Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Mineral, a dash of oak, a little butter, but all pulled tight by that acid in the cheek. Linear, juicy, and built with a real hierarchy of flavor and structure. This has architecture. Real essence of 24 energy here. — 21 days ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Pale lemon color with aromas of citrus, stone fruits and flinty floral notes, aged in 500L oak barrels. On the palate flavors of apple, peach and lemon citrus with notes of white flowers and spice. Medium+ finish, vivid acidity, nice balance ending with lemon citrus and flinty mineral character. Will age a bit. — 3 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Rich. Salty. Delicious. Still 12-18 months young. Good with a decant. 1 hour. Great rich apple fruit. Spice. Elegant silky richness.

Fass selections — 5 months ago

Mackenzie Svee

9.7

aromas are so complex with sliced fresh and dried ginger, subtle pie crust, tarte tatin and hints of nutmeg with some salted caramel. Toasted bread, too. Always subtle. The palate is full- to medium-bodied yet hemmed-in with a freshness and balance that draws you back. Savory and vibrant — 7 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

A bit subdued but still very correct. — 9 months ago

with Sarah

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.9

Big QPR #sancerre - while less layered than fancier examples from the AOC, still that fine balance between crispness and more richness than you expect from #sauvignonblanc - I can envision this with a not-spicy crab fried rice. — 3 years ago

Dan R

9.2

Lovely Morgon, vivid and focused, yet with enough fruit generosity and exuberance to drink well in its youth. Nicely aromatic, with good breadth on the palate, without crossing the line into opulence or sweetness. Just perfectly ripe. Red fruited and floral, with a nice acidic streak and ripe tannins working together to provide structure. Good energy. Excellent producer of honest, pure, tasty Bojos. — 4 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Gorgeous wine. Red fruit, mineral, dust, grip. Juicy and tannic, with real substance and guts. Not trying to be elegant right now. This is a bruiser with a long, sapid, grippy finish and plenty of time ahead. — 11 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Complexity on the nose immediately. Insane purity. Dense, deep, and the palate is just spectacular. This has premier cru authority all over it: power, line, mineral structure, and a finish that keeps building. — 11 days ago

Nate Wall

Winemaker at Troon Vineyard

8.9

No ratings on this wine in a while it seems. The 2024 vintage is quite quaffable, although more tannin than I’d expect in a carbonic wine. Perhaps semi-carbonic, with some time on that 100% whole cluster following the carbonic maceration? A very enjoyable wine though, fruit forward as you’d expect from carbonic but with more structure and grip. Well made. — 4 months ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of dinner at Le Mazenay. The 2017 “Les Vergers” 1er Cru pours a light straw color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of green apple, passionfruit, starfruit, lemon curd, honeysuckle, a touch of raw almond, some matchstick, and limestone minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. Solid stuff and showing really well. Drink now through 2037. — 7 months ago

Jason Sliwa

9.6

Fantastic. Touch of pear and apple, a hint of brioche, elegant bubbles, piercing acidity. — a year ago

with Vicki and Eli

Anthony De Blasi

9.4

I’m a big fan of this 100% grenache CdP. Still in an upward phase. Additional cellaring will be rewarding! — 4 years ago

Big Wave Dave

8.9

Was hoping for so much after the St Jospeh VV ‘04, but Meh....not good p/q. Nice northern rhone dark fruit savoury nose. Decent weight, balance and structure, but no better than a decent St Joseph or even a very good CduR. Passsss at this price point. — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Gorgeous red fruit and texture. Juicy, charming and substantial. Not the most elegant wine here, but the fruit sucrosity is amazing. So pure, so dense, and so delicious. This is Beaune with real stuffing and a big smile. — 11 days ago

Ira Schwartz

9.5

I was unaware of this cuvée. This is only the 10th time it’s been released since its inauguration in 1982. Lots going on. Upon pouring, the bubbles disappeared quickly. A powerful nose of strawberry, cherries and florals yet I do not feel this was fully open.
In the mouth citrus like acidity. Builds in the mouth but in a restrained way. Very vinous. Creamy texture with layers of red fruit, toast and spice vacationing in your mouth. Deceptively elegant texture . — 4 months ago

Brandon Boesch

9.4

Beautiful wine. Apples, berries, cherries. A lot of acidity some sea salt. Long finish more red apple. Happy new year! — 6 months ago

Dave

9.2

A quick break from my Costco ratings, and a welcomed one. This bubbly is very solid. Golden apples and lemon and pastry. Very nice Thanksgiving pour!
Listening to Vince Guaraldi — 7 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Nose is so expressive. Gorgeous ripe mid season cherries and elegant spices. Some lovely earth and limestone scents and minuscule hint of wood. Palate is bursting with cherry fruit and is so sapid. Concentrated, fresh and full of red fruits and a supple texture and engaging sweetness. Barely any tannin but what is there is so fine. — 2 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Lovely aromas of cherry, minerals (limestone) cherry flower and some hints of red licorice. Very bright nose and very lifted. Palate is juicy and acid driven with terrific energy and wonderful driving minerality. Slight reductive funk on the nose blows off very quickly. A pretty wine and drinking well now. Very tangy and fresh with pretty tannins that are ripe. Like many 17’s this is gorgeously skinny. — 4 years ago