David Kline

9.2

Topaz colored Marzen Lager with orange-beige brim. Oily lacing that doesn’t grip, just slithers like snaky digits, then visually ossifies to porous porcini underbelly. Wheat bread nose, with candy brittle. Lemon tea, cola and balsa. Almost sweet tea greets the tongue, holding the lemon note which gives way to potato bread, and a dash of brown sugar. Sweet elements are not vocal, but do harmonize. A very well orchestrated Marzen which is pleasant, refreshing and adequately complex. Prost!

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with Courtney

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Huge nose. Huge aromas. Green apple, spice, white alpine fields of flowers. Also fresh tilled dirt. Like the freshest. Huge earnest and vocal aromatic minerality reminds me of Chenin Muscadet. Like Coteaux de Loir or Jasnieres. So layered and complex. Really just ethereal and so distinct. This is one of the longest aging Altesse out there. Wow, so elegant and pure with just searing mineral force. Juicy and so balanced with unreal acidity and depth. This is not for everyone in that it has a severity/austerity not meant for every drinker but all my geeks will adore this. So luscious. It’s the liquid equivalent of a long, meandering Tarkovsky film like Stalker or Nostalgia. Love it. — 4 years ago

Christo Barker

9.5

Will get again — 5 years ago

Jay Kline

9.4

Popped and poured; enjoyed over three days and showed very well throughout. The 2012 pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core and some browning towards the rim; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with secondary characteristics just starting to show themselves. Also, the solar nature of 2012 is showing through with loads of truffles and overripe and desiccated red and black fruits: tartufo bianco d’Alba, dried cherry, bruised raspberries, red roses, leather, Fig Newtons, dried herbs, and some dusty and gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long, drying and savory. I’ve been a vocal fan of the 2012 vintage of Produttori since release and this might be the best showing yet. This is my last 750mL. My remaining bottles are magnums and I’ll look forward to enjoying those over the next 10-15 years. No rush, but this is a fun time to drink these as the truffle character is starting to peak through. — 7 months ago

Christy

9.5

S- Vocal, Enz Vineyard, Sabroso wine from Lime Kiln Valley. What a treat this was. Ruby color with magenta & pink, smell of ripe fruits and flowers, purple fruits and flowers, blue and black plum, wild berries and black pepper. Light-bodied and juicy with a refreshing tanginess to finish. — 4 years ago

Stuart Scheff

9.2

Vocal Pinot. Great balance and structure. Light looking but bursting with flavor. Cherry cotton candy, strawberry blow pop sucker. Find it and buy it. — 5 years ago

Stuart Scheff

9.4

Vocal- wild strawberry rhubarb pie. Find it and buy it. — 6 years ago

Carter White

9.5

Sweet red fruit, woodsy with some spice, great concentration, power, and length. — 2 years ago

Ron from VA

9.2

Some said this was flabby…but the richness/elegance is more beneficial than the slightly muted acidity. Like a great performer (singing) is lauded even tho the vocal range is limited or lacking spectacular, world class essence. This is a solid performer that left me smiling with a dialed in vanilla and candied lemon freshness. More please :) — 4 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.3

We recently pulled some cases out of storage, which haven't seen the light of day for nearly 15 years, so I'll have some fun posts in the next several months.

Nose has dusty cherry, dried blackberry, tanned leather, old cedar cigar box, shriveled blueberry, dried black currant, violets, mashed blueberry and dark roast coffee.

Palate has rehydrated blackberry, dried cherries, dried blueberry, dry potting soil, over-ripe black currant, chocolate powder, medium tannins, long finish; polished and beautiful!!

Paired with enchiladas with my homemade sauce from the summer of 2019 tomato harvest, local beef from Columbia Co NY; the dish and the wine lifted each other.

Could hold this bottle until its 20th birthday in proper storage, likely a little more. A perfect and supple cork pull tonight.

Listening to the beautiful vocal prowess tonight of Catherine Russell, life is good. No COVID-19 lockdown in MA yet, but it's gotta be around the corner...

$38, September 2005. — 5 years ago