Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

What a killer Vaillons. This is insane. Perfumed nose of classic oyster shell, some nice green apple fruit and Meyer lemon. Smokey, saline, refined and even some apple butter. Great aromas. So refined and clean. Almost feels like there is so much more. Palate is so epic and deep with grace, depth and refinement. Juicy and serene with a sweetness the oyster juice quality. More west coast than east coast. So pure, resonant and long. What a great vintage 2014 is. — 7 years ago

Christine Havens

9.1

Conch shell pink, Jean-Luc Colombo's Les Pins Couchés Rosé is a pretty blend of 67% Syrah and 33% Mourvedre sourced from Cape Bleue, a maritime-influenced site just outside Marseille. The 2016 delivers white peaches, raspberries, cherries, and line-dried linen, but what I'm most excited about what this wine does on the palate. The influence of calcarious soils dominates this blend—texturally, it's almost slippery in the mouth, reminiscent of slip casting with fine porcelain clay. Bright and buoyant, a perfect wine for summer. 13.0% ABV — 8 years ago

DrinkBordeaux

9.3

Had 95 Trotanoy many times in the past year. This bottle was the most closed down. Only started to come out of its shell after 3 hours. A bit green and acidity a touch high. The balance is excellent though. May be entering an awkward phase. — 9 years ago

Nikki Goddard, DWS

9.5

Powerful, concentrated, and tart. Lanolin, green apple, honeycomb, and oyster shell. Chenin at its finest. — 10 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.6

From the Tour dArgent wine list. FnA. This is amazing Chablis. Light to med gold. Closed at first. Just wait... There it is. Kermidgean white soil and white rock stone. Shell bits. Over 3 hrs this built into that honeyed mineral stone pit fruit thing that is aged Raveneau. It's what got me interested in Chablis. It's why that disease continues. — 11 years ago

Kate Laubernds

9.2

Superb Chitry from Alice et Olivier de Moor. Flinty, oyster shell, white nectarine, lemon pithe. — 11 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

Precise with great purity & energy showing lemon curd, saline, oyster shell & acacia flower. Leaves with a steely, mineral finish & racy acids. — 7 years ago

Diane M. Napolitano

9.4

Flowers on the nose and palette — 8 years ago

Kevin Cahoon

9.5

High pitched and vivid with lovely floral accents to the flinty, saline driven nose. Pretty lemon peel, mandarin orange and crisp apple fruit. The wines is electric on the palate with citrus zest and lemon fruit. It is crystal clear with superb mineral, oyster shell notes. Finish is bright and complex with superb extract. This is young but so tasty. — 9 years ago

Daragh Hoey

9.1

If it's good enough for Cathy Corison, it's good enough for me. Nothing earth shattering; everything enjoyable. Flint, acid, oyster shell - pale goodness. — 9 years ago

Heather Lane

9.0

Ocean spray, crushed sea shell, beautiful minerality, drinks like a Chablis...elegant — 10 years ago

Ivonne Nill

9.7

Zesty, vibrant acidity, lovely citrus, oyster shell minerality, long finish. And an amazing value! Sheer joy in a glass. — 11 years ago

Kit H

9.7

So flippin good. It kills me to say it, because I so badly want to find a grower who comes close for whom you don't have to shell out the $$$. — 12 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

One of my favorite vintages for LLC. Still very structured but just coming out of its tannic shell showing black currants & cassis fruit with cedar, leather, graphite, mineral, tobacco & vanilla spice. — 8 years ago

Kevin Bohlin

9.1

Super mineral and sea shell nose with typical linear Chablis acidity at the core buttressed with fruit and oak. Nice. — 8 years ago

Vinous Favorites

Delicious wines for less than $25 chosen by Vinous critics

9.0

This village-level Chablis offers classic aromas of iodiney oyster shell and lime with a sexy suggestion of baked bread. Its thick, ripe flavors of orange zest and ginger are perfectly leavened by racy lemony acidity. Pair this penetrating wine with food now or hold it for 6 to 12 months. (ST) — 9 years ago

Kate Bleasel

9.3

Luminous gold colour with a barrel aged salt lemon taste, smooth barrel age with oyster shell tingles — 10 years ago

Scott Hamilton

9.1

Never thought a Texas wine would be this good....,
— 10 years ago

Robert Love

9.5

Nose of honey, oyster shell, and citrus. At once both firm, with cutting minerality and acid in the mouth, and opulent, with a plush perfume from the small amount of new oak. Just lovely. — 11 years ago

Michael Mendes

9.3

Really pleasant. Dry. Beautiful nose. 11.9%. Lemon peel and pears. I'm impressed. — 12 years ago