Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

One of the great overlooked wines of the wine world. Nose is extraordinary. Dark berry fruit that is so fine and so clear. Tweed jacket. Licorice and minerals. Earthy. So complex and expansive. Just incredible. So defined. Some clay and graphite are coming through now. Palate is pure silken Malbec as if sent down by the Malbec Gods. Superb freshness and concentration with extremely intense minerality but not fierce. Soft but firm. Wonderful classical structure and top notch purity. There is awesome red berry fruit but needs air to come around and become fuller and more expressive. Gorgeously clear and ripe tannins. Teeming with energy. I’ll be back as it airs. Now with air the finesse kicks in and it’s just so fine. The nose gets super floral. 9.5 to 9.6. — 21 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

For me, one of the great wines of France. The 18 is better than 15. Nose that = First Growth Bordeaux. Stunning stunning nose of wet earth, moss, licorice, red currants, white pepper, lavender, herbs, clay, granite, graphite and so much more. Maybe even Parker’s favorite, creosote. A mesmerizing nose of elite quality. 9.8. Just an insane palate. Velvety, concentrated and with elite finesse. Sappy and pure. A bit clipped on the finish but wow is this all classy. Red fruits and melty tannins. Amazing purity and a lovely creamy effect in the midpalate. A stunning wine. With air (2+ hours) this gets so nimble, silky and elegant. This is just magic. 9.7 to 9.8. — a year ago

Randall Brater

9.1

Wonderful. — 2 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

This is a very pretty wine. Light color, but so fragrant, with sappy cherry/kirsch and a little raspberry, plus a highly-saline crushed stone minerality and a musky floral note. Flavorful but light-footed in the mouth. Crisp acids and little chalky tannin keep things together. Great with take-out Chinese food tonight! — 3 months ago

Romain Fitoussi

8.9

Carignan wine in carbonic maceration. Light garnet dress. Hyper expressive nose between black and red fruits, flowers, and roasted aromas cocoa, licorice. Silky, airy mouth, wines with a non-interventionist spirit. A beautiful glouglou, evoking the spirit of Beaujolais wines, very accessible, well foreshadowing the more elaborate cuvées of the estate.

Un Carignan en macération carbonique. Robe grenat claire. Nez hyper expressif entre fruits noirs et rouges, fleurs, et arômes torréfiés cacao, réglisse. Bouche soyeuse, des vins à l’esprit peu interventionnistes. Un beau glouglou, évoquant l’esprit des vins du Beaujolais, très accessible, préfigurant bien les cuvées plus élaborées du domaine, entre finesse et gourmandise. — a year ago

Maarten 't Hooft

9.5

Old Vine Pinot. Indelicate bouquet and slight tannic structure. — 2 years ago

Daron Watson

9.2

lavender & pansies, pastilles, red licorice whips, soft black licorice, smoke, mace, five spice, granite — 5 months ago

Bart Bartlett

9.0

I think this one is really top-notch. It's a great blend. Dry, very mineraly. — 8 months ago

Austin Hohnke

8.9

Vegetable patch. Black licorice. Spice. Structure, held up to NY strip. Nose is more complex than palate. — 2 years ago

Erica Gamble

9.3

Dark color, nose of wet stone. Smooth and balanced, with a shifting profile as it progressed (strawberry to plum.) Per the wine shop advice, opened the bottle in the morning. — 2 years ago