Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Superb nose of aromatic limestone, guava, lime zest, fresh juicy limes, some peach and apricot as well but all on a bed of limestone. So pretty. Gorgeous pure and vivid nose. Palate is heavenly. Vibrant and engaging. Floats and is so elegant. Nierstein is a special place for Kabinett. Reminds me of the best the Mosel has to offer. Really the elegance here is top notch. Has the perfect sugar balance as well. It’s truly off dry. Really wonderful wine. Sappy and engaging and really so mineral and focused. Almost 9.5. — 4 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Such an expressive nose. Superbly mineral and confectionary. Almost a vanilla nougat element that is so clean. Awesome. So floral as well. Pretty as pretty can be. Huge minerals. Wet rocks. Exactly what one wants. A nose so expressive of place. Wow. Powerful, deep and concentrated with incredible mineral inner mouth aromas and that confectionary aroma. Thrilling palate. Structured and deep. So elegant but also substantially powerful. A wine of contests. Super saline and grippy finish. Beautiful mineral driven 1er Cru Riesling with superb sap and structure on the slowly building and very long finish. So terrific. After some air tangy fleshy peach and apricot fruit start to develop on the finish. But this is still a mineral driven wine. Awesome complexity on the finish. Pure. Structured. Sappy. After 5 hours nose is so expansive and aromatic. Hints of leather and insane forest floor. Palate is more integrated and complete. Seamless and structured. So long and complex. The most GG like Ortsweine. — 5 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.2

I heard something today on IDTT that exemplifies tasting this wine - never explicitly was the term "great" terrior used, but I think it's safe to say that the discussion was about great terrior. A "great" vineyard isn't necessarily better than others in terms of quality... Or even necessarily need to represent the covering GI... but it is "great" because of clarity. It produces a unique expression CONSTANTLY, irrespective of vintage or producer. In short, it speaks precisely of a place... Cliché but truly. And that's Pettenthal! Time and time again I've seen this. With KP, Kai, Gunderloch, Kuhling-Gillot. Pettenthal is great and this wine sealed it for me.

Brought this to blind KP. It was an obvious choice since KP's tiny super plot was once part of FK Schmitt's holdings. Despite the differences with KP's insane 17' auction wine (vintage, style, vineyard size, philosophy), this wine was clearly Pettenthal. That cool and smoky elements that I've learned to associate with the vineyard, fine minerally backbone. Damn! This has to be one of the most tightly focused aged Auslese's I've had in a while. What a pristine bottle - all thanks to Roland's exquisite sourcing skills. Stone fruits, petrol, honey, spice, umami elements. Finish was admittedly one-dimensional. Could be longer. Still, what a lovely #rieslingstudy — 7 years ago

Joseph Gannon

9.1

Incredibly floral nose of grapefruit, pineapple, vanilla. Dry, crisp, great acid. Fantastic value. Another winner from Vintry. — 10 years ago

with Brooke

John Van Trijp

10

Wow! Yes, it is 20 years too young…but what a beast! One of my best young dry Rieslings ever. 🙏🥂❤️ — 4 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Nose kicks you in the butt on open. Mineral. Fruit. Elegant smoke. Awesome. As this opens it’s a beautiful thing.

Palate is equally great. Perfect blend of tropical and. Green apple. Mineral. Delicious. Great acidity. Only lacks elite density to be truly great.

As it opens has this balanced crazy complexity. Almost puligny-ish in the fruit mineral acid interplay. This is very very good.

A fantastic wine. Especially for the price.

Bought from fass selections — 4 years ago

Freek Welter

9.3

Magnum!! 🤗 — 7 years ago

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.5

Ooh. Super yummy citrus flowers and stone fruit layers over wet stone. — 9 years ago

Kamini Saxena

8.9

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Pinot Noir — 10 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Sickness. Just an amazing wine. Nose smells like elite St. Aubin or boss Meursault. Floral, hint of butter, blast of limestone. Beeswax. So so good amazingly pure. So so aromatic. Just blasts your nostrils. Ripe but also so many cooling minerals. Complex, juicy and so ripe. So pure. Chardonnay drop. Long finish. Just pure pleasure. — 4 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Gorgeous and pure. Tropical nose. Pure, juicy, huge acid. Amazing fruit. Awesome freshness. Giant structure. Long. Elegant. — 5 years ago

Ben Lehman

9.3

Summer drink from here on out. Hot damn! — 5 years ago

H

9.3

Oh my! Brilliant riesling. Sure, not as Kabinett as some would hope but excellent balance here. Tingling acidity and lovely fruit. — 9 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Yellow fruits, wow, rich, deep, intense. Deep, rich, released half a year later. — 9 years ago

Christy Canterbury MW

Master of Wine

9.4

Killer good, if you can find it. Über-elegant and hard to stop sipping. — 10 years ago