Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.9

Wow. So floral. Milk chocolate covered cherries. Massive minerality. Deep and sinewy. Palate is so dense and so complex. Juicy and closed and has the most amazing fruit. Huge acid and a clipped finish. Out of balance but the guts are all there. This is a revisit. Terrific inner mouth aromas. Big tannins. Needs time. Graceful. After 7 hours this is insane. Nose is mossy and stoney. Deep. Wild. Feral. Palate is so supple, so elegant and has the most stunning late breaking tannins. Stoney as Pommard is but my goodness what stunning finesse. 9.6 to 9.8. Awesome concentration and depth. Really deep. My goodness that nose on day 2. Unreal depth. Moss. Mineral. Stones. Wild mint. Sweet black cherry. So awesome. Perfect balance and big Pommard tannins but so rustic. So elite. Weightless yet has so much weight. — 2 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.9

Oh my god that nose. Melon, beeswax, floral, spice, going in and out of closed. Finding its focus. A fierce rocky minerality as well. But needs more air. Palate is just absurd. Unreal density but also plumpness. Super textured and like an icing on the cake and the most insane restrained richness and grip. Concentrated and so so deep. Unreal balance, purity and finish. Nose is heaven. Just so ethereal and not a hair out of place. Crazy inner mouth aromas. Perfect fruit capture. Unreal freshness and acidity and it leaves your mouth in a state of vinous arousal. Juicy and nimble. So engaging and the juiciness is just stunning and the standout characteristic for this wine. I swish so hard and there is no hair out of place. Palate is insane 24 hours later. Mineral blast, sick purity, iodine and saline. Sweet minerals. — 2 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

I love this. The VV. Such old vine sap and density while being insanely fresh. So much energy. Really fine tannin here and just intense granite/ blackberry pastille immersion. Terrific showing. One of the most underrated wines in St. Jo. Nose is stunning. Floral, blackberry flower, olive juice, smoked meat, black olive, just wow. Good dark fruited opulence but invigorating as bell. Such contrast. Unreal today. 9.6 to 9.7. Stunning finesse and refinement. So juicy and olivey. Unreal. — 5 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.9

The color is remarkable. The florals are just next level. My goodness. Red roses that are almost Nebbiolo like. Bartolo. Stunning spice. Cinnamon. Just slays. This nose is a 10 and that is not in dispute. Under all of the florals and berry. Luscious and pure and has lift and energy but needs to catch up to the nose. Sweet sweet fruit that is mid season cherry. Complex and fresh and the acidity is on point. Needs air. With 7 hours of air this is stunning. Nose is all florals, all early season cherry fruit, and stunning spice. Unreal palate. Magic. Elegant, sweet, deep and just vibrates on its own plane. Such fine tannins. Brilliant. Nose is just so elite. The most stunning florals ever. 10.0. Maybe 11.0. Palate is just insane. 9.9 now. Such sweetness and depth. Silly purity and big velvety and sweet tannins. — 2 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Gorgeous nose that is so classic Meursault. Buttery, slight woodiness, saline, rich and echoing. Grapefruit, citrus, tangelo, apple, pear and more. Huge 23 dramatic fruit. But also floral and mineral and needs time to come together but the raw materials are there. Big iodine and hickory now. Wow what a mouthfeel. Rich, eleganr and so supple. Floats. Much better than 22 in that it’s more elegant and nimble. Rich but soft and angular. Inner mouth aromas are sick. Wow that balance is sick. Such an intense core of lime, citrus and acidity. Unreal minerality and confectionary flavors and some sweet wood on the finish. Nose is now more melon and floral. Deep. Palate has such a contrast as it’s rich but also super chiseled. More to come. Outrageous concentration and structure. Like Riesling Trocken but has plumpness and a Meursault character. The nose is all white flowers and cantaloupe on day 2 and is so provocative. Unreal sweet wood and a hint of butter. Gorgeous. 9.8 nose. Palate is round, focused and just stunning. Unreal length and fruit set. — 2 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

This is such a great Mosel Pinot. Sour cherries, violets on the nose and some darker cherries and spice with moderate air but the palate is a showstopper. Sweet red cherries, such freshness and bursting with flavor and that rare tiny berry fruit intensity. Just so luscious and succulent. The energy of this wine is incomparable. Really lovely and sweet tannin. — 6 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Nose is wispy cherry, dark cherry, sour cherry and just a whole mess of cherries, but also tweed jacket and so much minerality. Stony minerality. Licorice. Sweet red licorice. Ripe nose and deep dark fruit. Juicy, clean and pure. Furry tannins. So sappy and juicy with tiny berry fruit intensity. Wide open Pommard and that mineral imprint. Unreal freshness and acidity and the tannins are big and Pommard but gentle. After 7 hours the nose is deeper and even more sinewy. Just gorgeous. So deep, so slippery and unreal sweetness. Just insane. So so good. 9.6 to 9.7. On Day 2 the nose is just stunning. Dark fruits, minerals, brooding. Palate is so juicy, sweet and velvety. Brooding and mineral and so stoney. — 2 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Huge red and sour cherries, tweed jacket earthiness, purple fruit, earth and leather, loam and mineral. Lipstick like intensity. Chinato like complexity, anise, gorgeous acidity and supple. Juicy and so generous and slippery fruit. Gorgeous density and purity. Acid is adequate and so supple. Inner mouth aromas, this has warm vintage fruit character but tension from an early pick maybe? Dark cherry, and anise on the finish. Tannins are velvet and sweet and ripe. After 7 hours open this wine is just a stunner. Nose is a bit of dark cherry, some discreet wood, wild berries and more. Palate is ethereal and dense but also nimble and so fresh. Unreal velvety tannins and so sweet. 9.6 Nose is so damson on day 2. Stunning cherry clarity and depth. Juicy, silky and sweet. Dark fruits and energy. — 2 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

So good. 22’s rounding into the form I had from barrel in June 23. Unreal cherry clarity on the nose and super floral. Pungent. Palate is so good. Opulent sweet fruit but all so chiseled. Juicy and just gorgeous clarity of fruit here. Sick inner mouth aromas. Such finesse and softness but structured softness. Unreal velvet texture. Let’s see what air does. Supple and sweeter with air. — 4 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

In the perfect place. Nose is all red cherries, some dark cherries, minerals and earth. So pretty and aromatic. Palate is ripe and juicy with knockout purity and freshness. So sappy and tannins are ripe but lithe and elegant. Just gorgeous. — 7 days ago