Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Fantastic nose. Cassis, liquer, blackberry, blueberry, dark black cherries, florals and mega spice. Stunning but holding back. Lots of granite and an airiness about it. Super penetrative nose that has tremendous complexity and ethereal layering. Palate is a stunner. Big and rich but so elegant and sapid. Blackberry and blueberry fruit that is ultra concentrated and so refined. This is so refined. Gorgeous purity and depth even though it’s holding back. Incredible fruit and the oak is in check. Will track this but easy 9.5 for now. With air this became outstanding. Velvety and so elegant. 9.5 to 9.6. — 22 days ago

Charlie C

9.2

Strawberries and cream aroma. Little red fruit, little citrus. Dry, little Brett. Full. — 3 months ago

Andrew McIntyre

9.3

Smokey, fruity and spicy with very refined acidity. We all enjoyed this and it went well with heavy food...a bit price — 5 months ago

Byron Hewett

9.1

Delicious! Beautiful cherry fruit. Better than the 2017 I had recently. Excellent QPR. — 25 days ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Light golden color with a subtle green hue. Aromas of tart green apple, pear, lemon zest and slate. The fruit forward palate features cooked pear, lemon, orange and sweet spices. Long, rich and intense on the slightly herbal finish with a crisp mineral note. Bristling acidity. Clean and bright with a silky smooth texture. — 2 months ago

Johannah Tyer

9.1

12th anniversary dinner. Got at wegmans. So good! — 5 months ago

with Ruel

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Nose has huge blackberry and granite. Some leather and a hint of brett that gets well integrated with air. Dark flowers and some huge herbals and well. Very complex but still primary. Palate is very 16, juicy, loose, elegant and crunchy with terrific granitic intensity on the finish. Really balanced and pure. Classic. — 7 months ago

Andrew Belzer

9.8

Lemon curd, white pepper, butter, rich and round — 18 days ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.2

Bright ruby in the glass….notes of sweet dark chocolate cherries. Round, lively on the palate with nice weight balanced between acid and juice. Perfect for brunch at this bistro with onion soup and Bahn Mi. I !don’t drink enough gamay…. It’s so food-friendly. Smile- inducing — a month ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.2

At its prime. I would not keep this any longer. Touch oxidation out of the gate. Plenty of tannins left but fruit on the downside. Quite dusty, orange zest mostly. Hint plums. Crushed marble. Hint celery. Very tart cranberries. I was quite excited about the other bottle i popped this year. This one is not as good. — 4 months ago