Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Insane wine. Dried cherry, spice, road tar, dried roses and that haunting alpine Nebbiolo perfume that only Arpepe seems able to deliver. The palate is nimble, precise and unbelievably balanced. Yes, there is tannin, but Arpepe processes tannin through its own lens. Everything feels refined, transparent and perfectly proportioned. The architecture is stunning. There is a slight stretch on the back end right now, but the underlying balance and purity are undeniable. Already 9.6 and just getting started. — 15 hours ago

Sergio L Figueiredo

9.1

City 04/2026
Álcool 14,0% — a month ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Blend of White Grenache 50% and Roussanne 50%, aged for 1 year in new oak, bright lemon color with aromas of citrus, stone fruits and toasty mineral notes. On the palate flavors of apple, peach and lemon citrus with toasty notes and spice, slightly creamy. Medium+ finish, vivid acidity, nice balance ending with lemon citrus and fresh mineral character. — 2 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2016 vintage. Decanted and tasted after 30 minutes and 1.5 hours. Serious stuff. Concentrated lean and mean. Still pretty tight after a 1.5 hours loungefest in decanterland. One of those “holiday” wines to be opened at 8am to enjoy at 4pm. 5.8.26. — 23 days ago

Robert Ahlstrom

9.0

Dark ruby brick medium opacity, medium body with sweet fruit and licorice, well balanced and elegant — a month ago

Matt Perlman

9.4

More open knit than the Sassella, total deliciousness and high toned elegance — 2 months ago

Sir Zar

9.1

Jammy smell. First sip very strong flavor, sweet and tangy. Hints of alcohol that help to balance the flavor. Very rich and fruity flavor. — 16 days ago

Carter Snead

9.3

At The Wharf in Grand Cayman — 7 days ago

with Leigh

Jessica Knickerbocker

8.9

Great value for a decent wine. — a month ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

10

This was perfection. Full stop. Ten points, 100, A plus, whatever scale you want to drag into the room, it all collapses under the same truth: it does not get better than this. The 2016 Ar.Pe.Pe. Sassella Rocce Rosse Riserva was so achingly beautiful, so complete, so internally right, that halfway through I stopped even trying to “evaluate” it and just gave in. What makes it unbearable, in the best way, is how nothing sticks out and yet everything glows. The wine has lift, detail, soul, delicacy, authority, all of it moving at once, all of it perfectly proportioned. It just stands there in complete command of itself, and the longer it sits in the glass the more it seems to reveal that perfection and grace are not opposites. They are partners. Words really do start to fail with a wine like this, because the whole point of the experience is that it reaches past language. — 2 months ago