Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

This needs air big time as the nose starts off maybe 10% too herbal for me. But it also has nutmeg, voluminous spice, mid season cherry fruit and intense minerality. Really clear and vivid aromas. Wow what a palate. Exquisite balance and freshness and so much sweet and tart fruit. Unreal inner mouth aromas. Wow that sweetness is sick. Brilliant velvety and sweet tannins. This is brilliant! That herbal note is gone after 5 minutes and now this is a Mugneret-Gibourg clone but nervier. The density and concentration and the inner mouth florals (violets) are insane. This is brilliant. 9.6 now but can go higher. An hour in this is a 9.7 nose. Dizzying spice. Luscious cherry fruit. Amazing perfume. Just insane. Palate is so good. High honed but sweet like mid season perfectly ripe cherries. What a finish. Just a knockout. — 5 months ago

Vin d’Ottawa

9.3

Big and long lasting. It finishes dry despite its big start. Refined blackberry flavours. — 3 years ago

with Gillian

Bestpolar

8.9

Weiseralm 2022 with boys & Xave just came back for tobaggan — 4 years ago

Brendan Devine

8.9

Leave it to the Germans to make some cool cab at eminently quaffable 12.5% . Has more in common with the 1980 Heitz cellar I had than most of the Napa cabs you will find today. — 6 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2022 | True to type Riesling, good acidity | paired with halibut | at Smit Vis aan de haven — 2 years ago

Stuart Pollack

9.5

Beautiful Dry Riesling, underrated here. A symphony of fruit flavors to start, followed by a crisp acidity. Great minerality in the attack, with pineapple and citrus, especially grapefruit. Just a great wine. — 3 years ago

Green Beak

9.1

Angel wings dancing on your tongue — 8 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Medium garnet color. Aromas of black cherry and rose petals. Flavors of sour cherry/cranberry, tobacco, cola and black tea. Medium finish and body with fine dusty tannins. Crisp acidity and fruit forward. At this stage, the wine is still fresh tasting and quite elegant. — 10 months ago

Peter C

9.2

Day 2 opened up! — 3 years ago

Jamie Irving

9.3

Voluptuous. — 4 years ago

with Michael