Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

Remarkable. Juicy and so dense but my goodness this is so elegant. It’s amazing how light on its feet the wine is for such a big boy. Genius. — a month ago

Michael Ga

9.1

Michelle bought at Costco. Very good. — 13 days ago

Bryan Kesting

9.3

Wine dinner at Matt’s. In a great spot and drinking beautifully. — 2 months ago

jochen rueckert

8.9

Pretty good but $$$ — a month ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

History dates back to 1995 when on a lark, David Swift Phinney took a friend up on an offer & went to Florence, Italy to spend a semester “studying”. During that time, he was introduced to wine, how it was made, & got hooked. A Grenache, Syrah & Petite Sirah blend. Aromas of fresh ripe red fruits with floral & spice. On the palate flavors of cherry & raspberry with cacao & espresso notes on sweet savory soft tannins, well balanced, lingering finish ending with fruit & toasty oak. Nice! Consistent Quality! — 2 months ago

JFP

9.0

Definitely a keeper for any dinner — 3 months ago

Nate Wall

Winemaker at Troon Vineyard

9.0

Beautiful northern Rhône. Crazy aromatics. So pretty, dark sour cherries, pepper, some pleasant herbal greenness, a little stemmy. So many lovely layers. I need to put a 2022 away for probably 7-8 years to really hear it sing. — 5 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2010 vintage. Thinned out somewhat, body-wise, yet still packing a punch. Lots of complexities still in the tasting grasp. 9.20.23. — 8 months ago

Carter White

9.2

Tangy deliciousness! — 9 months ago

JJ Lumia

9.3

Blueberry cobbler, currant, and baking spices. Rich and lush with a clay and pepper finish. Smooth and full-bodied. A terrific value and will be a crowd pleaser. Has really settled in nicely. — 6 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2020 vintage. Last tasted 8.31.23 (9.3). Medium body then and now. A bit brighter fruit 7 months ago. This got a little "darker" fruitwise and flashed more tannins throughout. 4.19.24. — a month ago

Ana Bumgardner

9.2

2019 - with homemade pizza. Delish. — 24 days ago

Clarissa Tant

9.1

Girls weekend with Gabrielle — a month ago

Scot Walker

9.1

Dark fruit in the nose with blueberries, blackberries and boysenberries with a hint of vanilla in the palate. Very smooth and a wonderful Grenache blend. — a month ago

James Everhart

9.0

Good length, a bit bordeaux like. $35, 2015 vintage  — 3 months ago

Herb Listen

9.2

At olivine at grand Wailea March 24 — 2 months ago

Andrea Horsman

9.7

Drinking with Jess — 4 months ago

Austin Hohnke

9.1

Smoky violets. Savory with a whiff of grapefruit. Whole cluster. Thoughtful. — 6 months ago

Brandon Boesch

9.0

Great wine for the price. Light good acidity, decent strawberry fruit, not complex but readily available for 12-14 dollars. I’m in. — 9 months ago

Rene O

9.3

Very rich dark berry flavor, sweeter that some cabs. — 9 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.3

Best bintage to date? So gut. — 22 days ago

David Peifer

9.0

Very fruit forward with a hint of oak. Aged. — 7 days ago

Ella Cicone

9.0

Drank on Marmon. Sat well with me and easy to drink — a month ago

Kat

9.3

Garrigue, plum, smoke, black fruit. Oof. Minerality is sublime. — a month ago

Jay Kline

9.4

Believe it or not, this is my first La-La and what a way to do it with a 1994 no less! Flintstone vitamins, gym socks, pomegranate, purple flowers, minerals like crazy…and what seemed like an impenetrable wall of granite. Tons of baking spices. Modern? Yeah of course but my goodness the quality is indisputable and this worked really well with Iberico pork cheek, mushroom ragu with lavender and thyme. The reality is, even at 30 years old, this is youthful. Drink now through, I dunno, 2044? — 2 months ago

Tam Chambers

9.5

Work flow in Boston — 2 months ago

Jonathan Wall

9.3

That’s the stuff! — 6 months ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.3

Needs a bit of air upon opening to blow off the reductive edge.
Shows juicy, ripe, creamy blueberry with a bit of toasted and a fresh, mineral streak.
The magic happens on the palate - brilliant energy & depth. Great, pure, juicy, fresh blueberries with rocky minerality. Sappy, velvety tannins, vibrant acidity, so fresh.
This is brilliant stuff - complex, elegant, quite serious. And so drinkable. . — 6 months ago

Charlie Tapp

8.9

Needs time. Black fruit and dark flowers. — 8 months ago

Evan Goff

9.3

Smooth fruity, char, rounded ! — 5 years ago