Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

I love this vineyard and Girard’s interpretation of it. Generous and enveloping nose with gorgeous mid season cherry, spice, seaweed paper, tweed jacket and macerated mid to late season cherries. Really provocative and deep aromas. Palate is classic young Fichots. A wall of tannin and gorgeous dark fruits that echoe but are currently 90% covered by tannins. So dense and chewy with just awesome inner mouth aromas and dark black and blue fruits and. sinewy, foresty vibe that is so intriguing. This wine needs air but is shaping up to be a classic Fichots. Nose opening up with dark cranberry, spice, forest floor and more. The Fichots aromatic complexity is really here in spades. I love this wine. Loosening up and getting so juicy. So pure. Really nice inner mouth aromas and terrific energy and freshness. Awesome on day 2. Nose is brambly and nuanced. Palate is out of this world. Dense and opulent fruit. So fresh. Bursting. Sweet and tart. 9.4 to 9.5 overnight. — a year ago

Rachel Johnson

9.4

Loved this wine! So complex. Brioche, nutty, high acidity. — 5 years ago

Olivier Bogaert

9.3

Kerstmis 19 ONK — 6 years ago

Kathy Andrews

8.9

Had at Jeanne’s 2018 party. John brought. — 7 years ago

Neal Schaffer

9.1

Low yields in Northern Rhône 2013, but the quality of the fruit is prevalent here. Structured and well-integrated fine grained tannins at the five year mark. The nose explodes out of the glass with finesse and doused complexities. Definitive Syrah nuances of black raspberries, black plums, black olives, fresh cut violets, cracked black pepper, Indian spices, grilled and smoked meats, and stone dust. Light weight but packs a continuous release of flavors. Nose and palate changes from fruit to floral to spicy to meaty. As you move to different areas and rooms the wine changes. The more air it gets, the more meat starts hanging out. Complex indeed for a $20 bottle. Great showing. — 8 years ago

with Dana

Julie Pion

9.1

Ohhhh texture!!! — 8 years ago

Todd Chavanne

9.1

This was perfect with sushi — 10 years ago

michele janezic

9.2

yum. best with 🐠. — 10 years ago

with Jennifer and Tina

Leslie Faison

10

It's LOVE!!! Once again 60% Pinot Noir!!! — 12 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.1

Tito yuca aaron wero andrian dany gtz — 2 years ago

Ben Lehman

9.2

Love love as always! Is this my favorite vintage for this wine? Maybe not. Does it taste a little less Pineau d’aunis-ey than usual? Probably. But I’m splitting hairs here. Awesome wine that I bet will age well — 4 years ago

Madeline Schimmels

9.1

mmmm. started out super funky, dark juicy fruit, milky. as it sat for a minute it warmed up and got more tannic and chewy. say medium tannin, balanced by medium acids and dryness. definitely bolder but not overwhelmingly so. super enjoyable. i love seb david ❤️ — 6 years ago

with Zechariah

Marsha Guy

10

Loves this wine chilled it so very smooth — 7 years ago

Jenna LaSpina

9.2

Looooooved this. So bouncy and so pine-y! I drank it cold, like past the point of chilled, because no wine fridge or central air, and I thought it was perfect that way? — 8 years ago

Severn G

9.2

3 May 2018 — 8 years ago

Dominick Zito

9.2

Wonderful buttery flavors. Crisp — 8 years ago

Nate Redner

8.9

Very reductive — 10 years ago

Leslie Gailloud

9.2

Great with smoked salmon — 10 years ago

Maxence Guilluy

10

Fiiiinalllyyy!!!! I got the chance to taste it! And OMG, it just has that perfect harmony! And the light style with those red fruits... Perfect!

Enffffiiiinnn j'ai eu la chance d'y goutté! Et OMD! Il est juste harmonieux, legers et des fruit rouge claire! — 11 years ago

J Manncini

9.8

This is a favorite at the house. One of the best champagnes I have had by far. — 13 years ago

Angelo Casagrande

8.9

Nice wine for $20. Cherry fruit and some healthy tannins, but relatively light. Nice with turkey; would be good with a lot of foods — 3 years ago

Mark Eastom

9.0

Cherry skins, brioche and amazing acid. — 4 years ago

Tom Elliot

Founder Northwest Wines

9.2

Base vintage 2015. Disgorged Nov. 2019. Far outperforms for an estate’s basic wine. Relatively full-bodied, complex, and very satisfying. Now I’m interested in exploring their higher qualities. — 6 years ago

Fredybeans

9.2

Robe or
Nez cire fruit jaune et acidulée voir exotique
Bouche ample gourmande mais avec de la tension
Finale tendue et saline avec un peu d alcool

— 7 years ago

Kimberly Britton

9.0

Wonderful. Dry. — 8 years ago

with Gary

John Miller

8.9

Inky black glorious fruit. Super fruity, dry with silky but strong tannins. — 8 years ago

Kate W

9.5

Zingy acidity, 5-spice, black cherry and leather. — 8 years ago

Conrad Green

9.0

Fresh, slightly green (stems?), primary. Warm fermentation? Quite lean on the palate. A bit more fruit would help. Very clear but a bit lacking in beauty or lushness. — 10 years ago

with Tony, Jean-Francois and 2 others

Bob Colman

8.9

Stinky, reductive, needs lots of air & time to breath. Funky cab franc which many won't like. — 11 years ago

Marcy Simon

10

Gorgeous -silky nice layers clean on palate — 11 years ago

with Jordan