Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Really blossomed with air and a light chill. Dizzying Nebbiolo perfume: tar, roses, spice, dried flowers, deep dark cherry and melting road tar. The palate has serious concentration and grip, but stays nimble, sapid and elegant, with beautiful tannins right on the edge. Long, clinging finish. A great, honest Barbaresco, though a little warmth keeps it from the very top. — 15 days ago

Brandi Bratek

9.0

Leather, earth, and currants. — 7 months ago

Aaron Tan

9.4

More muscular than the Gallina (rightfully so!), but in no way lacking finesse. Concentrated with assertive tannins, yet so lithe and pure. On the nose, roses, incense, cherries, strawberries, eucalyptus, juniper, leather, and a touch of tar. With air, the fruits came to the forefront, popping out with such clarity. On the palate, the young Barolo tannins did seem to dominate, but under it was a really fine red fruit character that gave it such a lovely drinkability. Some minerality in the lengthy finish, though not quite as palpable as on the Gallina. WOTN for all on the table. Compared to the Gallina, I can’t quite say one was better than the other - just different Roagna interpretations of Nebbiolo. — 2 years ago

Christine T

9.0

This has more edge than the Gallina, but kept opening up so beautifully. Started leather and herbaceous, finished ripe fruits and vanilla — 3 years ago

Martijn

9.0

Still juvenile this Barbaresco. Paired with perfectly cooked steak with redwine sauce. Loads of fruit, leather and cocoa in the wine. Subtle! — 6 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.5

Nice looking bottle, TS fill. Brought to Grasings in Carmel, opened/decanted 4 hrs before. Reddish tawny, doesn’t look it’s age. Wow nose. Exotic, attention grabbing. Notes of tea, rose petals, black fruit, some licorice and a little menthol. Ethereal in the mouth. Needed 5+ hrs to show its stuff. Had the staff standing in line for some shared pours. Great showing. At peak but bottles like this one are going to deliver pleasure for another 10 years easily. — 7 years ago

Alexandria

8.9

2019 in 2026
Mistakable for Barolo, floral, ripe fruit but light/medium bodied, acidic, very approachable — a month ago

with Pablo

Chris Zitzman

9.2

The color of the Cantina del Pino “Gallina” Barbaresco, swear it, is “ruby squared”. While initially the nose was surprisingly muted, a quick decant seemed to turn the key to much greater depth. Stewed red fruits lead to a ‘growingly’ remarkable palate of bot power as well as finesse. While the tannins are obvious, evident, and young- it seems with every minute that goes by it relaxes. While doing so, revealing layer after layer of evolution and new experience. Like a lot of other Barbarescos: please be patient. Doing so will only reward you. — 7 months ago

Shengli Hu

9.0

Tomato, strawberry, thyme, tarragon, dusty minerality, cherry blossom, rose, lavender. Zesty acidity and very soft fine grained tannins. Elegant.🌹 — 2 years ago

Hande Sayar

9.0

From Mendoza 🫶🏻 — 3 years ago

Daniel Bloom

9.3

During & After a guided tour courtesy of
@enramistas.com ! Fragant is spot on.
20 yr. old wines fresh as a daisy.
Fortified to 20°. N:Shoe leather, salt, treacle, ripe fruits, plantains, caramel lozenges, distant boats.faint barrel smoke.
P: old oranges, marmalade, puckering citrus, rinds, brown sugar, ( Demerara), so acidic and contrapuntally rich.
A feast.
P: — 5 years ago

Livio Pastorino

9.5

Me gusta y me llaman la atención los colores de los vinos rosados, hay de piel de cebolla, rosa claro, cereza, salmón, o como este Ramón Bilbao salmón pálido, marcado el color, nariz: fruta fresca, citricos, boca: fresco, acompañamos con platos fríos, tartare de atún, redondo, se deja tomar, sabroso, temperatura de servicio 10° a 12°C, calidad precio: en oferta muy buena, Saludos #vinosdeespaña #rioja #wines #vinos #winelovers #pisco #vino #españa #peru
— 6 years ago

Bibiana Cortázar Ramírez

9.0

El gusanillo explota de maravilla en la boca y la piel parece un delicioso chiclecito de bicho
10/10 lo volvería a hacer — 7 years ago

Antonio Murillo

9.1

Color: durazno, salmón, piel de cebolla
Aroma: melocotón — 4 months ago

Alan Snitow

9.1

Sour and structure — 6 months ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.3

Really interesting — a year ago

Catherine Leith

9.0

Notes of green pear and crisp green apple. A bit thin, so won't hold up to heavy food, but okay by itself. — 3 years ago

Oskar Brauer

9.1

Vino de color rosa pálido.
En nariz muy aromas de fruta de hueso (melocotón, albaricoque), cítricos (piel de mandarina), fruta roja fresca
En boca es equilibrado, fresco, con buena acidez y con un final largo en boca.
Maridaje
Ideal para acompañar marisco, pasta, arroces y ensaladas. — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Nose is smokey, tarry and reserved initially. Nice spices. Some tea. But seems like it’s about to bust open in 30 minutes or so. Chestnut. Some mid season cherry and minerality develops. It’s getting floral now. Palate is juicy, ripe and dense with great freshness and expressive mineralIty. Concentrated and really complex. Worlds better than the Gallina. Needs maybe one hour open but terrific energy, density and freshness. Long as well. Balanced. Substantial tannins but velvety and just barely sweet. — 6 years ago

with Matthew

André Velle

9.3

At Ape wine bar. Very good. — 7 years ago