Ely Cohn

9.0

In Texas we take breaks from red wine in chunks of 6 months. When you're out of practice, this is a great return ticket to Pinotland. Uncomplex, a reminder of the generosity and joy in a 56 degree pour.

Enveloping cherries and flecks of shaved cedar, bright. Fresh, vibrant, collected. — 2 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Been a few years and this is drinking so well now but no rush at all. Nose is sour cherry and mid season cherry and lovely earthy minerals. Very fragrant and a hint of confection. Palate is sleek and juicy and very refined. It is a bit short but air will lengthen it I think. Juicy and elegant airy lovely purity and balance. Awesome depth and grainy, elegant tannins. Needs air to go higher. Let’s see what happens.

9.4 to 9.5 overnight. Juicy and elegant and so finessed. — 2 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Nose is steely, mineral and refined. Apple skins, lime zest. Very very mineral as St. Romain tends to be. Palate is terrific. Juicy, super pure and very concentrated with outstanding clarity and freshness. Best version yet. Lovely balance. Very complex and so delicious. This is a great wine. So chewy on the finish. Green fruits all the way. — 3 years ago

Maryam

8.9

Refreshing - berry/raspberry flavors — 6 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

Gorgeous. Refined, silky and elegant and crushes every Pierrick CDC. Amazing showing. — 2 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Nose has confectionary up the wazoo. Cherries dropped in a vat of cherry dust. Lovely stoney background and serious lift. Really powdery and refined. Sure it will open more. Palate is lush, sweet and decadent. Loads of tiny berry sweet cherry fruit and likely definition and clarity. Right as to be expected and will improve with air. Very fresh with extremely fine tannins and length. Great acidity. This is a 20+ year wine no doubt. — 3 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.1

Still a baby. Tastes primary. Big, juicy Volnay. With 6 hours of air, a more refined, minerally, spicy wine emerges. — 2 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.5

I got to taste this again from 750 the next day at a seminar led by Simon Colin and Pierrick Bouley at Boulder Burgundy Festival. — 2 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

So elegant and fine. No formal notes. Dad’s 85th. — 3 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Nose is a bit woody but also clear and precise. Cherry pit, red cherry flesh. Brambley raspberries. Palate has great concentration and such tiny berry fruit intensity. Black cherry and black cherry pastille. Superb purity and great cut and flavor delineation. A little better than a recent 17 Robardelle. Sappy and fresh. Just lovely stuff. These need really 24 hours to become more elegant and expressive but very very good now with a 45 minute splash decant. — 3 years ago