Lyle Fass 
Winzerhof Thörle
Hölle Riesling 2021
Glorious nose of apricot, peach and minerals. Very pretty. Smells like if the ocean was made of Riesling. Palate is gorgeous and a bit backwards with pink grapefruit, tangelo and apricot. Gorgeous purity and depth. Killer acidity but needs to come together. Nose gets herbal with air. Also some spice. Palate has great concentration and such an intense mineral sheen. Juicy and linear and wonderful delineation on the finish. Nose is confectionary beyond. Wet, damp earth. Salty, juicy, clean. So ludicrous. Succulent. This is killer on day 2. Wow. So concentrated and deep. Unreal tension. 9.6 9.7 overnight. The sap and intensity are world class. — 5 days ago
Jean-Jacques Girard
Les Chaponnieres Pommard 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2023
Nose is wispy cherry, dark cherry, sour cherry and just a whole mess of cherries, but also tweed jacket and so much minerality. Stony minerality. Licorice. Sweet red licorice. Ripe nose and deep dark fruit. Juicy, clean and pure. Furry tannins. So sappy and juicy with tiny berry fruit intensity. Wide open Pommard and that mineral imprint. Unreal freshness and acidity and the tannins are big and Pommard but gentle. After 7 hours the nose is deeper and even more sinewy. Just gorgeous. So deep, so slippery and unreal sweetness. Just insane. So so good. 9.6 to 9.7. On Day 2 the nose is just stunning. Dark fruits, minerals, brooding. Palate is so juicy, sweet and velvety. Brooding and mineral and so stoney. — 9 days ago
Domaine Jean-Jacques Girard
Clos du Roi 1er Cru Beaune Pinot Noir 2023
I love this wine. Dark and sinewy nose as it goes for this 1er Cru. Blackberry, blackberry flower, dark cherry, blueberry, almost smells like a N.Rhone Gamay/Syrah blend from Cornas. Wild. Amazing nose. 9.5 or 9.6. Loads of moss and wet earth. Really complex and compelling. Oh wow, what a palate. Like an orb. So round yet structured, sweet and deep. Blue and red fruits galore and such high quality fruit here. Best one ever. Sappy and fresh with such intensity and explosiveness but that hint of opulence and roundness is utterly compelling. A wow wine. Sick stuff. Can’t wait to see how this evolves. Dizzying complexity on the nose now. That wet/dry moss is so stunning. This is genius. After two hours superb spice on the nose. Awesome inner mouth aromas, dark fruit and energy for days. — a day ago
Pierre Brisset
Premier Cru Pommard Pinot Noir 2023
Wow. So floral. Milk chocolate covered cherries. Massive minerality. Deep and sinewy. Palate is so dense and so complex. Juicy and closed and has the most amazing fruit. Huge acid and a clipped finish. Out of balance but the guts are all there. This is a revisit. Terrific inner mouth aromas. Big tannins. Needs time. Graceful. After 7 hours this is insane. Nose is mossy and stoney. Deep. Wild. Feral. Palate is so supple, so elegant and has the most stunning late breaking tannins. Stoney as Pommard is but my goodness what stunning finesse. 9.6 to 9.8. Awesome concentration and depth. Really deep. My goodness that nose on day 2. Unreal depth. Moss. Mineral. Stones. Wild mint. Sweet black cherry. So awesome. Perfect balance and big Pommard tannins but so rustic. So elite. Weightless yet has so much weight. — 9 days ago
Domaine Jean-Jacques Girard
Les Vergelesses Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2023
Such a classic Les Vergelesses nose. Brambly, bright and damson all at the same time with gorgeous earthen dampness. Big cherry, cranberry, cranberry bog and spice. Really compelling spice and so much depth. Palate is stunning. Gorgeous, tensile mid season and black cherry fruit with wonderful clarity and precision. Some wild mint on the nose now. Great concentration and density. Very sappy. Perfect balance and so pure. Finish is elegant with gorgeously ripe tannins. What a vintage 23 is at Girard. The nose gets some nice Twizzler action after some air and my goodness the fruit is just transcendent. After two hours the nose is gorgeous with moss, spice and wet earth. Juicy palate and just gorgeous fruit. Fresh and energetic. Wonderful. — a day ago
Azienda Agricola Quazzolo
Ovello Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2016
Haven’t had in 5 years. Glorious nose of roses, dark plum, dark cherry, sauvage, and smoke. Palate is intense with rocking sweet fruit and ripe but substantial tannins and unreal fruit squeeze. Big wine but really pulls it off and is delicious. Needs air but man is it fantastic. — 4 days ago
Pierre Brisset
Les Rouges du Dessus Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2023
The color is remarkable. The florals are just next level. My goodness. Red roses that are almost Nebbiolo like. Bartolo. Stunning spice. Cinnamon. Just slays. This nose is a 10 and that is not in dispute. Under all of the florals and berry. Luscious and pure and has lift and energy but needs to catch up to the nose. Sweet sweet fruit that is mid season cherry. Complex and fresh and the acidity is on point. Needs air. With 7 hours of air this is stunning. Nose is all florals, all early season cherry fruit, and stunning spice. Unreal palate. Magic. Elegant, sweet, deep and just vibrates on its own plane. Such fine tannins. Brilliant. Nose is just so elite. The most stunning florals ever. 10.0. Maybe 11.0. Palate is just insane. 9.9 now. Such sweetness and depth. Silly purity and big velvety and sweet tannins. — 9 days ago
Lyle Fass
Founder Fass Selections
Palate is so juicy and like icing on a cake. Gorgeous purity and depth and so clean. Wow. Nose of mineral and beeswax, butter and some grilled nuts. Wonderful rich texture and just the right amount of chewy. Dense and packed but so sleek and refined. The purity is stunning. Aromas of wet earth now and sweet oak. What energy and brilliance on the palate. — a day ago