Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

The new vintage! Yay! Just a stunning nose that is at once confectionary, opulent and chiseled. Just insane. It has that aromatic roundness that very very few wines get. Like an orb of Cassaneas. Lime zest, sea salt, green apple skins. Unreal clarity. What a palate. Concentrated and deep but showing a bit of shock (arrived 5 days ago) and seems a bit clipped on the mid and finish. But man the length tells me this will expand like a peacock’s tail. Unreal density and concentration but is light as a feather. So juicy and acid is very good but it’s no 22 or 21. Think 19 or 17. Nose is so saline. Man the energy and almost tannic grip on the palate is brilliant as it fleshes out. This will be tracked tonight. Wow with a few hours of air this is like a better 18 Cassaneas and that’s the best one ever. This now has an icing on cake texture and outstanding purity, depth, texture and freshness. 9.6. Wow. On Day 2 this is even more elegant and is so close to a 9.7. What a wine! — 2 days ago

Galen Hasler

9.2

Watermelon, cranberry acidity, charming. Opened up beautifully after 4 hours — 13 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Slight reductive note that quickly blew off with notes of orchid fruits, wet stone, chalk & floral tones — a month ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.5

Amazing what Gonon can coerce out of these vines. Wine is alive, multilayered, dark fruit a bit of tar, incredible balance. By no way overpowering in a hot year. — 5 days ago

Jack Krawczyk

9.5

granny smith apple — 8 days ago

John Willison

9.2

Lemon, almond oil, great minerality. — a month ago

Bruce Leboff

8.9

Pleasant. A bit short on the finish. — a month ago

with David

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.2

Smokey, blackberries and cherries. Very drinkable now, extremely bright. Love Gonon. — 18 hours ago

Willie Carter

9.3

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. A pale lemon color in the glass with barely visible little green flecks. Lemon zest and apples of different varieties on the nose. Limestone and honey with a touch of sugar. Minerals and chamomile. So very sexy.

Lithe, lively, and lovely. Medium plus acidity with a ton of character and elegance. Very pure and fresh, clean. There’s a hint of slivered almond initially in the mouth followed by butterscotch and nectarines. Plenty of citrus notes here. A long finishing leaves you wanting more. A truly compelling Burgundy. — 9 days ago

Mark Rosse

9.4

Singing 🎶 — a month ago