Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Nose is showing age. Truffley, porcini, aged mashed cherries, tar and wet earth. Really earthy, primal and feral but still well put together. Swamp-Thing in a tuxedo. Palate is silky and sweet and intermingled with those aforementioned truffles and mushrooms. But bright cherries, high acids and powdery but effusive tannins counteract the feral. Excellent. — 2 years ago

Nate Miles

9.6

Black olive in a tuxedo. Dark deliciousness. — 6 years ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.5

I know it’s become a bit of a cliché...
It IS rather dear for a rosé...
The cult of Kermit and all that...
...but it remains a benchmark. It’s SUBSTANTIAL, for one, you don’t want to gulp it down, it’s 14% ABV and so marvelously complex. Nose is strawberries, herbs, brett. Palate is more strawberries, watermelon, slate, brett, moss, garrigue. Bitter finish with a bit of zing. It’s wild and untamed, yet sophisticated—Keith Richards in a tuxedo. — 7 years ago

with Alsu

OMG PEDRO

9.0

Perfectly balanced. Smooth long mineral finish. Real Old school funk… Is like a guy with a mullet Wearing a tuxedo and somehow blending right in… — 2 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.1

88% Petit Sirah, 11% Syrah and 1% Viognier- Dark in color. Aromas of blackberries, raspberry, fig and black berries, raspberry preserves and violets. Rich, bold dark fruit with a tuxedo cake (vanilla and cocoa) finish.. — 5 years ago

Jack Bender

9.0

Got all dressed up for turkey! — 6 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.4

Very tightly wound right now. I'm not certain how anyone can rate this wine correctly right now but for me this one is a 93/94 right now. Powerful, dense, dark baking chocolate, blackberry cassis with a lot of pepper and a lot of tannin on the finish. 100% tuxedo, but with a very stiff tannic finish. Full bodied wine without a doubt. This one has the makings of a 96/97 in probably 10 years, but I do think that quite a bit of this wine was masked in the tannin which wasn't all that off-putting. For those who like to drink them really young and don't mind the tannic 'iron curtain' shutting down the show, this one is probably a 98 right NOW and it truly is an excellent display of the power of St. Helena and the talent of Melka. Would love to own one of these so that I could see how it develops over the next 15-20 years. — 7 years ago

with Keith and Benjamin

Ryan Vento

8.9

Paired with Tuxedo cake. You know it was good 👆🏻 — 5 years ago

with Krystal

Mark Flesher

9.4

Too bad I can't score 1/2 points! And both the 2008 and 2010 about 2 years ago. The 2008 seemed to be very shut down, with the 2010 being the polar opposite. This one was definitely more along the 2010 side of things, and wish I could give this one a 94.5. This is St Emilion wine with a tuxedo. Rounded structure, kind of becomes more brambly and tobacco driven towards the finish. Very polished, very open. And with its huge structure, you can hold this one for a while. I think I have one more 2008 left, but I would trade it in a heartbeat for one of these. — 5 years ago

with Dan, Bradley and 2 others

Jonas Johansson

9.1

Pretty good with Tuxedo cake. — 7 years ago