Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

A stunning showing and 16 might be the best vintage ever at Walter. Nose is late season cherries, some framing oak, spice, tobacco, stunning minerality and just endless depth. So floral and complex. I could smell this all day. Smells like elite NSG right now. Palate is just amazing. Ridiculous dark cherry fruit that is so crunchy, fresh and concentrated. Wow this is so precise and succulent. Insane balance and hidden power. What depth and length. Amazing stuff in that it’s so silky and juicy and sweet and the oak is already so well integrated on the palate. This has sexy, velvety tannins and an amazingly long finish. 9.5 now but this will go higher. — 2 years ago

Alex Moura

9.5

This is my jam right now. — 4 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Almost 2 years since I’ve had this. What a wine. Gorgeous nose of herbal vegetables that are so so fresh. Dynamic mineralIty on the nose with also a hint of fat. Palate is elegant and mineral with wonderful juiciness and a haunting opulent yet undeniably fresh texture. Age has really helped this be fully expressive. Great balance and purity. — 6 years ago

Heather MacLean

10

Great with smoked salmon risotto — 6 years ago

Dan Cobb

9.4

Wonderful raspberry notes. Very light bodied. Blueberry on the finish — 8 years ago

Michelle Montz

9.0

Nice for a celebration — 9 years ago

Carnet Williams

9.2

Classic Walter Scott. Lighter on the palate. Slight wood. Cherry. — 10 years ago

Jeff K

8.9

Better the second day. — 10 years ago

Greg Rubin

9.0

Lemon creme brûlée and bruised yellow apples. Slightly too much malo for me but very bright for what it is — 10 years ago

Joel Liscio

Sommelier/Wine Director Bin 14

8.9

Nice white. Summer time wine to replace your Pinot Grigio. — 12 years ago

Dave Mayers

9.5

Lucille. Holy WOW! This is American excellence. Lemon stones and reduction xtreme. Wish I could try this in 10 yrs. Perf. — 2 years ago

Erik Sjolund

9.5

No, great pn. Pretty slim but very strawberry fruity n full. — 4 years ago

Brett Owens

9.2

Awesome wine — 4 years ago

Donald Patz

Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall

9.1

It’s a lovely Oregon Chardonnay. I liked the smokey, toasty reduced character which seemed a voice in a chorus of preserved lemon, tangerine and green apple. Nice acidity - refreshing and complex — 6 years ago

Jeff Manuel

9.2

Christmas Eve dinner with penne ala vodka — 7 years ago

Lori Norgrove

9.2

Thank you @Christine Karaptian for this lovely bottle of wine. So very delicious!!
— 9 years ago

Tim Watkins

9.3

Yum! Fantastic wine paired with duck breast dinner — 9 years ago

dawn martynuik

9.4

Tastes like Meyer — 10 years ago

Adrienne White

9.4

delicate graceful fruitfully delightful, great start for a celebratory feast — 10 years ago

Mike Swinford

8.9

Good stuff for $24 (6 yrs ago)... — 12 years ago

Paul J

9.3

Dark gold color. Needed some air to blow off some funk. Nutty and buttery with low acid. Medium plus depth. Finish could have been longer. Good QPR @ $34. — 3 years ago

Joe Roth

9.2

A small winery making excellent Pinot Noir! — 4 years ago

with Jeff and Michael

Colleen McManus

9.1

Birthday gift cards = high-end thanksgiving pinots. Russian River candy apple top notes remain my favorite. — 5 years ago

Ryan Mullins

9.2

Slightly reductive but probably will be pretty when it ages out of that — 6 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Lovely nose. Cherry flowers and spatburgunder. Palate is so fresh. Lovely bright cherry with some depth. Very very Juicy. Mineral. Nice long finish with a hint of licorice. Really really delicious. This is an early ripening variant of Pinot noir. Bought from Fass Selections. Some savory elements starting to come out at 60 minutes. Oh Wow. It’s getting even better. Nose is chambolly. Palate has awesome texture. Sweet fruit. Mineral. Spice. Wow. — 7 years ago

with Lyle

Amaury Moulron

9.0

First smell is coke (the drink). — 9 years ago

with Nicole

Tiffany Sams Cox

9.0

Cahill earns her place on the rich end Of the spectrum and the 2012 vintage shows that character especially well. Ripe orchard fruits. Apricots. Cultured butter. Brioche. Abv is warm but the style supports it. — 10 years ago

Ian Burch

9.2

Winner. Every freaking time. — 10 years ago

Olivia Clark

9.1

Love the sweetness of this wine. Not over the top. Just the right amount for a sweet red. Delectable and mouthwatering. — 10 years ago

Bethany Lawrence

9.8

The Meadows - Chardonnay bottling from one of my favorite Sonoma producers. Retails for ~$25 — 12 years ago