Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Beautifully expressive right from the pop and pour, with classic Southern Rhône aromatics of garrigue, lavender, wild herbs, florals, menthol, wild mint and just a faint touch of barnyard, all wrapped around intense old-vine Grenache fruit. Cassis and sappy cherry dominate as the wine opens, with terrific aromatic depth and purity. The palate is gorgeous, juicy, concentrated and remarkably elegant, with silky texture, tremendous sap and beautifully articulated sweet, velvety tannins. It builds steadily through the mid-palate and finishes with real length and freshness. Almost baby Châteauneuf in aromatic breadth, but less alcoholic, less overwhelming and far more graceful. At this price level, I would take great Cairanne over almost any sub-$50 Châteauneuf. Fantastic wine. — 6 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

2022 vintage. 2.18.26. — 6 months ago

JKT

9.0

Last one? Still holding up well with dark fruited earthy notes and a robust firm texture that is very different from the Prestige bottle. This one has Syrah on top of Grenache and Mouvedre so there’s that — 6 months ago

jason carey DipWSET

9.4

I bought this for 40 dollars in Paris in 2004. It has survived 2 cross country moves since then. I was worried it would be dead or over the hill. The cork was crumbly. But the wine was incredibly wonderful. I have been meaning to drink this for 10 years but kept delaying. Still lots of primary fruits along with the forest and other 2ndary flavors. This is why Burgundy can be so entoxicating to people. It so often disappoints, but not this time. Too bad wines like this are now so far beyond my means or desire to pay. — 9 months ago

with Cynthia

Marc Garneau

8.9

Bon Cahors plus fruité, bien corsé, bel équilibre. — 5 years ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.2

Medium weight, red fruit, disappears after an echexeaux of the same year and same producer in the same vintage. Excellent Chambolle, red fruit, quite heady. Great company for binge Netflix Fauda. — 5 years ago

Ted

9.4

Still very muscular. Black licorice, rusting iron. Country fresh blackberries straight off the bush. Gorgeous wine. — 18 days ago

with Jeni

Dave

9.3

Juicy and dark. Blue and black berries, florals, a little graphite and something else, maybe olives. Very enjoyable mouth-coating sip. Popped and poured, and I think this will be great in an hour or two.
Listening to Gram Parsons — 5 months ago

Douglas Braun

9.0

2021 - vintage - earthy, mushroom, concentrated black fruits, baking spice , aged in concrete tank very resolved , nice — 7 months ago

S.S. Mandani

9.1

Delicate dandelion wine white flowers and such flowing from the nose.

Tropical notes. Delicate and balanced. Zippy acidity but balanced nicely with flinty minerality.

Slightly underwhelming maybe based off the promise of what it could be — 2 years ago

Matt Konopka

8.9

Miss you Larry — 3 years ago

with Andrew

Andreas Isler

9.5

Baur au lac Club: mit Domeisen & Bidi — 5 years ago

Todd Scurci

8.9

#cotedurhone #smithandmills — 4 months ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.9

Handsome #pessacléognan; 2nd wine from this famous producer. Took a good bit to open up. #bordeaux — 8 months ago

Matt Waring

9.2

Red fruit, violets, green apple, lithe and crisp. — 6 months ago

Veronica Johnson Treco

9.0

Smooth. Very easy to drink. — 8 months ago

ash

9.1

2007 tirage — 3 years ago

John Riddick

9.0

Aroma of wild blackberries. Light, bubblegum, cranberry, fresh violets. Such a interesting wine. — 5 years ago

Zack Hall

9.4

Very good! — 5 years ago

Mm

9.4

Excellent. Funky and yeasty with a fruity acidity. — 6 years ago