Lyle Fass 
Weingut Achim Durr
Syrah 2021
Glorious. Violets, pastille, clay, granite and herbs. So aromatic. Palate is juicy and so energetic. So dense yet slippery and awesome, ripe tannins. More notes after dinner! With air this has come alive. Nose is so intensely pastille. Sweet blackberries. Violets. Gravy. So aromatic. Palate is so elegant and soft. Juicy as hell. Such purity. Outrageous. Still brilliant on day 2. So dense and explosive. Unreal clarity here. Wow! — 5 days ago
Mickaël Bourg
Saint -Péray Marsanne 2021
In a great place. Nose is all yellow fruits, gras and that unique St. Peray minerality. It’s got teeth. Almost some exotic french desert aroma. So interesting. Palate is explosive and juicy with perfect balance and fantastic freshness. Almost tannic finish. This has blossomed with some short term aging. — 10 days ago
Ziereisen
Gestad Syrah 2022
This is backwards out of the gates but it’s all there. Huge density, power and concentration while remaining fresh and incisive. Needs an hour and I will be back. Needed way more than an hour. Still on day 2 this is dense and sinewy. Really structured but so fresh. Acts like high end Crozes or baby Hermitage. On day 3 this has finally come around! Like the 18 and 15! Unreal aromas and so expansive. Sweet, dense and long 9.4 to 9.5. But it was like pushing a boulder up a cliff. — 4 days ago
Daniel-Etienne Defaix
Domaine du Vieux Chateau Vaillon Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2013
Gorgeous nose of wet stones, wet earth, wild mint and more. A scene in nature type of nose. Stunning. 9.7 nose. Palate is killer but also needs some air as it’s juicy but also angular and backwards. But as it airs it gains a sweet lemon/lime intensity and that classic Defaix oily texture. Piercingly mineral finish. Air will make my score rise I surmise. — 7 days ago
Weingut Günther Steinmetz
Reservé Dhron Hofberger Riesling 2023
Huge aromas of bee pollen, wild flowers, lemon and lime pith, airy sea air, sultana, and some slate. Fruit is melon, cantaloupe and more. Unreal nose. Palate has just so much energy and an enraging sweetness from ripeness and a skoche of sugar. Extraordinary raciness and concentration and an almost tannic density. So clean and wispy but there is major structure here. Needs air but my god is this delicious. With 5 hours of air this has gotten so elegant and nimble. Just stunning. — 3 days ago
Jean-Jacques Girard
Les Chaponnieres Pommard 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2023
A new fave from Girard. Stunning nose of wet earth, chord progression cherries, wet moss, wild mint and so feral and stoney. Glorious. 2023 is so good! Palate is so lush, yet has bold Pommard tannins that finish super stoney. Juicy and so dense but elegant as hell. Unreal fruit and concentration. Just epic. Let’s see how air treats it. Lush and energetic on day two with amazing black cherry and such depth. A baby but so delicious. — 6 days ago
Günther Steinmetz
Herrenberg Mosel Pinot Noir 2020
Stunning aromas of cranberry, tart cherry, wild mint, gorgeous sous-bois, really lovely underbrush. Palate is energetic and full of tart cherry fruit and lively crunchy minerality and a cranberry finish. Supple and generous. So juicy and balanced. Great purity. Killer stuff. @Delectable Wine its Kestener Herrenberg Pinot Noir. Thanks! — 8 days ago
Martin Müllen
Trabener Wurzgarten Auslese Trocken** Rickelsberg 2023
What a wine. A certifiable Martin Mullen Fass freak show. That’s what this is. The nose is just krazor. Freakish levels of spice and a bazar like perfume. Like a market in Marrakesh on a hot day. Gorgeous citrus. Like the clarity here is off the charts. So detailed and expressive. Dried apricot. Just divine. Deep, pulsating minerality. Has that feral Mullen edge but make no mistake this is as refined and nimble as Mosel Riesling gets. It carries so much body on the palate but just dances. The nose is a 9.9. As it airs it gets honeyed and even more complex. Special. The density here is insane. The unreal fruit presence and clarity. Mandarin orange, mineola orange, the tanginess. The saltiness. Just so long. A brilliant wine and a superstar. Maybe even a benchmark. — 10 days ago
Lyle Fass
Founder Fass Selections
Such a terrific value. Meaty nose with blackberry and dark red berries. Mint, herbs and flowers. Needs air for the granite to show. Palate is delicate and juicy with terrific complexity and freshness. So pure and wispy for a Cornas. Still dense but so juicy. Incredibly well made. — 19 hours ago