Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Drinking so well. A great wine and a first for me. It’s got so much freshness and energy is the headline. Nose is cassis, vanilla, tobacco, spice and some hints of black fruits. Also a background of awesome minerality. A plump nose which belies what comes on the palate. It’s rich but just teeming with energy and so much black and red fruit that is super crunchy and luscious. Gorgeous clarity to the minerality and a freshness I haven’t tasted in Bordeaux maybe ever. I really like the. The finish keeps pumping. Very very impressive. It’s also so sappy on the finish and just outrageously complex. — 15 hours ago

John Bratincevic

9.3

NOSE: cassis, baking chocolate, oregano and pine, a little mint … dandelion? Not sumptuous, but inviting.

TASTE: baking chocolate and clove … dry currant…earth...pine…cassis…PINE. Could age a long while yet, but delicious now and true to style. 93. — 5 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Consistent with my last btl showing rich red & black fruit with sweet, savory spice, graphite & tobacco notes — 18 days ago

Tom Casagrande

9.4

Popped, double-decanted, and poured. Engaging right out of the gate. Rich nose shows deep cassis and dark berries, underbrush, graphite, and low-toned minerality. Rich on the attack, with mouth-coating, clingy fruit that later shows persistent savory and dark mineral notes. The tannins are there but are overwhelmed by the fruit. Really nice concentration with zero jamminess and loads of elegance. Nice but subtle acids. Very impressed with this. — 4 days ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.5

2020 vintage. 75% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Franc and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. Owned by the Despagne family since 1812, and the current 7th generation (François Despagne) seems to be serious about quality. This 2020 displays impressive aromatics, concentration, depth, and precision, with fresh acidity balancing the 15% abv. — 18 days ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.6

Well balanced and fairly elegant for Angelus standards…
Like! — 12 days ago

Vino Joe

8.9

This rating is just my taste. Not a reflection of the quality of the wine. I generally don’t care for the St Emilion region. The wine is just too austere for me. It’s 22% cab franc. It had a slight puckering dried out character without balance to me. Definitely can tell it’s a well made wine. Perhaps with a strong food pairing this would be a better experience for me but it was a wine I didn’t enjoy drinking. — 2 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

Drinking well can’t see this getting better with a long life ahead showing red fruit, graphite, spice, earth, mint & tobacco — 3 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Like most 05’s this will need more time — 7 days ago

Dmitry Muzychak

9.6

Выпито 24.04.24 в ресторане 2* Michelin La Chèvre D’or с Сергеем Л. и его друзьями. Достойный Figeac 2015 года. Вме было на очень достойном уровне. 🍷 — 10 days ago