Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

The legendary 2019. A stunning bottle. Nose starts out quiet but one can tell it’s all there. Rose petals. Vivid mid season cherry. Spices galore. Haunting. Ethereal. Classic Liaison. It opens up every 30 seconds or so aromatically. Wow. Nose is a 9.6. This is the best one since 15. Palate is so juicy, so lithe, so elegant and full of gorgeous and vivid sweet cherry fruit. A gossamer like texture as par the course. Tree bark, orange rind now on the nose. Tannins start to come in something fierce after around 15 minutes but they will add fruit as it airs. What a wine. Closest Liaison to the GC’s I’ve ever had. — 4 years ago

Timo Kürzeder

8.9

Tannins still a bit harsh, but already very good drinkability. Cherries and rasberries, some green notes giving freshness. It's quiet elegant and despite 15% alcohol no heavyweight. Looking forward to drink it in 2025. — 5 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.6

Dark crimson tawny. Regal looking. Exotic nose. Notes of bing cherry, raspberries, iron, menthol, roses and a little camphor. Quiet in the mouth at open, gave it 4 hours in the decanter and the structure powered up. Silky wine with amazing perfume. My first taste of the 93 and it’s perhaps the best Vogue Musigny I’ve ever had. Still young in its journey Give it a lot of air if opening now, but it’s easily got a few decades in front of it yet. This is the real deal! — 6 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.4

Gooseberry, bramble, violets, hint of sage. This is a full-bodied Merlot. However, the middle picks up a cola note but doesn't really go to a chocolate like the 2010 and 2012 had more of a tendency to do. This one really did not have a ton of acidity nor did it really have a ton of tannin to resolve. There was definitely enough tartrate in the bottle though! I really look for this one to continue aging quite nicely for another 10 to 15 years. But oh man, this one is drinking pretty darn nice right now. — 8 years ago

Nelson Fitch

9.3

Started off very quiet, eventually showed lots of depth. — 8 years ago

Cameron Robertson

9.2

Big bold blackberry off the bat. Turns to spice and almost a swirling flavor that you can quite pin down. Honestly for this price it's a deal. Has the nature of a 45+ bottle but not quiet the depth. Regardless, grab one. — 9 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Tasted blind. Medium gold color. Another great aged white burg nose. Notes of ripe apricot, citrus, river stones, and tan spice. More quiet in the mouth. Lighter in acidity than the 89 LL Latour CC next to it. Grows more power and complexity with air. Still in a good drinking window, but would drink up sooner rather than later. Guessed old 80s Raveneau. — 4 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.2

Oak Barriques in evidence with vanillin notes also showing plums and tobacco with a dark chocolate note. Quiet dense on the palate with dried cherry, red licorice, and an overall sweetness. A little different to my note of September 2018 where I talk about sweet and sour although that is still there to a degree. A bit weird this one - too famous for what it delivers. In the 2013 Wine Spectator Top 100 this was Wine #1 I will leave last bottle to at least 2024 on its 20th Birthday. — 5 years ago

Matt

9.0

Subtle and quiet nose with almost no fruit, savory and spiced notes, cigar wrapper. Palate reveals luscious notes of dried figs and toasted hazelnuts. Touch short on the finish, but a delicious drop of wine regardless — 7 years ago

Vlad Yushvah

9.2

My first Barbaresco. And quiet amazing wine. Goes well with truffle pizza, tuna tar tare and burrata cheese. — 8 years ago

with Diana

Justin

9.1

Summertime with girl with a paper fan, slow and relaxing, a young woman without too much complexity, simpler, not straightforward but like light breeze in summer afternoon. Kinda quiet. — 8 years ago

Stuart Pollack

9.0

Beautiful expression of Sauvignon Blanc in a grapefruit flavored style. Good fruit, lovely tropical nose. A top-quality wine. — 9 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.1

Dark ruby purple. Quiet nose even with a few hours of air. Still primary. Tannin not fully resolved. Needs time. — 9 years ago

Tony Chen

9.4

Very interesting south Rhone, very dense but quiet flavorful. — 5 years ago

Romain Fitoussi

9.2

The gourmet wine par excellence. Easy to drink, with its charming explosive nose of red and black fruits accompanied by many aromatic nuances from the most airy to the deepest. The mouth, like the nose, is deep and charming. Direct pleasure, quiet strength. Heart stroke

Le vin gourmand par excellence. Facile à boire, avec son nez charmeur explosif de fruits rouge et noirs accompagné de nombreuses nuances aromatiques des plus aériennes aux plus profondes. La bouche comme le nez est profonde et charmeuse. Du plaisir direct, la force tranquille. Coup de cœur ♥️ — 5 years ago

Sean Fitzgerald

9.1

Pretty quiet nose. Some toasty notes on pallet, not high acid, hint of residual sugar — 6 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.3

If there is such a thing as wines that can conjure a personal connection irrespective of “greatness,” but a connection of language and dialect, this is one of those wines for me. The same is true of all Ovum wines I’ve tried - quiet wines of place. Voluptuous but not clamorous.

Green herbs and aloe. Ice box spiced lemon meringue pie. Fat and creamy. Minty lemony creme brûlée. — 7 years ago

Joe Weinberger

9.2

My third time having this wine and the best showing yet. This wine is full of rich, brambly fruits but has such a razor-like acidity to keep things in balance. Superb. — 8 years ago

Conrad Green

9.2

Quite a quiet nose. Great balance. Lovely — 9 years ago

with Matt

Collin Moody

9.3

Quiet elegance in the older ones. Less aromatic but coming into its own structurally. Always a treat. — 9 years ago