Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

A mineral blizzard of limestone, blackberry and crushed rock, so site-driven and Pinot-coded that I would never call it Syrah blind. The palate is massive yet extraordinarily refined, with grandiose concentration, tiny-berry purity, exceptional freshness and the creamy authority of a truly great wine. Rich, structured and deeply mineral, with ripe, sweet tannins and tremendous length. Still very young and clearly built for serious air and age. — a day ago

Erik Longabardi

9.2

So pretty — 2 months ago

Chris Buggy

8.9

Medium body, good mouthfeel, nice crisp finish…can’t beat for under $15 — 5 months ago

with Jennifer

Daniel Bloom

9.3

W friends after future son in law’s folks had departed the festivities.
Stellar! Such a great wine. I Always look forward to these. — 7 months ago

with Sarah

Erik Longabardi

9.3

Highly recommend — 8 months ago

Erik Longabardi

9.4

Maniacs in Baden. Genius — a year ago

Iwan

8.9

Unripe pear, apples. Good acidity. — 3 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Outrageous, utterly distinctive nose of hazelnut, iodine, quarry salt, limestone, butterscotch and a touch of sweet oak. The palate is juicy, concentrated and incisive, with terrific acidity, perfect balance and explosive fruit. So precise, so complex, with a salty, echoing finish that keeps building. There is no other Chardonnay like this. — 13 days ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.5

Very good. But at 160€ from the winery ex cellar when I was “vor Ort” (there) seriously expensive. Like a top shelf GC white burgundy. — 2 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

Yowza! Nose is pitted fruits like peach, nectarine and also some pink grapefruit flesh but wow that color. True Pinot Gris. Floral, pancakes, hint of honey and so complete. Miraculous nose. Palate is just insane. Juicy and elegant like I cannot tell you elegant this wine is. So pure, like rainwater in Iceland flowing off a glacier. Palate is sapid and so dense but this thing just floats. Unreal spirits and crazy tannic structure on the endless finish. Yikes!! Wow the nose has a brown sugar thing now and it’s just a freak show. Unreal finesse. Wow. After a few hours this has just gotten elite. 9.8 may be too low! — 4 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Glorious nose of spice, deep late season cherry fruit. licorice, cherry flower and more. So deep and layered. Palate is just stunning. Tannic and juicy with such depth. So concentrated and structured. Just world class stuff here. Really ethereal and also super serious. — 7 months ago

Peter Falk

9.4

Magic Riesling! So much GG, with huge backbone and complexity! — a year ago

Seth Masterson

8.9

It seems to me that if you blended Weiss Burgunder and Grau Bergunder it would be similar to this.
Natural-esque - on the edge for my tolerance to natty-ness; earthy, mushroom, wet wood. 6 years might have been a wee long to wait. — 2 years ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.4

Hard to read at this point more dark than red fruit at this point. Very expensive about 150 Euros. Over the top on price. — a month ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.0

Wine tasting at Ziereisen. In Baden Effringen-Kirchen. Without doubt one of the top 10 winemakers in all of Germany and perhaps in the top 100 in the world. Went through all of his portfolio. This entry level Chasselat aka Gutedel was lemon driven mostly. Fantastic intro to the grape. And relatively inexpensive. — 2 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Another solid vintage of Ziereisen’s Entry Level Baden Spatburgunder. Dark garnet color with a ruby core. Fragrant aromas of red cherry/berry fruit, forest floor and a hint of smoke. Flavors of sour cherry, unripe strawberry and pomegranate fruit with additional hints of dried herbs, savory spices and minerals. Long lasting earthy finish and extremely smooth tannins. Medium bodied with a very smooth texture and a bit of tension. Rustic but quite elegant at the same time. Excellent quality for a reasonable price. — 4 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

This is backwards out of the gates but it’s all there. Huge density, power and concentration while remaining fresh and incisive. Needs an hour and I will be back. Needed way more than an hour. Still on day 2 this is dense and sinewy. Really structured but so fresh. Acts like high end Crozes or baby Hermitage. On day 3 this has finally come around! Like the 18 and 15! Unreal aromas and so expansive. Sweet, dense and long 9.4 to 9.5. But it was like pushing a boulder up a cliff. — 6 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Delicious. Some cocoa. Well done fruit.

Fass selections. — 8 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Spices and red fruits, elegant and juicy, ethereal, very pinot vintage. What a finish. — 2 years ago

Alissa B

9.0

Refreshing acid balances off dry wine (not sure if this is exactly the one I am drinking as j haven’t seen the bottle). This kabinett is not totally dry. Great slate, waterfall aroma and lovely honeyed apricot. — 4 years ago