Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Nose is all wet earth, lime zest, meyer lemon, lemon oil, citrus, butter, and singing minerality. Palate is glorious! Rich. opulent and so pure. Super incisive and so balanced. This is drinking so well now. Laser focused and slippery with excellent apple and citrus fruit and terrific freshness and energy. Has that “22 glossiness” that is very unique to 22. Really round and so delicious. Needs no air. Pop and pour. Love how the 22’s are developing. Now with air the nose is super confectionary and kinky. Like Meursault cotton candy. Denser and chewier on the palate and so succulent. — 4 days ago

David Peifer

8.9

Opened and decanted. Tasting earth, leather oak on the finish. Dark fruit up front. Nice but wish the toasted oak was tamed a bit. — 5 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.0

This was better in its youth in that it’s lost some energy and the oak has not aged out of it. It’s fresh and nice but it didn’t hold up that well. — 7 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

So killer. Needed something bombastic yet focused tonight. This did the trick. Gorgeous nose of butter, minerals, sweet wood, and wafting wet earth. Classic. Palate is rich with great amplitude and killer acids and just outrageous length. The length pushes this to 9.5. The terrific purity here allied with the length is pretty thrilling. It just grips your back palate and does not leave. — 8 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

In the perfect place. Nose is all red cherries, some dark cherries, minerals and earth. So pretty and aromatic. Palate is ripe and juicy with knockout purity and freshness. So sappy and tannins are ripe but lithe and elegant. Just gorgeous. — 2 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Nose: luscious cherry fruit. Pink roses lilacs. Out of the gate.

Palate: sweet sexy cherry fruit. Delicious. Balancing tart acidity.

Fass selections — 3 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Gorgeous and opulent nose of dark cherries, mid season cherries, lovely fresh wet earth, penetrating minerality, decaying leaves and more. Stunning nose. 9.5 nose. Not that complex but so pure and precise. Palate is so juicy and ripe with gorgeous cherry fruit and epic cleansing acidity and terrific freshness. Cuts a swath across the palate Nose starts to get a lipstick like intensity after it airs out. Terrific tannins that are ripe and juicy. Really great energy here and length. Just a terrific value. — 6 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Just silly good. Nose was so sick. Porcini, fennel, light oak, like a scene in nature. Insane acidity and freshness and so complex. Dizzying. Elegant yet unreal intensity. — 2 months ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.4

10 years in the bottle. Needed a weekday break. Tried over 5 days under Argon. This is excellent. And very classy. Closed at first - then after 2 days a real beauty. Deep dark cherry, 🍒 hint forest floor, bark, tannins almost fully resolved 13.5%. Hint Turmeric, black tea. Drink Now! — 2 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Gorgeous and ripe nose of dark cherry and late season red cherry fruit. Really pure and lovely earthy tones underneath. Palate is elegant with lovely grainy tannins and exquisite and ripe dark red cherry fruit. So pure and fresh. Terrific energy and sap. This has a lot of material and will need air to be fully expressive. Really fragrant now. Terrific old library book aromas. Gorgeous sweet fruit on the palate and great fruit soak. Lingering finish Terrific inner mouth aromas and richness but so fresh. — 6 months ago