Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

What a nose. Meyer lemon turned up to impossible levels, simultaneously sweet, savory, fleshy, and vibrant, with that beautiful Chablis combination of generosity and restraint. A little gras, a little oyster shell, a little sea breeze, and a deep mineral undercurrent that never stops humming beneath the fruit. High-toned and expressive, filling the upper register of the nose while remaining unmistakably Chablis.

The palate is ripe, juicy, and wonderfully opulent for Chablis, carrying all the sunshine of the vintage, but the finish is where the magic happens. Just when the wine seems ready to settle into richness, the Chablis razors arrive. Electricity. Salt. Stone. Precision. The acidity slices clean through the fruit and leaves behind wave after wave of mineral complexity. Generous yet focused, hedonistic yet disciplined, with remarkable energy and persistence. A beautiful expression of 2023 and another reminder of how brilliantly Fabien Dauvissat handles warm vintages.

Retasted the following morning, the wine gained precision and focus. The generous texture remained, but the fruit stepped back and the mineral structure moved forward. Crystalline purity, remarkable concentration, and a gripping finish revealed themselves more clearly with air. The palate retains an almost icing-like texture that clings to the gums, but now sits within a fresher, more tightly wound frame. The overnight evolution pushed this from 9.4 to 9.5 territory. — 18 days ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Consistency is their middle name.

This has just started to shift from fresh to aging.

Bruised red apple/pear, lemon, lime zest, tropical melons, drier stone fruits, whipped cream, ginger, brioche, graham cracker, very light caramel/butterscotch notes, grey volcanics, limestone marl, sea fossils, gritty chalk, white & yellow flowers with greens, excellent lively acidity and a well balanced-knitted, elegant & smartly polished finish that lasts near two-minutes. — 7 months ago

Pierre-nicolas Chabanel

9.0

Calcinaires blanc
Vintage 2023 — 2 years ago

cameron

9.1

v good very good — 3 years ago

S.R.Alexander

9.5

Holy mother of — 4 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.2

This lightly tinted greenish wine brings a nose that is heavy on the minerals, with citrus and a slight floral aspect. The aroma is dominated by a beautiful savory sense. On the palate, very mineral-laden, great flinty salinity and a savory finish. The nice acidity makes it a great Wine to pair with seafood. I had mine with a lovely quiche Lorraine at Monsiour Marcel’s in L.A.’s Farmers Market. My wife loved it and immediately wanted to make a cocktail with it, using Creme de Cassis. We may just do that. — 5 years ago

KA

9.3

Jean Georges @ Connought Hotel — 2 months ago

Billy L.

9.4

2018 Base all Grand Cru 👍🏻👏🏻🍾🥂 — 4 months ago

Richard McCormack

9.2

Yum. Only 12 pounds in 2026 at local supermarket — 5 months ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

This out of gate shows real freshness.

Bruised apple/pear, citrus blend w/ grapefruit leading the charge, malt, ginger, graham cracker, chalky powder, limestone marl, light bread dough to baguette crust, withering yellow flowers, excellent rainfall acidity, balanced, nicely toned, elegant and smartly elegant polish that lasts a full minute and lands on soft spice - volcanics.

@BarDuChampagne - Amsterdam. — 8 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2021 | much body and concentration, peach in smell, good balance — 3 years ago

Mike Scott

9.7

I loved this. Opened it with Italian food and it was a perfect accompaniment. It’s got a good depth of flavour on its own, but definitely great with pasta or cheese etc. Yummy. — 4 years ago

Maggie Harrison

9.1

2018. silex shows on the nose, 3/4 ferment in steel- move to large baroque for 18 mos. crisp, red apple. lemon rind. lovely. — 5 years ago

Jennifer Lower

9.2

Really enjoyed this wine. Would 100% buy again and recommend. — 4 months ago

Emma Swain

9.4

Just delicious- lovely balance — 4 months ago

Deborah M

9.1

Very rich but acidity to match. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes from old vines. Built for aging but drinking beautifully now. — 6 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Gorgeously red fruited and boisterous nose. Red cherries all the way. Stunning stony aromas as well and unreal lift. Lots of red cherry skin as well. Terrific energy and chord progression fruit as well. Juicy, complex and very energetic and appears wide open at first but let’s see where air takes it. Wondeful acidify and freshness and lovely sour cherry fruit. Really fine and velvety tannins and I can’t believe how red fruited it is. Sweet and ripe tannins. Terrific inner mouth aromas with air and insane sweetness. A winner! Now with 7 hours of air it’s so stoney and classically Pommard. Palate is ample and juicy and super mineral with tangy red fruits. But man is this mineral. Like licking stones. — 10 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.0

Quite light , green hints . White flowers , citrus , touch of mineral also , chalk dust and yeasty notes . Quite lean with pretty high chalky acidity, touches of citrus, those yeasty elements come back on the finish . Pretty good length . As an aperitif this is a pretty decent and refreshing . — 4 years ago

Brendan Baker

9.1

Classic Chablis 👌 — 4 years ago

Franklin Cheng

9.0

Sweet tannins and hold it’s flavor. For advent wine this is pretty smooth — 5 years ago