Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Oh baby is this in the zone. Nose is incredible. Wafting aromas of black olive, black berry fruit with a crystalline purity to it. So dense. So aromatic. Just killing it. Wow. Stunning clarity. Had good luck with Gilles recently. Amazing palate. Just unreal fruit and it’s everywhere! Just saturates with granite infused juicy, lip smacking insanity. So dazzlingly pure. The granite expression is crazy. What a finish. So complex and has that extra that makes it a great vintage. Unreal depth and concentration. Holy shit. This is total genius. — 13 hours ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Needs 60 minutes to calm down. Do not drink before then.

Nose is tropical. Lovely.

Palate -elegant tropical fruit. Sort of this creamy tropical elegance.

Long elegant tropical finish.

As this opens it becomes much more elegant. Almost a tropical perfume.

An hour in this gets crazy. Tropical flower perfume. Insane. Oh my god. Like a walk in a rainforest filled with tropical fruits during a rainstorm with the rain aerating the first with tropical fruit and flower perfume. Elite aromatics. Jesus Christ good. Palate is elegant. Almost golden. With a bit more grip and density this would be even higher scoring. Internal aromatics are a thing of beauty. Papaya guava. Wow. Wow. Wow.

Bought from fass selections — 23 days ago

Greg Shoup

9.0

High acid, fruity and delicious — a month ago

Dan R

9.2

Showing really well, perfect lunchtime wine. Super aromatic, pungent, heady, very floral. White flower with a honeyed edge and a kiss of volatility. Flowers, quince, white raspberry and slate on the palate with a bruised apple finish. Lingers with a cidery impression. Love the balance of palate richness and nervy acids. Complex and delicious. Love! — 6 days ago

Thomas Thompson

9.0

A bit of cat pee in the nose from the Sauvignon Blanc. Tropical fruit, citrus, lemongrass, and hay. Medium acid. — 8 days ago

Pierre-nicolas Chabanel

9.0

Vintage 2017 — 16 days ago

Cesar R.

9.2

The minerality and precision of this Crémant is A+ — a month ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Smells like 16 or 17. Gilles does not believe in putting vintages on labels. Or corks. I’ll say 17. Hay, pickled lemons, mineral, wild flowers, ripe something, maybe a minor tropical fruit. Really fine pointed minerality. This is 17. Acid is very very low. It’s rich, but man that low acid does not work. Good texture and length. Barely a 9.0. Gained weight, some freshness and complexity. 9.0 to 9.1 to 9.2. — 8 days ago

Rodney Rosser

9.2

Btg for New Years at @shagbarkrva — 18 days ago

B Nave

9.0

Delicious with a beef tenderloin! — a month ago