Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Nose is minty and spicey. Palate is deep and rich with terrific mineral spine and wonderful structure. Ripe but substantial tannin. Nose has notes of ripe plum, peanuts and a saline element. Really good energy and depth. Not the most elegant wine but this has tremendous material and its own grace and charm. This needs air but I really like it. — 7 months ago

Manj Gunawardane

9.1

Lovely nose of ripe pear, honey, cake frosting. Pretty easy to sip - round, toasty, decent acidity, slight pleasant bitterness, fresh enough but age showing nicely. — a year ago

Andrew Keenan

9.1

Moores. 2020 — 3 years ago

Bisher Akil

9.0

Lovely. Unexpectedly — 4 years ago

Casey Curbow

Sales Associate Windsor Wine Merchants

9.0

Generous fruit with less than expected cut. — 5 years ago

John Murphy

9.0

Crisp, dry and clean. Pairs well with food. Good entry-level bubbles. — 6 years ago

Ben Bradford

9.2

October 2014 disgorgement. Based on 2011 (80%?). Balance 2010/2009 split evenly. 50% chard 50% pn — 7 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

The only Champagne in their flight. First time having this producer.

It has gentle, micro bubbles. Soft mousse. Again, a touch sweet. At least for me. Seems more than 9g. It is interesting to me that with all of France’s rather strict wines laws, I have seen extra brut over 6g & brut over 9g.

Full cherries to kirsch quality, strawberries, pomegranate and raspberries. Gentle dry herbal notes, moist, crumbled chalk & limestone, yeast notes, some white spice, sea fossil/spray, crumbled grey volcanics, pink & red roses, pleasant round acidity, nicely polished finish that is more fruit than earth as it sets and lasts 45 seconds to a minute. — 7 months ago

Thijs Hendriks

9.5

2008 based — 2 years ago

Joe Catanese

9.1

Drinking great right now. Great N. Rhône value from Kermit Lynch. — 3 years ago

Jason Soloway

9.1

Just starting to drink well and should improve and hold steady for the next decade. Is St. Joseph the Gigondas the Northern Rhone? A little under the radar, can deliver tremendous pleasure and value and at the same time, can be frustratingly inconsistent. — 5 years ago

Parker

9.0

Love it! And great for the price — 6 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.0

Vivid color. Needs a little air and another 5yr. A bit astringent. But integrated, tasty black cherry, blackberry and wild savory. — 7 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.3

Wowza this is good. 80% Roussanne, and it shows. I love that grape. Such richness, and though the acidity is low, there’s great mineral tension here. So rich and enveloping. — 8 months ago

with Rebecca and Angelo

Matt

9.4

Pure pleasure, vivacious, juicy, deeply textured and ripe. A completely different experience than LBT — 2 years ago

Ganesh

9.4

Decant and enjoy — 3 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.6

Blend of 70% Grenache, 17% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah & 3% Cinsault, deep Ruby with aromas of berry fruits, oak and floral spice. On the palate flavors of black cherry and blackberry with hints of oak, herb spice and floral notes. Wine was complex and elegant with smooth tannins, long fruit and spicy finish. Very Nice! — 4 years ago

Peter Zandbergen

9.3

Base 2014 (70%). 5g dosage — 5 years ago

Abbe Walker

9.2

Favorite of the night — 7 years ago

Jessica Randolph

8.9

No bubbles but solid. Not dry — 7 years ago