Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.1

Big, brambly nose with lots of red cherries, mid season sour cherries, earth and mineral. Really clean and evocative. Palate is juicy and so precise. Very clean and a lovely mineral/fruit wash on the finish. Great depth, freshness and terrific concentration. Not elegant but this wine never is. It has such impact for little $$. Nice, ripe tannins and serious structure. This is always best at 5 years old. — 8 months ago

Alexandre Pagliano

9.3

Very dark rubi robe, nose of asian spices, roses and violets. Medium bodied, rich but elegant, dark red fruits and the spiciness we got on the nose. Really excellent now but lots of potential. Great bottle. — 3 years ago

with Jose and Adriana

Ted

9.4

Takes a while to open but once it does the earthy herbal cherry aromatics really start to show. Absolutely delicious — 5 years ago

with Jeni

Severn G

9.2

Picking up a juiced pear on the nose today, but otherwise prior notes still apply:

Nose has ripe yellow apple, lightly oxidized green apple peel, baked phyllo dough, partially aromatic white flowers and damp rocks. I always get a natural wine vibe here, without the vinegar-like profile, but it seems alive!

Palate has baked green and yellow apple pastry, crisp acidity yet dense, candle wax begins on the finish and ends with dry granite. Great balance, very lengthy finish, clean and not cumbersome, superb vintage, long life ahead. We love you Jean-Jacques. — 6 years ago

Michael Elmore

9.1

A wine for early pleasure. Supple, sweet fruit. Refined, floral. Chambolle elegance meets 2015 lushness. — 7 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

Fuller bodied than expected (but barely medium weight) after reading about the Lavaux site which is cooler and south facing. It is always the last Rousseau Wine to be picked. Notes of sour red cherry and forest floor - lovely earthy aromas. Appropriate intensity and weight for a Premier Cru over a Grand Cru which are becoming over priced. I have one left which I would like to compare with a Bass Phillip Premium from Gippsland from 2009 both tasted blind. The consensus should be interesting. — 7 years ago

Severn G

9.2

3 May 2018 — 8 years ago

Alexandre Pagliano

9.0

Medium dark rubi robe, nose of flowers and dark fruit, some anise. Very elegant in the mouth, good length, great finish. One of the finest producers of the north of burgundy and this is his most accessible wine. Great stuff. — 9 months ago

with Jose, veronique and 1 other

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Nose is lemon, some discreet wood. vanilla extract, lanolin and an intense stony minerality. Sweet lime as well and just stunning aromatic depth and vividness. 9.4 nose. Great cut and almost zero wood on palate and what is there is lovely and complementary to the awesome acidity and freshness. Really long. Such a mineral bomb. Long. Wow this really drinks well for $32? A great wine. — 2 years ago

Peyton Bogard

9.6

2009. Musty in all the right ways on the nose. Smooth and balanced. — 4 years ago

with Phil

Wendy Yen

9.1

Not available at LCBO, great price point for the taste (~$35 by case) — 5 years ago

Roberto Carli

9.4

Round, almost creamy body followed by stone fruit and bright acidity. Great — 6 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

This stuff pulses through my veins. Gorgeous nose. Very mineral but generous. Palate is just so good. Rich, Ripe and elegant with good acidity and terrific freshness from the minerality. So clean and very pure. — 7 years ago

Severn G

9.1

6 May 2018

Et Volnay Nuit Commence!

Pinot with dried orange peel and cardamom, yum. — 8 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Wet wool, green apple and minerals. Smells rich. Palate is ripe, rich and racy. Green apple skins and awesome minerality and richness. Like a chardonnay drop in your mouth. So good. Pure and vibrant and also some fat. Great showing. — 2 years ago

Brad Jensen

9.1

This was a surprise. The body was lighter than I expected, the nose practically busting with forest floor and dusty ripe red fruits, dusty tannins, but for this meal it paired perfectly. Drank at Arnaud’s in New Orleans. #pinotforpresident — 4 years ago

Jason Keefer

9.0

Nice HH budget Pinot bubbs with strong roasted apple and fresh citrus finishing with a nice creaminess! — 5 years ago

with Natasha

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Estate named Beau-Séjour in 1787 by General Jacques de Carle, proprietor at the time. Michel Bécot bought estate from Dr Jean Fagouet in 1969 increasing vines from 10.5 hectares to 15, acquiring Trois Moulins plateau in 1979, kept the name Beau-Séjour Bécot. Blend of 87% Merlot, 9% Cab Sauv & 4% Cab Franc. Nice berry aromas, ripe cherry & fresh raspberry flavors with notes of sweet cacao & tobacco adding some toasty notes. Firm tannins, not overpowering, lingering ending with tangy sweet oak.Tasting Sample. — 6 years ago

Ramona ponce

9.4

Soft, dry, fruity! — 7 years ago

Severn G

9.5

On the Lawn at Tanglewood this evening with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Our conductor Andris Nelsons is leading just one wonderful piece, MAHLER (Symphony No. 3), accompanied with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.

We're revisiting some producer bottles from our late Spring France vacation earlier this year.

Stunning nose of pineapple core, wildflower honey and wet stones, I'm not sure I can actually describe all the magic happening in this glass. Palate is evolving with each sip, under-ripe pineapple, over-ripe pear, watery honey, light oak touch and wet slate dust. Just amazing!

Photos of beautiful late Spring (2018) biodynamic vineyard rows in Saint Aubin, my winemaker crush Jean Jacques Morel giving us the low down inside his living cellar and our bottle of the evening.

We only enjoyed about 1/3 of the bottle, saving for a day or so to see where this goes, notes will be updated. — 7 years ago