Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Magnificent, deeply traditional Barolo. The nose opens with burning embers, campfire, road tar, dried roses and a huge range of savory exotic spice, then grows more loamy with air, bringing in wood shavings, old library books and classic Nebbiolo earthiness. The palate is dazzlingly concentrated but beautifully controlled, with exquisite red fruit, layers of cherry, superb linearity and wonderfully articulated tannins. Dense without heaviness, elegant despite the power, and architecturally complete. The finish is extraordinarily long and saturated with fruit, tannin and mineral detail. Already a superb Barolo, with obvious 9.7 upside as it continues to open.

After an hour and a half, this has gone to another level. The nose is now wildly floral and almost four-dimensional, with extraordinary depth and perfume, easily 9.7 to 9.8 aromatically. The palate has become even more beautiful, juicy and seamless, with velvety, sweet tannins and incredible tiny-berry fruit intensity. The structure is still serious, but everything is now more integrated and complete. 9.6 to 9.7. — 5 days ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.2

Light yellow color. Aromas of green orchard fruit, white flowers and citrus. Flavors of peaches, nectarines, tropical fruit, green apples, lemon curd, raw almonds and a very pleasing saline note. Beautiful note of minerality on the long finish. Medium-minus body (but still a bit of heft) and refreshing acidity. Lovely silky texture for such a crisp wine. Outstanding QPR. Thanks for sharing, Kase! — 4 months ago

Turd Ferguson

9.4

Very pretty fruit. smooth as a baby’s butt. 14% — 6 months ago

Jake Hajer

9.0

Exotic candied cinnamon, licorice, sassafras, granite. Clean. Aging well. — a year ago

Johnson Ho

9.3

Citrus and pear — 3 years ago

Megan Ellis

9.3

Delicious — 5 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.6

This dark wine has a fruity nose of blackberry and plum, but there are some more savory notes as well. Black pepper, cigar box and black olive also come through. On the palate, licorice and plums are in the forefront of one of the fruitier flavor profiles I have tasted in Apulian Primitivos. The 16% alcohol is not as overpowering as I imagined it would be. The tannins are fairly forceful and the acidity is refreshing. This wine drinks really well and will pair nicely with a marbled rib eye steak. — 5 years ago

Mark S.

9.0

Tannin rich Italian taste. Antica (Antinori) Mountain Select Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 19 @2000, cost Eva, 260926 — 13 days ago

Jenn Ingle

10

Nose - Plum, candied orange, peat moss and wood. Mouthfeel - Velvety smooth up front, ending in a subtle pleasant astringency. Main flavors - Stone fruit and earth with a delicate acidic ending with a touch of dryness, like you get when you lick the pit of a nectarine, peach or plum. Overall - a gorgeously complex and lovely Pinot!! 1 million out of 10! — 2 months ago

with Jeremy and Jay

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.5

Love this wine. Medium body, spicy, cinnamon, salty. — 5 months ago

Barbara Hill

9.3

Excellent. Assaggio’s’s in Raleigh, NC — 6 months ago

Steve Rura

9.2

Bright sour red cherry, pepper and herbs. A little spicy, some red licorice. With mushroom risotto and lemon-rosemary chicken cutlets. — 8 months ago

David White

9.0

Nice garnet red color with ruby highlights, fruity nose of red fruits, nice line of acidity and a concentrated body with soft tannins, an easy drinking Barolo. — 2 years ago

Cristiano Humberto Naves de Freitas Azevedo

9.0

Good structure, velvet tannins, tar, flowers and sun ripened red fruits — 5 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.3

Remarkably youthful for a 16 year old. Leather, cracked stone, spice still-bright cherry. How is that possible? Light but deep. Fantastic transparency and acids. — 2 months ago

with Dan

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Another excellent vintage of this Sardinian clone of Grenache. Aromas of bright red fruit, dried violets, smoky oak and sweet baking spices. Flavors of juicy red cherry, raspberry and strawberry fruit, cola, tobacco and those baking spices. Long and lingering finish. Crisp, vibrant and refreshing acidity. Full bodied and surprisingly smooth tannins. 14% ABV, but it is difficult to notice. Outstanding value! Thanks for the taste, Kase. — 4 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.5

NV Probably the best Vermouth, só intense. Love it. — 5 months ago

Bonnie Chu

9.2

Slow wine tasting 🇮🇹 wow, light but full — 7 months ago

Ed Chin

9.3

Needs a little bit of air. Red fruit that at first seems over extracted and then mellows a bit to reveal some mushroom earthy notes — 2 years ago

Bryan Kesting

9.4

One of my favorites in the Antica Terra lineup. — 4 years ago

with Scott