Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

By the glass at La Table de Olivier Nasti. Young but luminous. Just a brilliant wine and food wine. No formal notes. — a month ago

Chris A

9.0

Not normally a red blend fan - but this is a exceptional as it’s smooth, satisfying and rich. Finishes well: Well balanced and completely structured as a great glass all around from initial nose to last finish on the palette! — 2 years ago

Scott Kahn

9.1

Coming from a hot vintage this wine was a bit more fruit forward than typical. Tar and cassis on the palette complemented the nose of a damp forrest floor. A nice albeit not great drink! — 4 years ago

Aaron Rankin

9.3

Piercing nose. Light in body. Bright palette. This shows as fresh and bright, lighter flowers, tart red fruits and rose water. — 5 years ago

Carla D

9.5

Wine ebbs and flows, and this one is right on right now. I have been Coravining this bottle for quite some time and thoroughly enjoying it tonight. Developed fragrant nose...smooth and lush on the palette. If you have a bottle in your cellar, open it tonight and enjoy! — 7 years ago

Eliis LaTulip

10

Very nice smooth palette. Enjoyable finish! Great with cheeses. — 7 years ago

David Lincoln

9.2

Surprised with the uplifting acidity on the mid palette. — 8 years ago

Camilo Jaramillo

8.9

251019 en donde Nadia y Ana. Muy buen cuerpo. Elaborado. — 9 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

Delicious Simone white — 10 months ago

Roslan Schofield

9.5

2017 vintage for $55. Excellent red fruits and lush on the palette. Well balanced and not much p-funk or smoke flavors — 3 years ago

Patrice Conxicoeur

8.9

Amazing blend of Carignan, Grenache, Mourvedre, Strah & Cabernet. — 4 years ago

Aaron Rankin

9.1

From PnP at cellar temp. Light garnet color. Intense aromas of tart red cherries, wet stones, licorice. Palette is dull at first. 15m in the decanter brought out earthy funk and oxidative, sherry-like notes. Lush mouthfeel, medium acid and medium- tannin. Seems well drinking at this stage with room for development. Pairing to homemade lasagna. — 6 years ago

James Webb

9.6

My 150th reviewed bottle of Champs! And what a bottle. Perhaps the best young Dom I’ve ever had? This is pretty darn stunning. The yeast is piled up well on the front of the nose but then immediately layered in with lemon, citrusy spritziness. Then in the background, sheep’s wool and herbal notes. The palette is immediately rich with a sweetness that is well balanced by the acid core. Tightly wound that will slowly reveal itself in the years to come. This is a fantastic wine. Finish is long and balanced with typical breadth of DomP. Lovely. 2008 just keeps on singing! — 7 years ago

Justin Farrar

9.1

Very nice but to be honest I think it was a little past it’s prime. It was fairly soft on the palette, not as robust as it should be. Still, some really nice stuff — 8 years ago

Margaret K Carlson

9.0

Needs to breathe. complex. I like it. tannins, but not heavy. — 10 months ago

Bruce Leboff

9.3

Boom. At its nadir probably. Drinking well Rich and full bodied. Smooth on the palette really nice — 2 years ago

with David

Edward

9.0

2007 vintage poured on December 31, 2022. Dark in the glass, tannins have smoothed out and still strong raspberry and cherry on the palette. Paired with Beef Wellington and a green peppercorn sauce. Admittedly the sauce overpowered the wine. — 4 years ago

John Crockett

9.2

Wonderful wine. Blackberry and currant, smooth on the palette — 6 years ago

Bart

9.3

This is in a very good place now. Bright shiny color, seems very fresh. Nice nose of fruit, smoke, vanilla and gentle spices. On the palette this is pleasantly light on its feet, with soft grained tannins and uplifting acidity. Oak is well integrated. Aalto remains an excellent value. Love it! — 6 years ago

Jan de Weerd

9.2

Deep, dark tart cherry drenched in the Silver Oak characteristic notes of .... oak! Lingering on the mid palette and finish. Actually pared surprising well with the Asian hazelnut salad Tammy made. — 7 years ago

with Tammy