Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Huge nose. Huge aromas. Green apple, spice, white alpine fields of flowers. Also fresh tilled dirt. Like the freshest. Huge earnest and vocal aromatic minerality reminds me of Chenin Muscadet. Like Coteaux de Loir or Jasnieres. So layered and complex. Really just ethereal and so distinct. This is one of the longest aging Altesse out there. Wow, so elegant and pure with just searing mineral force. Juicy and so balanced with unreal acidity and depth. This is not for everyone in that it has a severity/austerity not meant for every drinker but all my geeks will adore this. So luscious. It’s the liquid equivalent of a long, meandering Tarkovsky film like Stalker or Nostalgia. Love it. — 6 years ago

Levi Joseph Dawson

9.2

I love a strong white. Very deep straw color, light nutty cheese notes, helped cut through and temper the sweetbreads it was paired with. — 8 years ago

Andres Montoya

9.0

Alpine nose. Smells like fresh rain, mountain dew (not the crap), forest scents of pine scrub or almost spruce. Invigorating, herbal finish of dandelion and fresh herbs, almost has a 'healing' or therapeutic finish...and no, I am not drinking this at an Alpine spa! — 8 years ago

with Paula

Erik Helms

Sommelier/Wine & Beer Buyer Whole Foods Oakland

9.1

Tart & bright. Nicely balanced acid, fruit, and a lees influenced roundness. — 9 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.0

2 December 2016. Frankly Wines, New York, NY. — 9 years ago

Robert Lim

9.0

Always love a white with a hint of cherry in it. Reminds me of Tessier, which is a high compliment indeed. 2014 vintage — 10 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

Can’t get enough of the Curtet wines 🔥 — 6 years ago

Pablo

9.1

Green apples and lime — 7 years ago

Sam Zimman

9.1

Lying in a new meadow to-be-- dirty w sprigs of green life — 8 years ago

with Mikey and Steph

Pierre-nicolas Chabanel

9.0

2012 vintage cuvée "le goya" — 8 years ago

Lois Hale

9.0

Mom likes; Dad hummmm. Mom's 2017 birthday wine. — 9 years ago

Olin Cramer

9.1

High acidity and minerality presence. Lemon, green apple. Refreshing — 10 years ago

David Celichowski

9.1

Buttery upfront with citrusy back end. Very enjoyable — 10 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.1

Delicious. Fairly big for a Savoie White. This has a mid palate umami thing going on. Minerally. A bit of bitter on the finish. 13% abv. — 6 years ago

Pablo

9.1

Mineral and lemony notes. Golden color from a bit of age. — 7 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.3

Incredibly unique wine, Grüner Veltliner-esque with delicious green earthiness with notes of arugula and citrus fruits with a nice white pepper finish — 8 years ago

JKT

9.1

CVed 10/11/17. Acker11. White flowers and nuts and blast of acids on nose. Palate of minerals and acids and almonds and hints of surprising fruit sweetness just beneath the tension and long finish. Energy! Mouth puckering acidity. Great food wine. First taste of Altesse. Vieilles Vignes. Need to compare with Brondien. — 9 years ago

Florian Feder

9.3

Blew me away. Mineral, wet grass. — 9 years ago

Patrick Cody

10

Very mild, classic light white — 10 years ago

Erica Tener

9.0

Drank with Elissa. Rosenthal distribution. — 10 years ago