Pinotman /// Andreas

9.3

Gummibären on Steroids.
Bone dry 12.5%. with a ton of minerality and good acidity. This German Muskat from the slope of the Black Forest just rocks. Fresh grapes, over the top peach, guava, passionfruit, touch bitter and a surprising amount of tannins. The village where this comes from Durbach is unique since it is typically known for their Rieslings grown on decomposed Granite soils. What an incredible example for this grape. Dare I say we might be blessed that Lyle imports these little known gems? — 5 days ago

Peter Sultan

9.3

So strong and upfront is the nose that calling it a bouquet is an insult; as other notes here attest, hugely floral with all kinds of lime & cardamon accents. On palate quite broad yet detailed, a really interesting blend. — a year ago

Steven Heydemann

9.4

Another delicious Laible GG. — 2 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Needs an hour of air. Becomes magnificent at that point.

N: white flowers and lemon floor wax. A hint of Passion fruit with air.

P: sweet lemon. Hint of apricot. Mineral. Laible brightness. Not as mineral as the Klingelberger. Very good density. Amazing deliciousness. Long. A great drink.

Fass selections — 11 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

What a glorious vintage of this wine. Nose is rich and floral but also has a dense shape that you can really smell. Like a trapezoid. Unreal minerals, some hints of weird citrus like tangelo, kumquat, pink grapefruit but also melon, spice, and so much more. Insanely complex. Stunning! 9.7 nose. Palate is just instant devastation. Rich, juicy and bursting with citrus and apricot fruit and so so pure. Unreal salinity, sapidity and density. Coats the palate. So long and satin-like texture. Unreal fruit here and there is a ripe sweetness here that is very uncommon for this wine but takes it to the next level. Genius! — a month ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

@Delectable Wine this is durbacher plauerlain grauer burgunder Erste Lage. Thanks!

So racy, lacey and elegant. It’s 2023 but 2022 bottle. — 2 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Astonishing how much acidity this has and how fresh it is. Unreal electricity from a so called low acid grape. Andreas Laible says this is a 25+ year wine. Insane structure. Unreal length. Superstar. Nose is pineapple, peach, some elegant VA but the palate is just insane. The quality is through the roof. It’s like 10% Rococo and 90% Laible. What a wine. — 12 days ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Wow. These wines can be oaky when young. With some age they are fantastic.

Nose. White flowers.

Palate: bright minerality. So fresh but dense and rich. Delicious. Long. Salty.

German Meursault.

Fass selections. — 3 months ago

Erik Longabardi

9.5

Lights out amazing — a year ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.1

Dense and elegant. Great acids. — 2 years ago