Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Gorgeous clay-like nose. Juicy and dense, with insane tannin management, gorgeous granite, acidity, velvet texture, freshness and unreal energy. So, so sick. — a month ago

Marco Arrigo

9.9

Very taste red bordeaux from st julien (medoc). Absolutely appropriate with red meat in its roquefort sauce. — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

One of my favorite things to do when I go into K&L is to look through their library wines. From time to time, I look down and smile when I see 10-15 year old Cing Cepages. Especially, at the price they are re-sold. One the best values in Sonoma/Napa Cabernet. This 05 followed the 05 Alban Reva and it was drinking perfectly. Soft, luxurious and elegant in the mouth. Beautifully ripe; black plum, blackberries, plum, dark cherries & black raspberries. Well balanced fruit and earth, nice baking spices, excellent florals, round acidity and well polished finish. For those of you drinking your new big red wines too young, this is they way to go. Buy library wines like these to keep you from opening your very high priced red wines long before they're ready to drink. Good library wines will drink much better and cost you so much less than your new big red wine releases. For example, I find these older Cing Cepages for around $35. The lowest price for their 2013 vintage on Wine Searcher is $59. For less $$$, you're drinking beautifully elegant and READY wine. For every new producers new release you buy, buy some nice library wines. You'll reap the benefits of patience down the road. Photos of; Chateau St. Jean, their vineyard grapes and Winemakers Margo & Don Van Staaveren and the Chateau St. Jean barrel/tasting room. — 9 years ago

Mark N Ricca Jr

9.2

Great weight and concentration for Saint-Veran. Really shows what can be done there. — 11 years ago

Chris MacLean

9.3

Dark, slightly sweet fruit, really well-framed by a long, acidic, complex finish. I can't remember having a better new world Syrah. (...and I had Alban before the price went through the roof, and a bottle of Henschke Mt. Edelstone. Only Penfolds St. Henri was on this level.) — 12 years ago

with Sarah

Ericsson

9.1

The juxtaposition on these Rieslings never ceases to amaze me: tastes of orange peel marmalade which softly refreshes you palate. Cheers. — 3 years ago

Kate Carangi

9.0

Mild and citrusy. — 7 years ago

Jason and Jennie

9.4

this isn't the alban @Mike R shared with me today in St. Helena. But it puts up a huge fight as a sub 40 dollar syrah. It's a "brawler" — 8 years ago

David Clark

8.9

Inceasingly on my short-list of everyday whites. Good value. — 11 years ago

Delectable User

9.5

1 Ano de Namoro no Le Pré Catelan. — 12 years ago

with Juliana

Doug Powers

9.2

A little saline, beautiful fruit, more backward, less fruit-forward than the St. Julien en St. Alban, which I marginally prefer, very nice! — 4 years ago

with Jim

Steve Anderson

9.3

Representative wine poured at the California Old Vine Seminar featuring Morgan Twain-Peterson and Tegan Passalaqua, moderated by John Alban. Informative event st Hospice du Rhône. — 8 years ago

Gabriela Feffer

9.8

Jantar maravilhoso no melhor lugar, com a melhor companhia - NY pré niver / niver — 10 years ago

romo

9.2

En Magnum. — 10 years ago

OTV

9.2

All kinds of savory herbs and black fruits up in here. — 11 years ago

Martin Langlois

9.4

Petit vin pré-st-jean! — 12 years ago