Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.9

A breathtaking bottle that is just beginning to show the first signs of maturity. The nose is perfect, with preserved early to mid-season cherries, screaming limestone, spice, earth, desiccated leaves and white flowers in one of the most transparent expressions of Pommard I have ever smelled. The palate is outrageously juicy, fresh and complete, with beautiful concentration, endless mineral persistence, unhinged inner-mouth aromas and the most delicate late-arriving stony tannins I have ever experienced in Pommard. Pierre Brisset is a genius. One of the greatest Pommards I have ever opened. — an hour ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Spicy, succulent and beautifully red-fruited, with remarkable blackberry, blackberry flower, musk and deep old-vine sap. The palate has excellent freshness, tension and tannins, plus a creamy mid-palate complexity that only comes with age. Still energetic and delicious, though I preferred it younger. — 4 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

Beautiful, whip-smart Northern Rhône Syrah with blackberry, violets, granite and, after air, a gorgeous olive note running through both the nose and palate. The texture is sleek and refined, with excellent freshness, fine tannins and a long, elegant finish. Not quite as complete or tightly composed as the monumental 2019, but still an exceptional Gonon and a brilliant expression of the vintage. — 5 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Wide open and immediately compelling. Gorgeous nose of sauvage and macerated cherries with that full chord progression of early, mid and late season fruit, plus a touch of black cherry, huge spice, sous-bois, wet moss and earthy minerality. Milk chocolate develops with air and makes the nose even more enveloping. The palate is juicy, fresh and complete, with premium mid-palate opulence, terrific concentration, restrained sweetness and dynamite inner-mouth aromas. Classic Champans. — an hour ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

A mineral blizzard of limestone, blackberry and crushed rock, so site-driven and Pinot-coded that I would never call it Syrah blind. The palate is massive yet extraordinarily refined, with grandiose concentration, tiny-berry purity, exceptional freshness and the creamy authority of a truly great wine. Rich, structured and deeply mineral, with ripe, sweet tannins and tremendous length. Still very young and clearly built for serious air and age. — a day ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

White Cap. Stunning dry Mosel Riesling with crystalline citrus, sweet lime, slate and beautifully pure fruit. The palate is concentrated, juicy and refined, with superb balance, tremendous mineral drive and a long, mouthwatering finish. Deep and powerful without heaviness, and excellent with food. A great introduction to Molitor and a wine that immediately made a customer want to buy. — 5 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Huge confectionary nose of citrus, peach, apricot, slate and rain falling across a natural landscape. The palate is glorious, with tangy citrus, vivid stone fruit and sharp, perfectly integrated acidity cutting through the opulence of 2015. Unbelievably juicy, pure and mouthwatering, with beautiful minerality, tremendous finesse and dense dry-extract fruit carrying the finish. So serious, yet completely open and expressive. This has another decade ahead of it, maybe more. Amazing wine. — 11 hours ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

White Capsule. Confectionary and intensely mineral on the nose, with Smarties, crushed slate and bright citrus tones. The palate is much tighter and more youthful, but beautifully refined, pure and clean, with excellent concentration, precision and a long mineral finish. Fantastic now, though clearly built to improve with time — 2 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Super fine and refined and the Chinese food, specifically the scallion pancakes, brought this alive. Super pure and yeasty with outstanding mousse. — 4 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

8.0

Some mature mushroom and porcini aromas on the nose, but the palate is shockingly angular, tannic and almost completely lacking in fruit. Hard, hollow and disjointed, with none of the generosity or harmony expected from the vintage or vineyard. A profoundly disappointing bottle. — 5 days ago