Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Sick nose. Red berry fruit. Loads of it. Sense of deepness and richness. Some spice and saline notes as well. Palate is juicy, complex and has terrific freshness and so much minerality. Wow what’s this? A mineral driven Barbera? Yes it is. Great cut and juiciness with some good berry fruit but this has st Joseph like fresh minerals that are just delightful. Terrific depth and structure. Even seems a bit young, as does most very serious Barbera which this is. Long persistent finish of black and red berry fruit and beautiful minerals and substantial tannins. Really really long. after air the nose really gets going. Super complex gamey, earthy and mineral notes. Man it’s like if old school Cornas (mineral style like cuchet/Fauterie) mated with very serious Barbera. As this airs more fruit comes out but it never sheds its mineral core. This is terrific. Great power and depth. This will age for at least 10-13 years. Will be back more as it airs. — 9 days ago

Chris MacLean

8.9

Weirdly, this bottle was way more oaky than the one we had last month. Good thing we have a third bottle in waiting. — 7 days ago

with Sarah

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Great nose. Tightly focused berry fruit. Some florals. Spice. Palate is dense, concentrated and pure with wonderful elegance. Amazingly fresh and such terrific palate presence and texture. Grippy tannins and very sappy. Excellent acids. Like this a lot. Terrific sweetness. Awesome. — 6 days ago

with Matthew

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.0

Super floral and very pretty nose. Lilacs and violets. Some berry fruit. Very refined and aromatic. Palate is concentrated, sappy and pure. Deep berry fruit. High acidity but never jarring. Balanced, pure and deep. Confectionary sweetness on the finish. — 14 days ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

Good wine, especially on day 2, but 3 bicchieri is probably one too many — 3 days ago

with Sarah

Keith Crump

9.0

Bright blue fruits present and so drinkable love this grape — 8 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2016 | wagonloads of nice fruit: black cherries, blackberries, dark forrest fruit, plums. Hint of spices. Incredibly beautiful integrated barrel aging. Laurel. Fine wine indeed. — 5 days ago

Angelo Casagrande

8.9

Had with grilled pizza. Terrific. This is a nice barbera- fruity-blackberry and a little tartness, nice acids. Pretty fun drinking. — 3 days ago

Chris MacLean

9.2

Significantly richer than the Casaret Barbera by Abbona. But also very redrinkable. — 3 days ago

Palmer Emmitt

Owner/Winemaker Judge Palmer

9.1

Bursts from the glass with pomegranate, cherry cough drop and shoe polish. These notes carry onto the expansive palate which is structured with melty tannins and bracing acidity. Despite the mature character of the flavors, the medium-long finish is fresh and zippy. Barbera done well is so much fun! — 16 days ago