nebbiolo from ghemme. Didn’t change a ton from night 1 to night 2 which mostly makes me feel that this needs several more years to really come into its own. The nose is excellent - classic nebbiolo bouquet, though somehow both slightly darker and more floral than expected. It’s all there on the palate including the great acid but the tannins are quite unresolved. — a year ago

Gabriele Rotti

9.2

Old 2011. Needs 3/4 years again before been ready. Great wine — 2 years ago

Steve Medbery

9.4

Lovely Aussi expression of this grape. Lively flavors and smooth in it’s transitions particularly for a wine so young. Closer to a Ghemme than a Barola. Earthy, Raspberry, rose petal, dried fruit, hazelnut. Very approachable young as it is not overly tannic or acidic. — 3 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.2

I’ve tasted this makers Ghemme before, so u shouldn’t be surprised how much I love this. Yet I still exalt over it’s soulful expression, all earthy & rust iron. And the’16 Italian vintage keeps on giving…. — 3 years ago

with Owen

Chris MacLean

9.0

Complex and pretty, but a touch on the soft side. — 5 years ago

with Sarah

Darren Dittrich

9.1

Bright fresh cherry 100% Nebbiolo sipper from Ghemme + Gattinara + surrounding areas. Typically rustic, but not annoyingly so like some other area producers... some forest floor and barnyard, but balanced with violets and star anise and rhubarb. Very enjoyable. — 6 years ago