Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

This veers towards the Sozet school rather then the Beliando/Fauterie school. Mesmerizing nose of game, herbs, lavender, fresh tweed, blackberry, smoked meats, gravy, just impossibly complex and super super stunning. The black fruits are crystalline and focused. Wow. What purity. The lavender top note is truly spectacular. Palate is superb. Sweet fruited and with all kinds of freshness. Super acids. It’s 18 so there is a wall of tannin and also huge god level minerality. Olives galore on the palate. Stunning. But man does this need air. I’ll be back. Wow the energy on this wine is just incredible. Nose is crazy mineral now after 3 hours. Palate has picked up heft and minerality. So juicy. The most backwards young but maybe the most promising young vintage so far. — 13 days ago

Fredybeans

9.3

Robe noire
Nez fin et frais de poivre fruit rouge frais et sans lourdeur ou d alcool
Bouche fraîche juteuse précise avec des tanins encore rugueux en finale — 2 years ago

Geoff Watts

9.2

Fresh peach, apple. Very malic and dense, nectar-like. Extreme juice. Transparent: ultra clean, still very complex. Attractive on the nose and impressive from even the first sip. Finished just a touch sweet, otherwise pretty damn flawless. — 3 years ago

Diane M. Napolitano

9.8

Oh wow. Really rich apple cider, some herb I can’t place (lemon balm?), vanilla. 🤤 — 2 months ago

Karen B Song

8.9

Drank at Rucola in cobble hill. Lovely round stone fruit butterscotch but subtle. 2011 they charged $37 for the bottle, $17 for the glass. Chenin blanc. Dessert wine but not too sweet. — a year ago

Fredybeans

9.3

Robe rubi
Nez fin délicat et frais de fruit rouge frais
Bouche ample mais fraîche et précise
Très beau — 2 years ago

Diane M. Napolitano

9.7

Apple juice, lemon, herbal/liquorice-y 😋 🍎 🍋 — 4 months ago

Lois Hale

9.5

Mom really likes; Dad likes but not quite as well. — 10 months ago

Fredybeans

9.3

Rubis fonce
Nez épicé mais frais presque avec des zestes
Bouche fraîche et acidulée milieu de bouche juteux et rempli de zeste
Grande fraîcheur — 2 years ago

Fredybeans

9.1

Robe noire
Nez sur les fruits noirs olive noire frais
Bouche ample gourmande avec une explosion de fruit noir sans alcool
Tanins gourmand 👍👍 — 3 years ago