Ely Cohn

9.4

This is Oregon first, a nod to GG level Pfalz, but it's own thing. And I love it. Cool, weighty, rich and balanced, a 100 layers deep, so beautifully introverted.

Metallic, wooly residue of wet copper, rubber ball, and little accents: jasmine flowers, mirabelle plum, cinnamon spiked honey, caramel brittle, squirt of naval orange. — 8 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Big, ripe and grand cru nose. Big, ripe apple and profound pear. So vivid. Saline, iodine and white pepper. Really compelling nose. Super layered nose. Stunning. Batard? Lean, acidic and super complex. Juicy, tiny berry fruit intensity. Nose has also some brown butter. So juicy. — a month ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

There’s a lovely peanut butter, VA, botrytis nose. Palate is intense. So tropical and juicy and clean. Acid is great but not like 18. — a month ago

Iwan

9.3

Beautiful Gruner from Oregon. Fruity, peppery, round. Lovely mouthfeel. Excellent. — 15 hours ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Gorgeous nose. Iodine, saline and hazelnuts. Also lime blossom. Faint hint of citrus and stone fruits. Exceptional minerality. Super elegant and intense with superb concentration and focus. Salty finish with profound acidity. Really evocative nose that shows a sense of place. Palate has terrific finesse. More than 19. 20 was a wash because of the fires. Long finish and stellar balance. Wow. Almost a 9.5. Really focused and linear. Yes this was a 9.5. — a month ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Huge nose, black and red cherries and super ebullient. Super floral. Super expressive nose. What a fruit soak. Terrific acidity and freshness. Black fruits. Pure. So long. More open than 19 Jessie James. Showing so well. — a month ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Juicy, sleek, so sweet yet so engaging. Silky and developed. Wow. Blackberry. — a month ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Blackberry, blackberry coulis, dark cherry, intense florals. Violets. So gorgeous. Stunning nose. 9.7 nose. So fresh and elegant with terrific acidity. So complex and engaging. Super young but man oh man what potential. Super complex finish. Inner mouth aromas. Terrific inner mouth aromas. Really engaging mid palate. Spicey, structured and fresh. So so long. Acid is on point. Wait 5-7 years. Really opens up on day 2. Creamy mid palate but still so much tension. Beautiful finesse. Best wine Evan has ever made. Almost 9.7. Nose is so complex with unreal forest/herbal/spice elements. Gorgeous Black cherry. So vivid. Palate is so focused and rich get tempered and restrained. Extraordinary fruit quality. This is a 9.7. — a month ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Nose has a lovely herbal edge that is so engaging. Cranberry bog, early season cherries, spice and earth. Very high toned. Baking spices. Juicy and engaging. Balanced and pure. Super creamy palate with lovely intense acid and such refined tannins. Long and juicy with a Volnay like finesse. — a month ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Herbal, balanced and juicy. Hint of leather on the nose. Juicy and clean. Dusty tannins. It’s not gobby. Huge spectrum. Outrageous. Complex. So fine. So dusty. One of the wines of the day. — a month ago