Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

A wonderfully aromatic, classically shaped Barolo, dominated by fresh roses, spice, early-season cherry, sour cherry and ripe mid-season cherry, with crunchy red apple skin, loam, chestnut, desiccated leaves and a cool touch of menthol emerging with air. The fruit becomes progressively purer, more concentrated and more precisely defined, while remaining clean and remarkably fresh. The palate is juicy, dense and velvety, driven by a terrific core of red fruit, vibrant acidity and firm slate-like tannins that continue to build. Not enormously complex, but exceptionally well made, beautifully balanced and intensely satisfying, with an amazingly long finish. An absolutely terrific wine and an absurd value. — 2 days ago

Turd Ferguson

9.4

Deep dank — a year ago

Natalia Ignatenko

9.4

Excellent Brunello. — 3 years ago

Kyle James

9.6

Earthy with notes of tobacco. — 4 years ago

David Kline

8.9

Raisiny and grape-y nose offers tart and powdered candy notes, white mushroom, schist, light pepper and tea. Dry open of grape-y tartness, bing cherry and lavender petal. Mouth-coating with cranberry-blackberry and black currant, bitters and dates. Great priced ripasso.
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#ripasso
#palazzomontanari #valpolicella #valpolicellaripasso #DOC #valpolicellaclassico — 5 years ago

with Courtney

GEORGE SKIPPER

9.1

Serious cab franc. Very smooth. Very full. — 6 years ago

with Cheryl

James Gourley

8.9

A good wine but not excellent. The texture is just too soft. Needs a stronger acid backbone. Otherwise, the fruit flavors are nicely accented with cut flowers on the nose, and slightly spiced on the palate. — 7 years ago

Sam Friedland

8.9

Very pleasant, fruit and mild tannins — 15 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Advanced brownish color, not especially pretty. Nose has chestnut, wet leaves, roasted cherry skin, wild mint, and that ripe 2015 vulgarity creeping in. Palate is better: juicy, fresh, silky, with good concentration and length. A little heat at 14.5%, but nothing veal ragù couldn’t calm down. Good wine, but very much has 2015-itis, mascara running down its cheek. — 3 months ago

Raul Puga

9.3

Delicious — 2 years ago

with Mariana

John W

9.1

Ruby coloration with some transparency. On the nose, cherry, balsamic, vanilla, leather, crushed rock and earth. On the palate, medium to full body, cherry, currants, anise, espresso bean, leather, balsamic, vanilla and chocolate; a nicely layered palate with a medium to long finish. Tannins are still quite present but balanced. — 5 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Major decant needed. Nose is closed on open.
As it opens some lovely herbal notes.

Palate is clean. Tight. Closed.
As it opens tight cherry. Gorgeous.

Much better on day 2. delicious licorice. Fresh cherry fruit. Nose is blasting. Hand crushed mid season cherries. Spice. Roses. Some chocolate on the finish.

Either wait 5 years or decant 5 hours.

Bought from fass selections. — 6 years ago

Gwen Kasprzycki

9.0

34% Sangiovese, 33% Merlot 33% Syrah. Very nice drinking. — 6 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.3

2016. Post raucous dinner notes. So delicious. For me, perfect point in the aging arc: still deep, deep fruit but tertiary notes equally prominent. Tannins nearly resolved. Great length and balance (which pains me to say since it’s 15%). — 2 months ago

with Dan

Josh Graham

9.1

Superb with San Danielle prosciutto and spaghetti puttanesca. #ramaz — 9 months ago

Mark Davis

8.9

2020 vintage. Super balanced. Lots of cherries. — 2 years ago

Rand Bass

9.0

Teacher Appreciation Dinner at Palazzo Bass. Marel loved it! — 3 years ago

with Debra

David Kline

9.1

Warm nose with chocolate notes, clove, nutmeg, and coffee. Hazelnut brownie; earthy mushroom. Tart raspberry surprise inside, with licorice, cedar, bitter arabica and sharp tobacco notes, rosemary, tart bing and rich, ripe black cherry. Oak adding cinnamon and a ghost of vanilla. Peppercorn.
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#scottpalazzo #palazzo #napa #napavalley #napared #oakville #redwine #rosso #rouge — 5 years ago

Jeff Cohen

9.4

Luscious. Full of fruit. No Tanin. Only wish I had more — 6 years ago

Clare

9.5

Baccalà - Bermondsey street - skin contact, dry honey — 7 years ago