David Kline

9.4

Banana white crown with medium foam breaks down staccato. Amphibious glyphs. Smells like the inside of a butternut that has been rinsed with balsamic and mirin, then filled with diced carrot and pickled banana peppers. Oak dusted citrus entrance; tangerine and lemon with their nectarine chaperone. Hay and banana pepper with mined salt and white pepper. Dusty cedar and cypress, oregano and nutmeg. Amazing, gutty beer with nuanced elegance. Full of sass, and bawdy, but a gem of a catch! — 6 years ago

Kaori B

9.3

Bought in Bologne. Very smooth medium body wine. It’s non offensive and has body.
If you’re looking for a red wine with sass, this may not be for you. This is like meeting someone new for the first time, and you like them immediately and have good conversation with and they are nice but they don’t make you laugh out loud or have characteristics that are distinctive. Like I said no offensive, but robust enough that goes with most things. — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.6

After the fab 09 Sass does this @ £137 stack up? Oh yeah 😍 blind I'd say this was top Bordeaux 👍

⭐️ 95-96 now, but 97-99 in 5yrs 😉

🍇 52% Cab S, 22% Mer, 21% Cab F & 5% Pet V

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Sweet cedar & oak, through smoked herbs, mint, blackcurrant, blackberry & dark plum in gravelly minerals w/ red flowers, spice, leather & mocha

👄 Med++ body of creamy ripe rich chewy bcurrant/berry & dark plums bathed in thick choc mocha w/ fine dry tannins

🎯 Long mineral & mocha infused dark fruit lasting stain — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.7

Wow this 11 is up there with 09 for me @ £120 & less subtle than 10 & 13 - my kind of Sass 93-95 going 96-98 👏 20yrs in this beauty 😍

🍇 85% Cab S & 15% Cab F

💨 5hr

🐮 Fillet Steak 🍔

🍷 Dark ruby

👃 Deep rich fresh spiced blackberry, currant & dark cherry jam in soft oak w/ soft earthy mineral undertone & herb sprinkles & dried blueberry 😍

👄 Med+ spiced soft black fruits that slide like silk around your mouth oozing pure class in fine smooth tannins

🎯 Med+ dark berry smooth cocoa finale — 8 years ago

Nicole Newcomb

9.1

Smells of dark berries and tastes of just the right amount of sass. Lingers like a summer romance. A drive to make out out point with the top down blasting ...- a tongue kiss and a fresh memory awaits . — 9 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.3

Beautiful vintage of this wine; perhaps the best I can remember tasting at this early stage. Lively and classically built-up structure. Now I understand the hype of '13 for Sass. — 9 years ago

Claire Walsh

9.0

Enjoyed perhaps a bit earlier than I should've but that's par for the course with my eager drinking style. Classic RRV PN, a bit lighter than I'm used to. Fricken good with my BBQ chicken and zucchini. Tart red fruit cola sass for days with an herbaceous earthy edge... — 6 years ago

Maya Seeney

9.5

Last night at Sass

PN aged on chard lees for 48mon. Tastes like Oregon: underripe ground cherries, slate, — 6 years ago

Ross Fulton

9.2

Tropical fruit salad, triple distilled hardener with a touch of oil sass — 8 years ago

James Gourley

9.7

This is an exceptional bottle of pinot noir. Big, dark and spicy mouthfilling fruit that fans out on the palate and finishes with some nice tart cherry. Great stuff. — 8 years ago

Doggfather

9.2

Wow! A total surprise hit. Balanced with a hint of sass — 8 years ago

Sarah McLellan

9.3

Juicy with a little smack in the butt. Sass from the right side. — 9 years ago

Ryan Colthorp

9.0

Delightfully light and crisp. Hints of red fruits with a bit of sass thrown in to keep things interesting. Really enjoyed it. — 9 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Deep, damson mid season cherry, licorice, anise, rustic nose, juicy, complex, huge furry tannins. Well made, decent length, balanced and pretty, elegant. Needs air.

On day 2 this is transformed. Ripe and rich with wonderful stylishness and pure deep fruit. Terrific wine. — 6 years ago

Tree Kilpatrick

8.9

Nose is floral with violets and a bit of mineral oil/camphor. Flavors are smooth and balanced. Some juicy fruit of the bramble. Also classic cassis. Bitter finish completes the French Bordeaux-ness. A nice deep red with some sass. — 7 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.0

I like the stems in this but don't know if others would. It's got Sass indeed. Kermit tasting. — 8 years ago

Ryan Johnson

9.0

Nice and clean with some interesting brine character. The fruit is pure under ripe strawberry with high acid. — 8 years ago

Sue Mohle

9.2

Bright acid, lots of nutty flavors with some spicy apple compote — 8 years ago

Sarah O'Kelley

9.2

Tart red fruit,dried flowers & herbs & dusty earth. Balanced despite stated alc of 14.2! Yum! — 9 years ago

Lauren Vance

Buyer Whole Foods Market Oakland

9.4

Funk on funk. Wet wool, flint, gun smoke and truffles on nose. Palate is layer on layers of fruit and sass. This wine is so full of itself and I love it. — 9 years ago