Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.9

The 2022 red Burgundies were divine from barrel, just absurdly promising, all perfume and shape and perfectly judged pleasure. Then they arrived in bottle and went through that horrible awkward phase, total puberty mustache energy, all elbows and uncertainty, like the wines had temporarily forgotten where their limbs were. And now? My God. The hedonism is completely out of control. This 2022 Pierre Brisset Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Aux Thorey is a 9.9 and the only reason it is not a 10 is because it is still heading upward. The pleasure is already enormous, but you can feel more authority, more integration, more depth still on the way. So much energy on day 2. Dense and chewy. Awesome. — 3 months ago

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

9.1

How could I drink this and not post it? I wanted to be a hater, but was happy to have a very good wine change my tune. The Rhone and Burgundy meet in this low alcohol, spicy, expensive oak kissed, dark fruited bottle. Nice with chicken and with a real future ahead of it. No waxed mustache 21 and a half year old sommelier comments... — 9 years ago

Chad Henderson

9.1

Nose of oak and plums. Taste jammy with fruits of black berry, cherries and plums. Mustache is a plus 1. — 10 years ago

with Kristen

Sam Fromartz

8.9

Picture a large, elderly man, with wild hair and a big mustache, grinning. That was this wine. The fruit was full if subdued and there was heavy moss and bark and tannins on the back end. We opened it before dinner and I felt it was almost too earthly but once we started eating it melded perfectly with the food. Nice expression of sangiovese. — 11 years ago

Christanna Honer

9.3

Earthy, big and burly. If this had a face, it would have a Ron Swanson mustache. — 11 years ago

Russ W

9.8

Bizarre. Voluptuous oak, silk pajamas, butter Burt Bacharach. Burt Reynolds mustache on a velvet rope batman. — 13 years ago

with Krystal

Trevor Scott

9.4

Feels like tiny little bulls are dancing the tango on your tastebuds. Don’t worry, the bulls are wearing tuxedos and one of them has a mustache. He’s very distinguished. — 2 years ago

with Ellyn

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Nose is a bit quiet. Super mineral and airy but seems closed. Palate has it all but it also seems closed. Lemony. Lime. Huge blast of minerals. But seems awkward and super closed. This wine is like some kid in early puberty wither the skeezy mustache as the only gasp of facial hair. Will revisit.

UPDATE - wow. 8.9 to 9.3. What clarity, grip and minerality. Gorgeous elegance and sweet minerals. Awesome. Air just made this magical. — 6 years ago

Greg Gregory

9.3

As usual, drinking well despite @DAG's mustache getting in the way of the picture. — 10 years ago

with DAG

Meg

9.1

There it is!! (The mustache!) — 11 years ago

with Paul and Nancy

Mark Lindzy

8.9

2014 Albariño showing well, as is Brandon's mustache. — 11 years ago

Hector Escaton

9.1

On tap and very carbonated. Candy, caramel, giving way to bitterness. Unfortunately, the nose on this beer is 100% wet dog, and that's a problem. Either that or my mustache smells bad. Edit: it appears as though I had a bad glass. In a different vessel, the nose on this beer is fine. I've adjusted my rating accordingly. — 11 years ago

Nicole DeCicco

9.2

Mustache approved. — 12 years ago

David Kline

9.2

State of Brewing, Holiday Lager, Waunakee, Wisconsin. Aldi advent calendar 2023.
Unexpectedly brown-amber lager with cappuccino-colored head, porcini-pored. Melting mustache lacing devolves to pointillist raven. Spicy nose of cinnamon and nutmeg, allspice, toffee and brown sugar. Elements of palate mirror the nose, including notes of dried lemon peel, cedar and sweet tobacco. Regal.

#stateofbrewing #WIbeer #aldiadventcalendar #advent #lager #holidaylager #waunakee — 2 years ago

with Courtney

Roman Sukley

9.9

2013 Bevan Moaveni "Ode To M" Syrah. A tribute to my friend and idol Manfred Krankl, the bottle was gifted to me by my great friend @DAG , a man whose heart and generosity is almost as big as his mustache. But back to the wine, camphor, berries and licorice on the nose. The palate is an explosion of sweet blueberry compote with notes of barbecued meats and lavender. Super, super rich. Incredibly pure. Endless finish. A beautiful tribute that I'll not soon forget. Thanks Dag! — 9 years ago

Ben Levy

9.3

This is a classic Bill Fevre Chablis. The medley of starfruits and almonds would make Wilford Brimley's mustache quiver. Enjoy this over a bed of poorly shucked oysters and an e.coli ridden Chipotle burrito. The last sip of the bottle is like a Stanley Kubrick film - slow but surprisingly erotic. Producer is a god. Bottler is the antichrist.

— 10 years ago

with Dr and Mr.

Shane M. Nicholson

9.0

Re runs of Baywatch. Hot dogs. Slip n Slides. Aint nothing wrong with celebrating and proudly admiring the gratuitous and guilty pleasures in life. This stuff is great! After all.....no reason to be a "prisoner" to over priced gunk. Nor regard something as a "special selection" when its mass produced to the tune of 45000 cases. Less than 15k made of this bad boy! And did I mention.... A glow in the dark label!? Genius! Mustache rides anyone? — 11 years ago

with Jason

Krystof Zizka

9.3

Splendid, Full-bodied Melon from the mustache master, himself. 2012 vintage for Muscadet, dynamite! The cuvee was known has "La Hermine D'Or," in past vintages. — 11 years ago