Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Terrific. Juicy and nimble. — 15 hours ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Stunning wine. Silly and that 17 ism on the finish. Silky and classic. — 18 hours ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

The nose has civilized with air, still wildly Nebbiolo, but now the chestnut, mint, tar, dried roses, spice, and a fascinating honeyed element are all starting to braid together. The palate has insane energy, with the fruit-tannin exchange finally happening instead of the tannins simply taking hostages in the back of the mouth. Beautiful fruit, serious structure, huge Alto Piemonte personality. Nebbiolo remains the most punk rock grape on earth. Amazing wine. — 5 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Exactly in the zone. Gorgeous nose of lavender, wild mint, Herbes de Provence, grilled meat, bacon, blood, granite and blackberry fruit. This has become fully mature but not old, with that perfect mid-term aging window where the fruit is still alive and the savory Rhône complexity has arrived. Palate is juicy, sappy and energetic, with dark fruit, meat, smoke, granite and real structure. Tannins gained a little grip with air, but the fruit kept winning. Beautifully Crozes, but if blinded, many would guess elite Saint-Joseph. Drinking at apogee, and honestly could still go longer. 9.4, flirting hard with 9.5.

Day two. Nose is mintier, wilder, more sauvage. Still juicy, clean, drinkable, and delicious, with a long finish and real fruit remaining, but it has lost a little clarity and precision from day one. Not collapsed at all, just slightly less vivid. Still absolutely something I’d drink happily. — 5 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Superb as always. — 15 hours ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

I prefer this cuvée younger. It’s lost the energy and voltage. It’s very pretty and has that whole aged Burgundy thing on the nose for 20 minutes or so. But then became anodyne and meh aromatically. Blurry. Palate was fresh, elegant and somber. Nice with pork chops but lacking that youthful energy. — 2 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Really fascinating nose here. Herbal like crazy but also unusually tropical. Guava, papaya but also apricot and some vineyard peach. Surprising how fruit forward this nose is. Palate is more what I was expecting. Insane architecture and so pure. All angles and barely there flesh. Nose is shifting into less tropical and more herbal and stoney. Terrific density and structure but still so nimble. Awesome purity and balance. Really great. Needs to open but it’s all there. Stunning.

With air, this has gone fully into place. The nose is now an herbal assault with unmistakable Saar slate roaring through it, while the tropical fruit has integrated and only peeks out from the corners. Great 2024 acid, great structure, so fine, so nimble, all tensile energy and mineral precision. This is exactly the kind of Lauer vintage that works: 2008, 2010, 2021, now 2024. — 5 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.1

Gorgeous wine but the sulfur is a bit much. Will revisit. — 17 hours ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

@Delectable Wine this is the Wintricher Grosser Herrgott Kabinett. Thanks!

Piercingly mineral nose. Also some gorgeous and classic vulcanized rubber, light melon, green apple skins, white peach and a stunning slate. background. Palate is bracing, rich yet nimble and has terrific concentration but is light as a feather. Rainwater style finish and astonishing purity and freshness. This is so clear and the sugar is perfectly judged. Astonishing wine. Superb energy and freshness. As this airs out the finesse is just swarms the palate. — a day ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Beautiful now with nine years of age, and a perfect reminder that Auslese does not need to be ancient to be profound. Nose shows white cherry, wild mint, a tiny petrol edge, mushroom, honey and pure Nahe terroir expression. Palate is luscious and honeyed, with that icing-on-cake texture, but still mouthwatering and balanced. 2017 is not a ripping acid vintage, so the richness gets to show, but there is enough freshness to keep everything alive. The finish has the savory foie gras terrine quality that great Auslese should have. Gorgeous bottle, drinking beautifully now. — 5 days ago