Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Love this cuvee. Darker nose than the Les Vergelesses. Tree bark, moss, mid season cherries. Huge minerals. Almost a limestone feeling. Wild apples. Wet earth. Savory. Sweet. Feral and wild. Just stunning. Even some black cherry after some air. Just awesome. Big huge red and black cherry fruit. Lovely electric almost Rieslingesque limestone minerality. Explosive and deep with awesome purity and earthy sweetness. Terrific delineation of flavor and so much material yet so light and delicate even. Only in Burgundy. Super complex and ripe and big tannins suggest even more aging if one desires. — 7 years ago

Eva Harvard

8.9

Smooth Chardonnay — 8 years ago

David Monaghan

9.6

Light and bright.. superb with pizza.. Baroness very happy as I am... outside of football the Italians aren’t known for light.. this lad offers a maldini from with-a spark of flavours which can only be rivalled by the great ac Milan team of the 90s.. a mix which delivers happiness — 8 years ago

with Baroness

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

On the nose; dark cassis, blackberries, blueberries, dark cherries, black plum, black raspberries, caramel, dark, rich soil, dry stones, caramel, dry stems, fresh violets & dark, fresh & dry florals. The body is full, round, lush, thick with nicely resolved, soft, velvety tannins. It glides in the over the palate. Creamy, lush, thick; blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, black plum and poached strawberries bring up the rear of the fruits. Mocha chocolate, caramel, dark soil, stones, steeped tea, crushed rocks, bramble, suede leather, liquid violets, fresh dark florals & acidity is soft and perfect. The finish is flat out pure elegance. Creamy fruits and beautiful complimentary soft, semi-sweet earthiness. This is my first of bottle of 10. I'll have another each year for the next nine years. Enjoy noting the changes in the bottle. It's drinking beautifully and has at least another 10 plus years of good drinking ahead. Photos of; Clerc Milon, their barrel room, private tasting room and our friend Jean who is their Winemaker since 09. Prior to that he was the Assistant Winemaker at Opus One for 10 years. He is perhaps the nicest person we've met. We are not the only ones to say that. He was nice enough to allow us to work the 12 Clerc harvest and scheduled a dinner for us at Chateau Mouton Rothschild. An amazing dinner accompanied by 76 Mouton out of 6L. Andy Warhol did the label. He also managed for us to have lunch with the Baroness the next day where 82 Mouton was served. May she RIP. Sadly, she passed away just short of two years later. The Clerc vineyards are adjacent to Chateau Mouton Rothschild. Love the two Baffoons on their label. Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there! Cheers. 🍷 — 9 years ago

with Cari

Neil Evans

8.9

Very smooth, nice finish and fruity. Definitely desires a second try. — 10 years ago

Mike Byland

9.2

Nice blend — 10 years ago

David Monaghan

10

This is water.. The Baroness has benched me no juice for three weeks.. The water was lovely ZZZZZ.. However the baroness and Baroness senior enjoyed a lovely Bordeaux superior.... I'll be back and by Bacchus I will return with juice vengeance .... — 10 years ago

with Baroness

Ryan Vento

9.0

For some reason I had been craving this for weeks so today I had to satisfy my desires. Chalky, lots of minerality, and a slight synthetic nuance 🤔 Good nonetheless. — 7 years ago

with Krystal

David Monaghan

9.7

Oh god... this has it all, Mono happy, Baroness happy and new to the Bacchus family.. this is the furthest thing from la la land.. this is liquid heaven, this is liquid joy.. this is the vino we will consume when we meet my dear Bacchus.. please rename it MONO HEAVEN — 8 years ago

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Chris England

9.6

Like wearing silky underpants whilst apple bobbing covered in sticky toffee - this £97 fills your upmost desires 😍

🍷 Light straw

👃 Caramelised apple over toasted brioche w/ citrus zest, honey & wet crushed minerals

👄 Never-ending eruption of fine bubbles in a med bodied creamy mousse of caramelised honey apple citrus

🎯 Long caramel honey apple & citrus buttery sweet biscuit finish — 9 years ago

David Monaghan

9.5

This is a cracker. I'm having it with fish and it's only adding to the meal..Bacchus the flavours are leaping across my palate testing every sensory tip... Juve beat Barca the other night and this is another victory for Italia... let's hope the baroness is feeling like a Roman battle later... — 9 years ago

with Baroness

David Monaghan

8.9

A baroness value selection... Top marks for value and not a bad bit of juice... Nice and light with narrowed flavours... This is a great bottle for a communion.. The family and friends will be impressed, you can drinks lots of it and still count the communion money...in saying all of this its a very good summer wine — 10 years ago

with Baroness

Jimmy Hayes

Estate Director Mayacamas Vineyard

9.4

First time with this bad boy. A lovely middle weight Champagne. Lean and fresh without sacrificing power and complexity. Satisfies multiple champagne desires simultaneously! — 10 years ago

with Christopher

David Monaghan

8.9

The Baroness sister presented this and we loved it.. colour, aroma lit up the room. The flavours offered a superb experience, woody without being oaky, fruits but not fruity... as we say in these parts.... RELOAD — 7 years ago

with Baroness

Chris England

9.5

Like wearing silky underpants whilst apple bobbing covered in gooey sticky toffee 😉 This £97 fills your upmost desires for a good Blanc de Blanc bobbing session 😍

🏵 95 points & will improve

📍Tattinger Comtes de Champagne 2006

🍷 Light golden straw

👃 Caramelised apple over toasted butter brioche w/ citrus zest, honey, soft smoke, vanilla & wet crushed chalky minerals

👄 Never-ending eruption of fine bubbles in a med bodied creamy mousse of caramelised tangy green apple covered in zingy citrus infused honey w/ dry rock minerals in med acidity - a tiny bubble tickle in every crevice

🎯 Long dry mineral infused caramel honey apple & citrus buttery sweet biscuit finish

🧀 Paired with a cheese sarnie 🥪 & sunshine 🌞

Bubblelicious 😍 in a #zaltoglass @zaltify — 8 years ago

David Monaghan

9.3

I have a slight cold but still appreciated this tastes bomb... merlot isn’t high on my list but this is a fun vino which I will have again... the biggest surprise was the Baroness snr gave it to us.. — 9 years ago

with Baroness

Brett Handley

9.3

Fantastic, easy, smooth red blend that only got better with time. It has a sweetness that makes me believe it would be the kind of wine that one should serve to a person who has only ever liked sweet wines, but secretly desires to broaden his/her palette. I've had 2 bottles of this, and very much look forward to drinking a third! 14.8% ABV. — 9 years ago

Tiffany Tobey

9.6

Fabulous and cost effective for my Champagne desires. — 9 years ago

Justin Pittney

9.1

Love this wine. Dry as the bone this dog so desperately desires. — 10 years ago

Юрий Халиф

9.7

Отличное сухое вино в сегменте эконом. — 10 years ago