Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

2018 base. 4 grams dosage and disgorged 4/22. Nose is all wet earth and yeast. Lemon peel, toast, citrus (tangelo?) skin as well. Really nice, layered and complex aromas. Lonely, mineral and tree bark aromas as well. Palate is juicy and clean with explosive lemon and grapefruit citrus fruit and terrific purity and freshness. Good sap and very clean. Needs air as I reckon this has more to tell. Nose gets some saline as well with air and the palate becomes juicier. It’s very good but so far not special. Really has good palate presence. — 24 days ago

Veronica S

9.1

Faint fuscia and apricot on the nose, fruity on the palate. Medium full body. Delightful. — a month ago

Lyn Farmer

9.6

Lovely vibrant aromas of garrigue, violet, black cherry, dried cherry, forest floor, blackberry, leather. At 25 years this is still wonderfully fresh with an exceptional finish. Lovely wine — 3 months ago

Joe DAscoli

9.5

Decanted for about 2-3 hours before serving. Incredible nose and flavor profile. Very gamey. Lots of stewed fruit. Little medicinal. But came through and paired exceedingly well with lamb kebabs.

Had a little funk as it aired out but really sang at hour 4-5. Good grip. Will be excited to open the next one — 18 hours ago

Ed Chin

9.4

Not what I expected i assumed elegance and was surprised that it was so full of fruit at this age. Another 5 yrs would help but right now it so pleasurable. — 23 days ago

Adam Kincaid

9.2

Probably still a little young, but otherwise a really great bottle. Dark transparent ruby, with a woody-er edge to it. Some cherry pie, herbs, baking spices and tar aromas. Strong structure, making it feel young. Pretty large body for an Oregon Pinot! Going to age well for awhile. — 3 months ago

with Jillian

Scott E. Becker

9.2

[Tasted on June 7, 2025 at Noko in Nashville with Jay]

Raspberry fruit with black tea notes. Beautifully balanced. — 21 hours ago

Ted

9.3

Has kind of a slight pinkish hue. Damn good!! Tart crisp apples. — a month ago

with Jeni

Juan Cerda

9.5

Underripe red berry freshness on a bed of creme fraiche — 5 months ago

Rachel Black

9.5

Acid, beautiful — 5 months ago