Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Haven’t had in 6 months and it was closed then but wow the nose is wide open now. Gorgeous citrus, apricot, herbs and stones. Really aromatic and very compelling. Palate is very 21 with just “wake you up” acids, a chewy density, and maybe 70% mineral and 30% fruit. So pure and what a finish. This is much more open than in January. Unreal finish. Almost 2 minutes. Wow this is tangy, super juicy and ultra clean. What an amazing finish. Just gorgeous. — 5 months ago

Joe DAscoli

9.4

Solid wine. Comes across very fruity and smooth. Complexity and tannins are faded. Really nice fruit. Highly enjoyable with food or on its own. — 9 months ago

Daniel veit

9.2

Pretty darn close to old school Napa. — 2 years ago

Stuart Peisner

9.1

Deep color, great structure and tannins. A very good red wine not well known but one of my favorites. — 3 years ago

Hamilton Schwartz

9.5

Adriano Marco e Vittoro 2016 Basarin Barbaresco WE96 WS94 $27.99 — 6 years ago

Andreas Frei

9.7

Wonderful Sagrantino with big, smooth tannins. Rustic but elegant, like the wonderful countryside of Umbria. — 6 years ago

Alex Weiss Hills

9.0

Put it on the table every night. — 7 years ago

with Samantha

Kamall

8.9

Dark and spicy — 6 months ago

Robbie Poe

9.5

Super dark fruits, silky tannins, perfect wine for a novice to experience really good wine. Great from top to bottom. — 7 months ago

Jason Hillan

9.1

Excellent red with nice vanilla and cherry notes. — 10 months ago

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9.5

I tasted the 1982 Lynch-Bages twice within a month, both at a private dinner in London and at the château, from bottle and double-magnum on separate occasions. Both vindicate an exceptionally fine 1982, perhaps a bit overlooked in a vintage full of stars. Curiously, the bottle in Bordeaux does not fully deliver the mesmerizing freshness and energy compared to the bottle in London: pencil-lead-tinged black fruit intermixed with clove and freshly-rolled tobacco. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, perhaps just a little austere compared to its peers. Yet, indeed, the bottle in London exudes class and composure with a detailed, mineral-driven vintage belying that year's unseasonably warm period. Superb. Tasted both in London at a private dinner and at the château. (Neal Martin, Vinous, July 2023) — 2 years ago

Jonathan Lai

9.0

1st time to drink Marco Felluga’s reds. Loved the balance of the fruit and how approachable it was to drink. Quite impressed!! — 6 years ago

Antonia Edwards

8.9

Unusual aromatic nose and fresh, dry, taste. Slightly confusing but equally satisfying. — 7 years ago

Erik Longabardi

9.4

Fresh. 🍏 🍋❤️ Oxidized; but this is why I love it. #oxidationbeatsvaandmouseanyday — 7 years ago

Michael Stillger

9.0

2023, 30 min in with a medium rare steak: great addition. Fine balance matching the subtle tenderness of the meat. Enjoying it. — 6 months ago

Anna Filipovich

9.1

Floral, honeysuckle, stone fruit, hits of tropical fruit, touch of oxidation. Long finish, med acid — 9 months ago

Martijn

9.0

This is why they call it Oysterwater combining with fresh oysters at the sea in Cancale.
Life can be hard sometimes. — a year ago

with Eric

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.1

Terrific pleasure drinking this
Definitely not a cerebral wine, but one that wants you to grab a second bottle — 3 years ago

Raff

8.9

Pale lemon in colour. Herbal, with a bit of petrol, and lime on the nose. Fresh sage, gooseberry, and soft fennel notes on the palate. Medium acidity with the fennel/licorice lingering on the palate,coming around to ripe mandarins. — 5 years ago

"Odedi"

9.1

It’s time for my Friday's Cabernet fix. Here is a nice one from Sonoma County, California.

Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.

Fruity nose with black currants, cherries, plums, oak, vanilla, licorice, cloves, herbs, spices, dark chocolates, coffee, peppercorn, earth and light vegetables.

Full-bodied and smooth with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, vanilla, spices, chocolates, tobacco, peppercorn, earth, green tea, vegetables and graphite.

Medium-plus on the finish with fine-grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 7-year-old Cabernet Sauvignon from a Double Magnum is a nice surprise. Very tasty and easy to drink.

Well balanced with nice complexity. Spicy with a nice mouthfeel.

Needs a full hour to open up properly. I used 4 decanters.

After 2 hours of airtime, it drinks like a Left Bank Bordeaux. Interesting stuff.

Could continue to age nicely in the next 5 to 10 years.

I paired it with cheeses and light appetizers.

100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were aged in French and American oak barrels for 12 months.

14.2% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$120 (double Magnum). — 6 years ago