Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

For everyday NV it does not get better. — 11 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Love these still Pinots from Champagne. Nose has crunchy berry and cherry fruit. There is a lipstick like intensity to the wonderfully pure and pointed fruit. Mostly mid season cherries also some roses and lovely chalky background. Palate is vibrant and energetic with terrific clarity and energy and oodles of cherries. Super juicy with such great fruit and a charming rusticity. Interesting flinty and smokey aroma now peeking through. Lovely depth and tannins and such nice acidity. Terrific but I surmise more will come out with air. As it aired it got more texture and deep and so so supple. Wonderful. — 4 months ago

Severn Goodwin

9.4

1999 | Champagne
Caillez-Lemaire; Vinothèque Extra Brut
Vallée de la Marne; Damery, France
(93-95; Drink 2021-2026)

60% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir & 10% Meunier vinified in oak barrels. Bottled, on cork, in 2000 and disgorged on 14 Nov. 2017.
17 Years on lees. Dosage: 5g / litre, Extra-Brut. L1999
Only 66 bottles. — 5 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Gorgeous showing. Deep, yeasty and tremendous cut. Great aromas. Showing age. Spectacular. — a month ago

Severn Goodwin

9.4

NV | Champagne
(100% Pinot Meunier)
Caillez-Lemaire; Pur Meunier
Extra Brut-Blanc de Noirs
Vallée de la Marne; Damery, France
(2013 Base Vintage)
Bottled 31 March 2014 | Bottle No. 721/1004
(92-94; Drink 2024-34)

An exceptional bottle. — 5 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Lemony, high pitch citrus, minerals. Juicy and complex palate with amazing density and finesse. Really great showing. — a year ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Always brilliant. — 3 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Yeasty and mineral nose with unreal depth and wispiness. Barely green apple. Palate is stunning and so pure. with such fine mousse and wonderful freshness, dry extract and length. Really just a gorgeous wine. Let’s see what air does. — 4 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Nose: sweet roses.

Palate: delicious. Long. Really good. Perfect fruit. Nice balancing minerality . Some brioche as this opens. Pleasant hint of bitterness.

Terrific change of pace wine. Had with cucumber salad and pastrami salmon and a side of celery with blue cheese sauce.

Fass selections — 7 months ago

Amy Bailey

10

Wow. This is a delicious sparkling wine. It's Pinot Meunier and it's delightful. We chose this as the in the limo, toast before we say "I Do" wine. The fact sheet reports that the Pinot Meunier grapes are manually harvested from a 35-yo vineyard in Champagne, FR. It's produced using a slow 16° alcoholic fermentation, without malolactic fermentation, filtering, and clarification, then it spends 4 years in the cellars. They also use thermoregulated stainless steel tanks. All of this contributes to a not-overly bready/cakey taste, which I do not generally like. This is a really special wine that I can't wait to celebrate with! — 2 years ago