Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

After pressing dried grapes from making Amarone, Valpolicella wine is passed over the still warm skins of Amarone for 2nd alcoholic fermentation, increasing the alcoholic content, aromas and color. Blend of 85% Corvina, 10% Rondinella, 5% Oseleta. Deep Ruby with aromas of sweet dried berry fruits and pepper spice. On the palate ripe blackberry, currants and sweet cherry with complex spice. Well balanced with acidity and alcohol, full-body with soft tannins on long finish. Nice value. — 6 days ago

Matthew Cohen

9.6

Nose: Very interesting. Dried apricot. An hour in the nose is a masterpiece. Elegantly floral in an intense way.

Palate: mineral. Amazing dry fruit. Wow. Savory a bit.

Maybe the best orange wine on earth.

Fass selections. — 7 months ago

Martinez

8.9

100% Chenin Blanc, macerated with skins — 2 years ago

Karl Heinmiller

9.5

Yum! Great cab franc from Trader Joes (not necessarily a "great" Cab Franc but great in that it's from TJ and really really good) — 2 months ago

Mark Rosse

9.5

From an altitude of 4757 feet in Tupungato region. Fossilized animal bones are found in the gravelly sand and limestone. Spectacular! — 5 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Really stunning wine. Maybe best one ever and I have had everyone since 14. Nose is dripping with terror, deep forest, rain soaked moss, light sweet wood, burst of minerals and some green apple skins. But so stunningly pure. Palate is rich and ripe but so pure and juicy. Elegant and deep with a lovely opulence and wonderful freshness and lift. Impressive finish. Such an airy yet dense wine. Just glorious. — a year ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

One of my favorite wines ever. Tressalier and Chardonnay blend. Nose is rich and buttery like and old school Meursault but has so much sea air mineral expression it’s unreal. Gorgeous. Palate is stunning if a bit young. This needs air but the bones are there. Juicy, clean, pure, rich, like a Meursault but super fresh and textured. So elegant and dense. What a wine. Let’s see what air does. Getting nutty as well. 9.4 to 9.5 overnight. Stunning today. Fresh, textured and energetic. Icing on cake texture and so pure. Almost a 9.6. — 4 months ago

romo

9.3

WotN. This is the VB1. That perfect mix of Italian skins and Ligurian seafood acidity. Love it. — 8 months ago

Eric Kememes

9.5

Best pétillant maceration spiced peach skins all fresh no va no off vibes slayed — a year ago

Vino Joe

9.3

Way too early. I have a few 375mL bottles and was curious to learn how a wine like this might be even though it was well before it’s suggested drinking window. The bones and structure are evident and this should grow into a monster. It was still a very pleasant wine it was just holding back the whole time. Unfocused fruit and a bit too sweet but I think this score will be significantly higher for round 2. — 2 years ago