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As usual with this 1er cru at Buffet the nose is stunning. Mid season cherries, dust, minerals, flowers and smoke. Holding back some but what is there is so detailed and expressive. What a palate. Which now is ahead of the nose. Sleek and juicy with such a compactness to it. Like an orb. So elegant and lacey with top notch delicacy. Just so well balanced and classic. This is 21! Nose is now singing! So expressive. Layered and ebullient! Acid is so good and the energy is palpabale. — 4 days ago
Outdoor tasting season is upon us on the east coast and I couldn’t be happier. Nose of lemon and lime zest plus lime fruit. Subtle notes of oak and iodine. Really compelling minerality and purity. Such a great vintage at Chavy. Palate is so energetic and full of lime, lemon and barely ripe green apple skins. So juicy and clean. Unreal purity and length. Excellent. So tangy with loads of bitter but and barely sweet citrus. — 4 days ago
Stunning nose from The Greek’s debut Gigondas. Wow. Deep cassis fruit, herbs de Provence, cherry liqueur and more. So focused and clear. Very stony background where the minerality just seethes your nostrils. Palate is deep and lush with exceptional balance, purity and concentration. For such a big wine it’s so light on its feet. Wow. Elegant and complex and just so giving right now. So juicy and stoney with terrific structure. Air will get this into the stratosphere. — 2 days ago
Age that Fruh! At 10 this is really coming into its own Gorgeous nose of wet earth, spice and desiccated leaves and tree bark. An interesting citrus note as well. So expressive. Just a stunning nose. The fierce tannins of this have calmed down and it’s an ultra silky and has superb concentration and awesome mid season cherry fruit and some blackberry overtones. Sweet tannins and exceptional length. Air is always this wine’s friend. — 4 days ago
Nose is yellow fruits, green apple, pear, bread, yeast and gorgeous minerals. As it airs nose the wet earth shines through. Palate is juicy and super clean with luscious fruit and has a grippy structure. What a finish. Medicinal herbs and a slightly bitter thing that is so German and so appealing. — 2 days ago
Young but so good. Intense aromas and so silky. — 6 days ago
Lyle Fass
Founder Fass Selections
Lots of wintergreen on the nose with herbs and minerals. Not much fruit initially but clean, precise and focused. Really nice lotion/lanolin aspect as well. But wow the focus like a laser. Palate is so clean and pure. Amazing finesse and like rain water. So sapid and pure. Long. Needs to open but it is all there. The purity is astonishing. — 17 hours ago