Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

The 2022 is just so epic. Gorgeous and provocative nose of ripe cherries, damson berries and a you can almost smell the treacly texture. Raspberry and cherry flower as well. Just amazing fruit captured on the nose. Truly wow. Palate is gorgeous, textured and deep with terrific acidity and freshness and a dramatic opulence to it as well. Just stunning and so juicy. This is just as perfect for what it is as one can get. As it airs the structure becomes more substantial and my god the tiny berry fruit intensity is remarkable. Gorgeous wine. The finish now is stunning mineral and fleshy red cherries. Almost 9.6. Picks up insane finesse now with air. What a wine! — 7 days ago

ida

9.3

Feels like a cozy thanksgiving dinner bottled up!! — 24 days ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.7

Very dense and big! Could go for another 10-15 years. I like Ziereisen wines and met him. Yet i prefer more elegant renditions. Quite dark. Cherry, blackberry, lime, cherry. Super complex. Plenty of acids. If you have this in your cellar you are in for a treat. Ziereisen is a little bit full of himself rightfully so but still - i prefer the humble. — a month ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.0

I really liked this wine when tasted at the winery in May 2024. Now it seems closed - the exuberant fruit i remembered is gone (tried 2 bottles to be sure). These recent samples (Dec. 27th) did drink more like reds and lacked the usual „man what is this“ wow effect of E&M. Faint hint of strawberry, elegant and pure. Opens up after 4 hours. — 4 days ago

JKT

9.0

A very steely austere Pinot grin that too cold climate but so distinctive. — 8 days ago

Karyn Fricke

8.9

Blueberries, cherries with a slight smokiness on the nose. Garnet color. Medium acidity, well balanced and a clean finish. — a month ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Absolutely a grosses gewachs quality wine.

Nose: sweet minerals. Sweet lemon. Intense. Very intense. Minerals are almost savory they are so intense. Lemon flower.

Palate: so delicious. Gods sweet lemon. Crackling minerality. So balanced.

Long finish. Lingering. — 2 months ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.7

World class. Essentially unchanged from previous notes. Also see Lyles notes. Last bottle! I just could not help myself to age this stunning wine. Perfect with Ahi Poke. — 2 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Best Schulen ever. So wispy and juicy with amazing fruit intensity and more finesse than I have ever had in a Schulen. — a month ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.9

Absurdly good. See previous descriptions and ratings. Essentially Pinot does not get better than this. 12.5%. And this from a very bad vintage. — 2 months ago