Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Gorgeous nose, huge fruit, blood, violets, meat, and a hint of mint. Gorgeous and pure, with amazing drinkability and unreal purity. One of the best VDF wines I’ve ever tasted. — 5 days ago

Xinqi Miao

9.8

Private Collection. Keeping 5 year plus. — a year ago

Diane Is Moving To CellarTracker

9.1

🇲🇽 Very light, like 🍓-flavoured water lol — 4 years ago

Mike Colantonio

9.5

Not too dry. Light fruit flavors, but not sweet. Nice balance of crisp and mellow. — 5 years ago

Bryan Hopkins

9.0

Aromas of pine trees and cinnamon, a Christmas like scent, with more subtle orange, date, and sweet chocolate. Taste of date and plum with oak, chocolate, almond, and orange. — 5 years ago

Tobin Trevarthen

9.3

A beautiful pale salmon colored Rose. A Grenache/Syrah blend. Aged with some used oak that provide a softness to the expression and finish. A head turner. — 7 years ago

Caleb Lytton-Jean

9.4

Very nice rose — 7 years ago

Freddy R. Troya

9.3

Besserat de Bellefon “Bleu Brut” NV, Champagne, France 🇫🇷

Overview
A gastronomic Champagne crafted by Besserat de Bellefon, known for producing wines designed specifically for food pairing. This cuvée is composed of 45% Pinot Meunier, 30% Chardonnay, and 25% Pinot Noir, with disgorgement in January 2022. The house style intentionally uses a lower dosage during secondary fermentation to create a softer, finer mousse.

Aromas & Flavors
Intense yeasty notes, lime blossom, fresh citrus, and baked brioche. With air, hints of honeysuckle, toasted hazelnut, and subtle pastry cream begin to emerge.

Mouthfeel
Medium-bodied with an elegant and diaphanous mousse. The bubbles are extremely fine and silky, creating a refined texture while maintaining vibrant freshness and balance.

Food Pairings
Oysters, scallops, sushi, roasted chicken, creamy cheeses, or mushroom-based dishes.

Verdict
A refined and gastronomic Champagne that prioritizes texture and finesse over aggressive effervescence. Elegant, balanced, and built to shine at the table.

Did You Know?
Besserat de Bellefon intentionally reduces the pressure during secondary fermentation to about 4.5 atmospheres instead of the usual 6, creating a softer, creamier mousse designed to pair seamlessly with food.

🍷 Personal Pick
A beautifully textured Champagne with ultra-fine bubbles and impressive complexity. A fantastic example of a house style built for gastronomy rather than pure aperitif drinking. — 4 months ago

Jason Sliwa

9.1

Extra Brut. Minerally, like Taitinger. Excellent to complement clams. — 3 years ago

with Vicki

Joshua Figg

9.4

Fruity, acidic, crisp! Very good! — 5 years ago

Byron C Mayes

9.0

Rosy gold. Persistent bubbles and quickly dissipating mousse. Royal Anne cherries and toast on the nose and medium full palate. Yadda, yadda, yadda. It’s great demi-sec Champagne and we’re celebrating. You know why. Drink. Now. — 6 years ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.2

V17. Simply good!! Creamy Raspberry and strawberry fruits. Puns long flinty finish. — 7 years ago

Michael Piaker

8.9

19 July 2018. Aēsop, Brooklyn, NY. — 8 years ago

Chris Dickerson

9.1

Was a little worried that it was going to be out of the drinking window. Fear not. Soft and smooth. — 7 months ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.6

WA Review 95 points ( dense and structured, yet still vibrant and very pure, the 2007 Abelard is 90% Grenache and 10% Syrah. Loaded with deep blackberry and black cherry fruit, licorice, crushed stone and hints of roasted herbs, it is full rich and concentrated, with knockout precision and focus. It is serious stuff and still a baby. Drink it over the coming decade)
96 points for me since it’s aged very well. — 9 months ago

Lyndsey Wegner

9.2

Green apple, pineapple, minerality and a lovely waxiness. It's clean with a sweet acidity and notes of stone fruit. Really delicate and something I'd happily drink again and again! — 5 years ago

Aitor Egaña

9.1

Black fruit, caramel, licorice and a nice hint of menthol on the nose, dried fruits with some licorice on the palate — 5 years ago

Kaitlin Costello

9.5

This shit was DELICIOUS. Drank it with some pasta primavera and then high fived myself. — 6 years ago

David MacMillan

9.3

Great barnyard funk, blueberries and diesel, juicy and ripe, good QPR — 7 years ago

Lexy Fridell

9.3

2012 Cab, very light tannins, dark cherry, lucious lovely. Easy to drink cab. — 8 years ago