Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Aged in Stockinger barrels. Spicy, with a touch of wood and cake spices. No sulfites. Juicy, clean and remarkably pure, with gras texture balanced by freshness. Gentle, delicate, deep and explosive all at once. — 8 days ago

Stan Nguyen

9.0

A little thin. Reminiscent of that one Bichi rose. — 3 years ago

Willie Carter

9.0

Just look at this stunning thing. Gorgeous. That electric, deep red color with a little effusive perlage. From opening to finishing it off, you will continue to appreciate this hue. It’s so lovely. The nose is so alive and vibrant instantly. Blood orange straight out of the gate with ripe cherries for accompaniment. Butterscotch and licorice for days. There’s some really intriguing floral notes going on here, as well. One of the most distinct noses I can remember.

This is a powerhouse vinous wine that delivers on its promise. It’s an intense pure Pinot Noir champagne and the Saignée method just adds to the experience. Very Burgundian throughout, there’s a nice level of refinement and elegance here despite the electric nature. The acidity is well placed and sharp. Disgorged in November of 2019, with no dosage.

Erotically charged in the mouth, this continues to blow you away. Just the mere suggestion of spice initially on the attack. Those bright, sexy red fruits soon take over however. Juicy strawberries and bright cherries. Such a long, lusty brilliant finish that honestly leaves you wanting just one more drop. Single vineyard, single year and tiny production. All adds up to distinct excellence. — 4 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.2

2017 base (25% reserve wines), degorged January 2020. 2020/12/26-27 with Christmas leftovers, hard boiled eggs with cheese sauce, ebi and hotate fry. Deep gold, starts with a little apple cider but opens to spiced apple turnovers and custard - gives a sense richness while being totally dry. — 6 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

@Delectable Wine this is the red Crozes. Thanks!

Gorgeous nose on this new project from the Gauthier Brothere. Lovely, lurid, gamey, peppery, white pepper, cracked black pepper, huge granite, such complexity, really refined and well made. You can tell from first sniff there is a high degree of winemaking skill here. The nose is terrific. 9.3/9.4 verging. I love well made Crozes. Palate is a delight, superb purity and freshness and densely fruited but also dense minerals. So sappy and pure. Blackberry fruit, red berry fruit, sappy spices and gaminess. Bacon even. This is so well fruited and balanced between sauvage/game and pure unreal fruit on a granite background. Just so impressive. After air impressive sweetness and energy abound. Really terrific balance and finish. — 6 years ago

Angelo Casagrande

9.0

Get an intense, syrupy cherry, and that stony minerality. Intense, not a light gamay. Tom- your description is accurate. Thanks for the bottle! — 6 years ago

Tooty Frooty

9.3

Yummy! (Lufta gärna!)
Edit: till o med godare dagen efter. #caves — 5 months ago

Allison Kohl

9.2

with allison. girls night in. we liked it cold! — 2 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

olive and dark cherry, gamey and ripe, so serene and zen, nuanced beyond belief, crystalline purity and superb structure and density, amazing purity and length. inner mouth aromas. sappy and super dense with insane structures. Length is insane. — 3 years ago

FKA Bilal Zou

9.1

Better than moet — 5 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.2

Young, but great upside potential. Old vine Marsanne from the lieu-dit Aubert, east of the Sainte Epine vineyard. One of the original St Joseph appellation parcels, tended by Trollat for decades according to the spec sheet. Delightful. — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

New project between Remi Gauthier and his brother Sylvain Gauthier. Killer nose. Honey, honeycomb, beeswax, mineral, some vineyard peach but barely there. Huge earthy notes and killer minerals. Super precise and aromatic. Spice, herbs. Wow what complexity. This is awesome. Smells like elite white Rhone. Palate is teeming with energy, richness and ripeness and insane purity. Wow this is terrific. Awesome inner mouth aromas and terrific almost Rieslingesque freshness, minerality and intensity. So juicy with an explosiveness to it. This is the best beginner white Rhone i have ever tasted. Just stunning. — 6 years ago

Severn G

9.0

Nose has under-ripe pineapple, cut yellow apple, yellow raspberry, faint herbal notes and wet, crushed rock.

Palate has saline apple juice, mashed yellow raspberry, dried lemon pith and moist garden soil. Solid acidity and a long finish, fun wine.

An interesting relative to Chardonnay, our first time ever with this grape. One more box checked on the lifetime experience of wine enjoyment and palate training. — 6 years ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Nice but perhaps not at the level I was hoping. Quite fruit forward with lots of nice dark fruit with the requisite olive notes etc. Tannins and acid both less than expected. Nice pairing with chicken roasted with feta and olives. — a year ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

Insane, sick nose, granite dust, so so aromatic, more structured than 20, amazing zen density, 9.8. Insane juiciness.
— 3 years ago

Nate Wall

Winemaker at Troon Vineyard

8.9

Only ask is for a bit more acid. But great texture, weight, lovely. — 4 years ago

Matt

9.4

Painfully young, but that old vine syrah and granite density make it hard to resist. Dark, angry, pure granitic bite on the back half, needs some time, but the ripeness and warming fruit is coaxed out with air. I see a lot of potential here. — 5 years ago

Brendan Wright

8.9

Early harvest Loire Cab Franc — 5 years ago

Eliza B

9.3

Alex’s “ideal white wine”. Mineral, cloudy, floral. — 6 years ago

Migle Staniskyte

9.3

Really good with meat — 6 years ago