Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

I love this wine. Stunning nose. A bowl of dark cherries, mint, bittersweet cocoa, licorice, lipstick, cassis and clean earth notes. Palate is stunning if you can get past initial tannic blast. So juicy and pure. Layered and almost opulent but with a whip of acidity. Long juicy finish and oodles of complexity but the story is just starting to be told. My score will rise. — 9 years ago

Chris Morrison

9.0

Raspberries and sour cherry. Lots of fruit and depth. — 9 years ago

with Jaclyn

Stanley Lipkin

8.9

2013. Plummy when cold upon opening. Then plum recedes as smoke & berry fruit rise. Very light tannins. Good but not for this Winery. — 10 years ago

Peter Scudamore-Smith MW

8.9

Pouring this on #etihad will see a rise in brand profile; #champagne #ay #nonvintage #lallier #fine ; has lovely delicacy; disgorgement date given as September 14; @etihadairways — 10 years ago

Tom Rooke

8.9

Very approachable Pinot — 10 years ago

David Rees

9.4

Tasted like Red Wine!!! — 11 years ago

Erin Pooley

Owner/Winemaker Good Luck Wines

9.0

Lots of potential in tassie. This had good texture. Don't buy if you can't handle cloudy whites — 9 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.0

A chateau that's been on the rise I'm told. Terroir is sand and gravel with clay substrata. Very fragrant, something pleasingly green and floral about the flavor profile, plenty of acid, fruit is red and blue with some spice. Great achievement in '04 and drinking great! — 9 years ago

Christine Havens

8.9

A tad rustic on opening, the The 2011 Coquerel Tempranillo arrives on the scene with a bouquet of freshly turned soil and a hint of barnyard. However, after more than an hour of being open, layers of roasted strawberry and cherry rise to the surface, along with a beguiling floral top note of lilac. Vibrant acidity on the palate, and as with the other reds from Coquerel, its a crafted with a lighter touch. Medium-bodied, with discreet toast and the earthier notes reemerge on the finish along with a hint of spice. 14.0% ABV | Sample — 9 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

8.9

Earth and funk! VA Black fruit, rise petals, plum, black cherry, raisin, fig, mushroom, leather. M acid, savory. — 10 years ago

Andrew Willingham

9.4

Very tasty Pinot. — 10 years ago

Eddie Gilbert

9.4

Douro decadence. Dark blacks & reds, cured meats, wet minerals & Portuguese liquid love. Young, but that's why we have more. A great demonstration of why this region is on the rise. — 10 years ago

Roman Sukley

9.9

A great rise' by Maggie. In the SQN style. Wish it were more reasonably priced — 11 years ago

with Joe

David Kline

9.0

Not going to expound upon vintages and weather. This is a really nice wine. Some will say this is a Janoueix play on a new World style. But I find it compellingly balanced for a Bordeaux from a generously vaunted region. The nose a mish-mash of arboreal cuts, with pine interceding, but also a slick, black, stony core that sloughs smoky, elemental suggestions. A tar and graphite mouthful, showing depth without getting gritty or pronounced, then settling on a supple note of blueberry-currant on the carry through, but pleasant and enduring like an empowering conquest! Rise above! Plenty of residual perfume to make it salacious. Dirty as you want to be. — 9 years ago

with Courtney

Rubychick

8.9

Could be named for me - Princess Fiano. Loving the Fiano rise and Adelaide Hills is Fianoville. Leaner than the Unico Zelo legends but loving the diversity and differences of terroir and winemaking. Lovely. — 9 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.2

From 60-80 year old vines in one large vineyard site. Chamomile, vegetal, crushed limestone rocks, and a light waft of salt and citrus rise from the glass. Completely linear, full of tension and energy. This has prickly and nervy acidity, great stuff. #chenin #collier — 9 years ago

Anna Neiman Passalacqua

10

Rise with grapefruit and apricot finish. Yum. — 10 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.3

From an up and coming tiny producer. My first wine from Redwood Valley in Mendocino. A really cool minty eucalyptus tingle to the nose and palate stands out the most. Very aromatic, the aromas easily rise from the glass by just pouring the wine. Raspberry and rhubarb join the mint in the nose, all seasoned with wild herbs. The palate is juicy with good freshness and just the right weight (13.8 abv), there is nice length too. — 10 years ago

Javier Gómez-Lavin

9.1

Deep dark inky red. Robust aromas of incense, smoke, ash, and over ripe plum rise to the nose. Smooth but not velvety at the start, quickly turns tightly tannic with overtones of cassis, jam, and graphite. Acidity is balanced and the finish is polished if a bit rosin laced. The only thing holding this bord back is the brutal tannins, I'm sure it will be stellar in two more years. Will revisit then. — 11 years ago

Bob Halifax

9.2

I figure go to a "go to" reliable red when watching Montreal at home in hockey playoffs. It worked. #GoHabs! — 11 years ago