Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

One of the the success stories of 15 is Chateau Thivin. This is an excellent La Chapelle. Nose is ripe and plummy. There’s hints of sur maturite but also wonderful driving granite tones as well. Black Cherry compote. So intense but also a lovely sense of freshness. Palate has superb fruit of the tiny berry kind and it’s painfully intense and concentrated. Black fruits all the way. Just explosive. Really impressive. The freshness is terrific especially in 15. Just awesome and has decades to go. — 10 days ago

Daniel Bloom

9.1

Louis Claude Desvignes
Morgon Aux Pierres Javernieres
From a parcel of the Cote Du Py
Second oldest vines they have , 60 yr +
Desvignes likes a submerged cap and employs a grid with varying times and % of cluster depending on product.
N:Inky black, smashed strawberries, some coal tar, herbs, endlessly developing.Smoke & meat. echoed on the palate.
P:Light and dense at the same time, grippy. Blackberries, bright, nice acidity.
I bet w patience, this would round out nicely, crunchy now.All the dark berries.
The little brother of Les Impenitents.
Quality like this from Morgon always makes spring a bit better.
— 16 days ago

Severn Goodwin

9.1

2020; Similar to my 2019 vintage notes, but notably more carbonic aspects on this one, plus some green herbal notes.
Still light tannins, light acidity, easy to drink and smile. Decanted 4H. — 12 days ago

Matt Perlman

9.3

Berry jam, spice and rose petals on the nose, bit of something animal. On the palate the bright carbonic fruit still popping, with a beautiful floral and bitter stem finish that would accompany a lot of different food pairing options — 15 hours ago

Tom Casagrande

8.9

Good, solid Bojo. Lots of granite-laced plummy fruit. A little cherry and spice too. Good flavor intensity. Acids a bit low. But nice crunch from the minerality. A noticeable amount of tannin too. — 4 days ago

with Rebecca

Romain Fitoussi

9.2

An affordable wine and beautiful elegance. Peppery nose, raspberry, pinoting cherry, light toasted notes, infused vegetables, floral. Fresh, lively and silky mouth. Beautiful aromatic bouquet. It's fine and crunchy. Can age.

Un vin abordable et d’une belle élégance. Nez poivré, framboise, griotte qui pinote, notes toastées, végétales infusées. Bouche fraîche, vive et soyeuse. Beaux bouquet aromatique. C’est fin et croquant. Peut vieillir. — 17 days ago

ESF

8.9

Very young, shame to open but still showed nicely on Pnp: inky, opaque, delicate mostly red fruit, bit of black tinted fruit, but big time white pepper, smoke, leather & savory. Lush on palate, nice grip - maybe lacking some acidity, but all in all quite delicious — 7 days ago

Daniel M

9.1

Prior notes still apply, this is a beautiful gamay. It stayed open and without cork for 2 days (by mistake 🙃) and it still holds it ground. I love it — 4 days ago

Marty Mathis

9.5

2019 Cote du Py By far the best Gamay Noir I have tasted in several years. Such a precise expression of Morgon. This aroma shows the perfect combination of deep and inviting cherry plum fruitiness along with the slightest brush pepperiness and subtle meaty/earthy hints. There is no funky Brett in this wine that I can find. Not squeaky clean commercial either. There is no mistaking the pedigree of this vineyard site as well as the deft hand of this legendary producer. The texture is pure pleasure, almost nil tannins (The way I like it), and major length. Woody, brushy (rotundones) are combined with perfectly ripe tree fruit and alluring minerality . For anyone confused about the distinction between Burgundy and Beaujolais this should stand as a model example. Bravo bravo bravo!!! — 19 days ago

Byron Hewett

9.2

This is a Bordeaux blend. Tasty and in a good place. Nicely herbal along with cassis fruit. — 10 days ago