Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Earthy, deep cherry fruits on the nose and just a wallop or sweet, wet Volnay earth. Palate is so seductive and gorgeous. It has that 22 opulence but also the Garaudet earthy grit. Unreal, sweet and velvety tannins. Really brilliant. Let’s see what air does. I can only assume it will finesse out like in barrel. Wow did this need air! Stunning aromas that are classic Volnay. Haunting with such lift. Stunning fruit on the palate and a deep, but grapey young quality. 9.5 to 9.6. — 3 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Nose starts off with a bit of VA, dried leaves and some gorgeously pure cherry fruit that needs some air to reveal itself more. Great stoney minerality as well with some major florals. Gorgeous. Haunting. Palate is very 21 and a bit backwards out of the gates but the freshness, purity of the fruit and length indicate this will open up into something stunning. 9.4 now. Really fleshed out with air and has that nimble, impossible elegant 21 character with just perfect but restrained early season cherry fruit. Outstanding length and texture. 9.4 to .9.5 with an hour of air. — 2 years ago

yan ho

9.6

ct 5.15.23 — 3 years ago

yan ho

9.2

with Lam, CT 11.29.22 — 4 years ago

Katie Rufatto

9.1

Light and flavorful — 4 years ago

yan ho

9.3

with jon lam, ct 12.5.21 — 5 years ago

Mike Obley

9.0

Even though this bottle went from SoCal to CT to NorCal on a moving van in its youth was not flawed! — 5 years ago

with Lauren

yan ho

9.4

ct helen and eunice 4.5.26 — 3 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

This is so good. Cooking now but more notes soon. It’s got this uncanny elegance on the palate plus this unreal concentration of sweet oak, minerals and fleshy fruit but backed up by ripping acids. Buttery Meursault but elevated beyond. — 5 months ago

yan ho

9.4

ct 11.28.24 — 2 years ago

yan ho

9.2

ct 2.24.23 — 3 years ago

yan ho

8.9

ct yan’s parents lam, 4.29.22 — 4 years ago

yan ho

9.0

ct, with lam 12.29.21 — 5 years ago

yan ho

9.3

ct with lee family, lam 11.23.21 — 5 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.7

This is the volnay.

Nose: ephemeral pink roses and lilacs. So pretty. Audrey Hepburn. Beautiful as it opens hints of savory.

Palate: sweet early drain cherry fruit. Hint of bitterness - cherry pit Silk beyond silk as a texture.

The prototype of classic volnay

Not super dense. More old school volnay.

Better in 18-24 months.

Fass selections — 4 months ago

Zach D

9.6

Everything I love about Burgundy. Light bodied, intensely perfumed fresh roses; flavors of cherry, raspberries, spice, earth, acidity; grip. Tannins and acidity should mellow with some age. It’s got it all. Continues to evolve with more air and the fruit seems to get sweeter. What a great wine. @Lyle Fass — a year ago

Samuel Sabori

9.3

Dried florals, juicy, dried strawberries, — 2 years ago

Ali H

9.8

Bought Dec 2022, ~$11 @ Costco, New Britain, CT
Tasted side by side with 2015 vintage.
Crisper than it’s 7 year old counterpart. Same base notes, but leaning toward more focused acidity with a sweet touch- green apple, pear, lemon. No butteriness, just clean & fresh. Again, lovely wine, lovely $$. 10/10 would buy again. Would like to try aging this myself if I can get more! — 4 years ago

Dawn E.

9.1

Thinking of my daughter in CT this is her go to! I call this creme soda..although a fun bubbly! Vieti is preferred if you can get it! Sweet but not like a Moscato. — 4 years ago

yan ho

9.2

ct with lee family, lam 11.24.21 — 5 years ago