Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Absolutely stunning out of the gates, with a deep, creamy nose of mid-season cherry, dark cherry, black cherry, raspberry spice cake, leather and a faint birthday-cake sweetness, all framed by beautifully integrated wood and a very clear limestone signature. The palate is a nuclear detonation of tiny-berry fruit, with extraordinary clarity, juiciness, freshness and energy, plus velvety, beautifully articulated tannins and outrageous inner-mouth aromas. There is an almost holographic intensity to the wine, as if every liquid molecule explodes with fruit and mineral detail. The sweetness and freshness are in remarkable balance, the finish is long and limestone-driven, and this has enormous upside potential toward 9.7 or even 9.8 as it continues to open.

After about 75 minutes this moved higher. The finish is epic, nearly two minutes long, with beautifully hierarchical layers of dark cherry fruit, limestone and serious, perfectly articulated tannin. Tremendous clarity, intensity and structure, with the fruit still absolutely detonating through the finish. Remarkable wine with easily another decade ahead of it. 9.6 to 9.7. — 9 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Austere, almost fruitless nose of dry limestone and intense mineral. The palate is far more generous, with juicy concentration, apricot, peach pit and terrific texture, all cut by huge acidity. Love the tension between the severe mineral exterior and the ripe fruit underneath. Finishes a little short, but this is serious, delicious and completely on the Kalkstein line. — 2 months ago

Jan A

9.1

Still very young and high acidity. Needs time to relax. — 4 months ago

Andrew McIntyre

9.7

Hit the sweet spot...pefect blend of acidity, tropical fruit and minerality. Wow...best ever Keller Kirchspiel 😍😍😍 — 9 months ago

Robert Ahlstrom

9.3

Garnet medium opacity, bright red fruits, tart cherries, lovely acidity and minerality, excellent Rheinhessen spätburgunder! — 9 months ago

Zach D

9.3

Last drank 4 mo ago; aromas on this bottle are more intense than my previous notes. Lots of sappy red fruit, dark rose, and a lot of violets. Palate also sappy, with tart acid. Really a fantastic value at around 20 USD. Bought a case; will go well with Thanksgiving dinner. — a year ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Stunningly confectionery and perfumed on the nose, with cotton candy, limestone, spice and a brown-sugar exoticism that turns almost spice-bazaar-like with air. The palate is juicy and ripe but still skeletal, architectural and bone dry, with terrific sap, density and mineral precision. Long, focused and beautifully mature, seemingly right in its prime drinking window. — 15 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Quiet but very good nose of sour cherry, spice, flowers, a touch of reduction and something faintly like malted milk balls. The palate is where the wine lives, with huge acidity, tremendous tiny-berry concentration, real savor, density and all-red fruit. There is a Burgundy 2023-like chord progression to the fruit, with sweetness building through the mid-palate and a long, energetic finish. Powerful and impactful, almost GG-like in scale, but it lacks the finesse, polish, balance and purity of the 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. Very good, but not one of the great vintages. — 2 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

vintage 2018 | — 3 months ago

Andrew McIntyre

9.3

After drinking mainly Bordeaux and Rioja over the christmas period this was much lighter. Nose of cherries, raspberries, tar and orange peel. Palate was similar but needed more air to catch up. Elegant and balanced. Paired excellently with roast duck legs, orange sauce and roast potatoes. — 8 months ago

Carter White

9.2

Tart citrus — 9 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.4

Palomino y esparza — 10 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

This has aged fine but not really gained much. Which is fine.

Lovely elegance. Ok. Maybe has some aged Riesling aspect.

Lovely to drink. Glad this got lost in the cellar. — a year ago

Phil Kessling

9.0

Dry at 12.5 ABV. Screaming acidity and tart citrus, stone fruit, green apple and hint of tropical fruit Great value in the Keller lineup. — 16 days ago

Bonnie Chu

9.1

Amaze qpr, byob at othym in Montreal — 21 days ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

Such a nice sipper on a hot day while prepping dinner. Obviously a baby, nose a little reserved, but the palate is redolent of ripe, peach and apple. Crisp acids. Delicious. — 2 months ago

John Van Trijp

10

Weekend with Friends and average wines…😎 — 8 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Lovely pithy fruits on the nose. Apricot, nectarine and stunning, wafting minerality. Palate is rich, Rheinhessen rich, but with bracing acidity and just such a generous texture. Showing so well cold and out of the gates. Let’s see what happens when it warms and gets air. Gorgeous wine and so generous with air. — 9 months ago

Clay Bullwinkel

9.0

Sweet/dry in between. — 9 months ago

Conrad Green

9.2

Really bright and clear. White pepper and light petroleum. Focused and clean — a year ago