Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

I love 21. Utterly classic but young nose of red berries, granite and a youthful grapiness. Some florals as well but a bit of a monolith aromatically out of the gates. More notes later as it opens up on the nose. Palate is so elegant my goodness and has that youthful grapiness. Huge red and darker berry fruit, perfect balance, clarity and purity. So juicy and clean but young but obviously very high quality. More notes as it evolves. Nose now closed at 3 hours but palate has gained finesse and it’s ultra juicy and pure. Finish is clipped but this is the whole package. This has a semi opulent midpalate one can get lost in. Wow. Incredible decadent Pomerol (lafleur?) fruit. Just insane. So elegant. This is the best Burgaud ever. — 6 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.3

Am excellent wine , quite powerful and fruit driven , dark cherry and blackberry ,anise also. There is a mineral undertone and long balanced finish . Will improve further . Restaurant focus , Parkhotel Vitznau on 7/11/18. — 6 years ago

Chaad Thomas

Owner, First Tier Imports

9.0

Big yet elegant, goes through moves; dynamic but settles into a monolith. Spicy, balanced, but goes ibto barrel character quickly. I think it's young, but has backbone to carry juicy ripeness. Not too big, just right. Wanna hunk o beef? — 9 years ago

David Kline

9.8

Golden and perfect. White pepper nose shows rich piths of lime and grapefruit, underripe pineapple and a yeasty monolith of frozen lemon. Minerality central as silken threads of chive and celeriac streak like lightning across lemon zest, oil and pith fields to clementine reduction drops. Ethereal and transportive medicine here!


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with Courtney

John Musgrave

9.2

Fantastic value. — 7 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

9.9

Monument Ridge 2010, decanted as a backup to Caymus 3 liter. Shockingly good. Plum and other black fruits. Soft tannins in mouth.. Great mouth feel. You must try !! — 9 years ago

Gene Buonviri

8.9

A Monument to one of Italy’s excellent wines. Deep ruby color, with intense cherry and anise flavors. The finish is smooth, rich and elegant with a suggestion of tannins. — 3 years ago

with Justinian

Beth Hamilton

8.9

Aroma of cinnamon, dark cherries, and leather. Then cherry, raspberry, and rich soil followed by intense tannins. Or, “a dense black monolith” in Parviz’s terms. — 4 years ago

with Parviz

Tim Herrmann

9.2

This wine was a monolith. Open for a few hours, with steak, it showed awesome spiced cranberry jam notes. Tannins still quite noticeable, but overall structure is pretty integrated. I'd love to see this in 5 years, but wouldn't be surprised if it needs another 10! — 8 years ago

Michelle Mattox

9.6

Robust but drinkable! Loved it — 10 years ago