Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Lean, serious, rich and ripe, with purity, elegance, finesse and depth. Very structured and sappy, silky, with some wood tannin. Needs 10+ years. Wonderful tiny-berry fruit intensity, long, juicy and clear, angular and architectural. Pure and classic. — a month ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Nose is a bit quiet. Some caramel, tropical and yellow fruits but seems backwards and tightly coiled. Lovely elegant minerals. Very pretty and restrained. Love the strong granite component and elegant and subtle tropicality. Palate is just awesome. Rich, elegant, textured, opulent and shockingly pure. Amazing finesse. This is a very elite St. Joseph Blanc. Terrific gras, so much energy and freshness for days. This is as good as St. Joseph Blanc can get outside of Gripa Le Berceau Blanc. Wonderful. Excited to see it develop. — 4 years ago

Miriam Rowley

9.0

Fantastic value. Toasty brioche, honey, yeast. Wonderful — 7 years ago

Dan Thomas

9.2

Sleeper appellation great richness and structure. — 8 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Mineral and granite nose, all stones. Unreal terroir transparency. Edgy and nervy on the palate, yet also elegant, ripe and rich, with serious architecture. Pure, sappy and concentrated, with inner-mouth aromas, juicy depth, and tremendous length. Still very young, almost tannic, with a hint of opulence. So pure. — a month ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Young but will so great from this new rare Gripa St. Joseph Cuvee. More finesse driven than the Berceau and sits between that and the regular St. Joseph. Gorgeous nose of smoked meat, mint, hint of oak, big red berry fruit, floral and superb granite. What one wants. I love it. As it aerates a perfume develops. Palate is deep, structured, fresh and ripe. So clean. Juicy and substantial tannins but elegant as well. Long finish with superb clarity and sap. Really well made and also young. But just a terrific debut. — 7 years ago

David Lincoln

9.2

This is drinking really well. Great minerality and a tinge of fruit. — 8 years ago

Jay Kline

9.5

A truly special site, the average age of the vines used for “Le Berceau” are 60+ but some are approaching a century old. Aging is a mixture of old and new barrique.

Opened prior to dinner; enjoyed over several hours. The 2013 pours a deep garnet/purple with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with classic notes of Syrah: mixed, wild brambles and then it’s like opening up a European deli case: black pepper and Herbes de Provence encrusted salami, olive tapenade, lavender, crushed rock and fine warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. Beguiling stuff. Drink now through 2038. — 4 months ago

Christian Ingargiola

9.0

Nutty, very reminiscent of crisp apples. — 7 years ago

Jon Preece

8.9

“Le berceau”

Champagne method martinellis. I love martinellis. — 7 years ago