Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

@Antonio Galloni @Delectable Wine this wine is called

Saint Joseph "Sainte-Epine" Blanc Roussanne/Marsanne

Thanks.

Now this my note from Day 2. It got opened at the end of the night so I didn't get a good gauge on it and it was almost freezing cold. It's a bit shy on the nose with yellow fruits, tropical fries and huge minerals. Ample yet focused and precise. The wine is beautiful. Silky and long with the requisite fat of the North but also terrific balancing acidity. It is super balanced and fresh. At once shows terrific opulence but finishes with nice cleansing acids that fan out the unique minerality. Long and structured. Very deep wine. Has 10-15 years ahead of it. It's delicious but I think it needs 3-5 years. I love it now but it will slay in 3-5 years. — 9 years ago

Olivius Maximus

9.3

I'm a sucker for a decoy, and not just a hot mannequin. This false duck brings the true heat with a nice, rich red bouquet Napa Style á la vanilla hints. Get the hunting dog out, shoot the hell out of this with your 12-gauge, and tell the real ducks to stay in the coop. — 10 years ago

HHM

9.0

Nice for the price — 10 years ago

Byron Fuller

9.4

Promising. Nose beginning to open, palate and finish still a bit backward. Hard to gauge where flavor profile is headed but this showed much more terroir character than varietal flavors. Would be wonderful to revisit in 3-5 years. — 11 years ago

Konrad Michels

9.5

Haven't had much Pinotage lately, so hard to gauge how good this one is, but its a nice wine in its own merits. — 13 years ago

John Kanellopoulos

9.0

Novice in whites fairly impressed with how subtle buttery smooth no acidity wry impressed! — 9 years ago

Matthew Beckman

9.1

Tough for me to gauge as it was so young...but I bet this is singing in 10 years — 9 years ago

Justin Hansohn

9.1

So surprised at how good and true to its genetics and ground this is. The winemaker told me it was an experiment to gauge his perception of Pinot. Thanks for doing that. I hella appreciate it. — 10 years ago

Rob Guimaraes

9.3

Hard to gauge because of how much more it has to go. Dense, savory, tomato core with intense structure. Great balance between earth and density of smoked, herb-crusted fruit. — 10 years ago

Ty Agens

9.6

Nice combination of juiciness, power and finesse. Not a giant wine by any gauge, but was a really fine accompaniment to roasted leg of lamb with root veg and a mustard vinaigrette. — 12 years ago

Amr Elazhary

9.2

This is a great example that price is never a good gauge for quality.. a very reasonably priced côté de Rhône and just great quality... nice complex body, nice dark fruit, leather and hint of spice upon finishing ... goes with almost anything! — 9 years ago

Dr Snake MD

9.7

Imagine aged plums and white cherries blowing a hole through the back of your skull like a 12 gauge. That only partially captures the experience of this amarone on the nose. Medium minus acidity and gentle tannins make this quaffable, yet still deserving of a considered reflection. High quality producer, corked. — 9 years ago

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Dino Bachini

9.4

Great sipper. Enough acidity to give the wine balance. Good nose. Red fruit, cassis with a touch of minerality in the palate. Firm lush tannins. Fourth glass was much better than the first suggesting at least another year of aging. Unfortunately it didn't last until the next day so I can't gauge just how much aging. — 10 years ago

James Ontiveros

9.3

Clean & Complex, with great body and yet still elegant. This is a standard bearer. So many dichotomies showing perfectly now but many years of brilliance ahead. This is a wine every California GSM producer need in their quiver, as a gauge of balance. I enjoyed it so much we bought another bottle, the most genuine endorsement ! — 11 years ago