Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.9

One of the great Pinot Noirs I have had in recent years. Massively reduced for the first twenty minutes, then blossomed like a stop-motion flower. High-toned red fruit, flowers, spice, and extraordinary precision, but what separates it is the balance. Patrick Adank walks right to the edge with acidity, low alcohol, and fruit restraint, yet never loses harmony. The wine gained detail, depth, and beauty with every minute in the glass. A wine for decades, not years. 9.9–10.0. I need another day with it before I decide which. — 19 hours ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Nose is hyper floral. Melon, wild mint, savory, MT on steroids yet lyrical. Stunning, sappy, deep, loads of dry extract, unreal density and juiciness. Such succulence, freshness, density and dry extract but with powerful fruit clarity. Love the bitter citrus pith on the finish. — 10 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

Just a stunning bottle of wine. The nose leaps out of the glad with bright, clearly defined mid season cherries. Gorgeously elegant and earthy with mineral notes that are so utterly refined you can almost smell the vines in that Alpine air. Wild flowers, so intense and pure. So supple and juicy with unreal juuuust almost not quite but barely sweet fruit which no one does like Adank. The most supple and velvety texture and finishes so delicately mineral it’s whispering. This is a stunning wine and for the $60 we sold it for one of the greatest Pinot Noir values ever. Adank is a giant. — a year ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Terrific sparkling wine and probably the best non-French sparkling wine I have had. Beautiful Pinot Noir character, fine fruit, excellent balance, and real depth. The mousse could be a little finer, especially coming directly off a run of elite Champagne, but that is a very high-class problem. As the wine opened, the purity and precision became more apparent. Outstanding sparkling wine, even if the Swiss tax prevents it from quite reaching the level of the very best Champagnes — 19 hours ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

Completely absurd. For the first two hours, this was more about Switzerland than Chardonnay, a tight mineral coil of acidity, precision, alpine energy, and unbelievable finesse. Only later did the Chardonnay character emerge, broadening into something that felt almost like a mountain-grown Montrachet. The balance is extraordinary, standing on the cliff edge between tension and opulence without ever falling. A profound wine that rewards patience. — 19 hours ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Pinot Blanc is usually “meh” in vinous form but not when it’s made by Patrick Adank. Varietally correct but oh so much more. Unreal purity and out of control finesse. So long, dense, nimble and stunning. Just insane mouthfeel. Art. — a year ago

Zach D

9.5

Full range of cherry from red to black, roses; after 1 hour in the decanter it developed an interesting, smoky character. Fantastic — 19 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Outrageous entry level Pinot Noir. Just crazy nose. The most lithe, elegant, detailed red cherry ever. A hint of dried cherry. Roses. Wow. Swiss alpine spice and green. Alpine meadow. 9.7 nose. Yowza. Palate is razor sharp with gorgeous, elegant tannins, that just short of sweet fruit thing Adank has mastered and an awesome mineral finish. Unreal stuff. — a month ago

Matthew Cohen

9.6

Needs a 45 minute decant to open.

Nose: intense white flowers. A quiet density as it opens. Powdered minerals. A perfect perfume. As it opens more density and some richness. With more air this approaches perfection. Everything integrates and becomes gorgeous.

Palate: mineral. Perfect balance. Elegant acidity. Perfect lemon fruit. A cross between sweet and normal. Not sweet though.

30 minutes in, this has like this savory tang. This lovely umami. Like how preserve lemon rind has a depth to it that exceeds a lemon.

Long finish. — a year ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

So so dense. So tight. So coiled. So elegant. So concentrated. Structured. Checking in tomorrow. Nose is so floral, a day later. Very mineral and so expressive. Palate is enormously complex, chewy and dense. My goodness the density of this wine is just insane. It’s barely budged overnight. Fleshier, yes but also there still is more to come. Day 3 awaits. — a year ago