Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Very deep nose of minerals, forest floor, big time cherries, and some spice. Really old school smelling. Elegant and textured. Spicey and linear with nice energy and sap. Really long finish. Terrific structure and oomph. Terrific vividness and clarity of fruit. Very long. This seems like it will develop more. — 10 days ago

romo

9.3

Last bottle. Sad. So much lift and tension. Have to get more. — 6 days ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.0

Pale ruby color. Aromas of fresh cherries, warm baking spices and smokey leather. Awesome warm cherries, fantastic finish. Great wine. — 13 days ago

Justin Farrar

9.3

A little tight upon opening but then came to life. Easy to drink, hard to stop. — 20 days ago

Martijn

9.4

Curious to find out where this will be in another 10 years.
For now never guessed it is 13 years old. Fresh. — 16 hours ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

A blend of 45% Pinot Meunier and the rest split between Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. This wine has zero grams of residual sugar and you can’t get a champagne any drier than this one. Nice fruity nose with flavors of stone fruits, lively acidity, crisp yet rich. Lingering finish with intense mineral ending. Let this age, it just gets better. Tasting Sample. — 16 days ago

Brad Jensen

9.3

A bold nose of leather, smoke and ripe red fruits, this is a big, bold wine. Paired with chicken adobo and Downton Abbey, the palate harkens forth notes of balsamic vinegar, bloody meat, leather and ripe strawberries with velvety tannins and a tart, lingering acidity. It’s 13 years old, and yet still could benefit from some aging, yet very good. A beautiful rioja. #Tempranillo #spanishrioja — 9 hours ago

with Tiva

Peter Sultan

9.3

We must be getting old as my homeboy & I remembered when this was 20$— now it’s north of 79$. First, that incredible, shimmering copper color, as if a siren call to the rewards that await. So many layers that never seem to stop: sherry- like on nose, with high pitched iodine, but deeper & round on the palate. Hints of bergamot, cinnamon bark, oyster mushroom, clove, faded citrus fruit. So so alive. What a treat. Part 2 with slow roasted grapefruit chicken, roasted eggplant with yogurt sauce & the early innings of a another wild Mets win. — 4 days ago

with Owen

Matthew Cohen

9.1

Nose is pleasant. Strawberries.

Palate is very clean strawberry fruit. A hint of oxidation. Nicely vinous. Good acidity. — 13 days ago

Robert Torretti

9.2

Delicious, aged Viña Gravonia with 22 years of age. Oxidized and darkened. Butterscotch notes on the palette. Enjoyed as aperitif and with some spicy jellyfish at Congee Village. — 10 days ago

with Laurence and Christine