Lyle Fass 
Günther Steinmetz
Wintricher Grosser Herrgott Riesling Kabinett 2024
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. — 2 days ago
Clément Perseval
Le Luth Extra-Brut Blanc de Noirs Chamery 1er Cru Pinot Noir
@Delectable Wine this is Parcelle La Luth 1er Cru Extra Brut. 100% Pinot Noir.
100% Pinot Noir and absolutely gorgeous from the first pour. Fine, refined, elegant, with beautiful red orchard fruit, chalk, ocean air, and that subtle seashell/saline thing on the nose. And mad brioche. Seamless, composed, already beautiful, no awkwardness at all. Serious depth but carried with total grace. One of the best Champagnes I’ve had all year. — 9 hours ago
Château Thivin
Les Griottes de Brulhié Côte de Brouilly Gamay 2016
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
Peter Lauer
Schonfels Faß 11 GG Riesling 2024
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
Clément Perseval
Extra Brut 1er Cru Champagne Blend Rosé
Superb as always. — a day ago
Vigneti Valle Roncati
Leblanque Ghemme 2016
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
Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir, and just an extraordinary Champagne. More angular and elbows-out at first because 2013 is 2013: acid, chalk, force, mineral severity. But with air it became breathtaking. Powerful, electric, Meunier-driven, wildly food-friendly, then the acid folded into lithe finesse and elegance. With foie gras and cheese, unreal. One of the great bottles of the year. — 9 hours ago