S.S. Mandani

9.2

Pears, sweetness of cider. Leaf essence laced in a breeze on a hike.

Pears. Well balanced sweetness. A nice peach aftertaste on the end note. Pretty. This is a pretty wine. — 5 years ago

Chris Shultz

9.3

@delectable this is the Piesport Pinot Noir. I don’t know what distinguishes this but it’s not one of their reserve bottles. Still cherry focused, cherry cola. Some blood. Some dried rose and lots of dead leaves. Has developed some secondary notes: plums, cooked and dried fruits. It’s spot on. Good acids. Very fine tannins, very resolved. Not terribly demanding but just right. At this price I wish I could have one per week. The second day it gets plummier and takes on dried, peppery, beefy notes, like drinking magical Coca-Cola. Would be great at wu’s wonton house.

Bought from @Lyle Fass — 5 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Classic goldtropfchen. Restrained tropical. Perfectly ripe peach. Rich in its way. . Huge juicy acids. Lingering finish. Almost teeth rattling. Wow An amazing experience. Bought from fass selections. — 6 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Beautiful nose. Floral, slate, minerals, hint of apricot and peach, palate is to die for, elegant and textured with incredibly focused fruit. More like fruit skin but so precise. Apricot and peach. Terrific freshness, balance and minerality. Delicate mineral finish. Lovely wine. Huge complexity on the finish. A true feinherb in that the sugar only adds a textural element. — 6 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

@delectable this is the reserve Not what I expected. Nose is mineral with some lovely lemon skin. Lemon flowers too. Lovely aromatics. Palate is intense delicious lemon with some Meyer lemon. Very mineral. Great fruit. Really Delicious. Long mineral finish. Bought from Fass Selections. — 7 years ago

with Lyle

Lily Davis

French Wine Specialist at Ottorink Weinbar

9.0

That was good. Simple but sort of deep, with abundant texture and like a velvety mouthfeel. With hausgemacht Teigtaschen mit Salat, it's a fine choice for lunch in Central Europe. Also, andreas likes it ⛸🏔 — 8 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

No Formal Notes. Very nice. — 9 years ago

Kamini Saxena

9.2

Amontillado seco, Escuadrilla/Lustau. Die Geschichte der Bodegas Lustau: 1896 als Don José Ruiz-Berdejo damit begann Weine auf seinem Gut „Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza“ anzubauen und diese später an die großen Handelshäuser der Region weiterzuverkaufen. Im Jahr 1940 verlegte Don Emilio Lustau Ortega, der Schwiegersohn von Don José Ruiz-Berdejo, die Bodega nach Jerez. In den Siebziger Jahren wurden dann die Anlagen auf Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza erneuert und vergrößert. In den 1980er Jahren entwickelte die Firma immer bessere Qualitäten. So entstand das Solera Reserva System mit Fässern aus den Anfangsjahren der Firma. Seit 1990 gehört das Unternehmen zur spanischen Luis Caballero Gruppe, einem der größten Spirituosenhersteller Spaniens. Marktführer für Amontillado. Lustau exportiert mittlerweile in über 40 Länder weltweit. Vier Fünftel der gesamten Produktion werden außerhalb Spaniens verkauft. Lustau Solera Reserva Escuadrilla ist ein Rare Amontillado Sherry aus Jerez. Die feuchte Meeresluft des Atlantiks beeinflusst den Sherry und verleiht ihm sein Aroma. 100% Palomino fino, tiefe goldene Farbe, Nuss Nougat, Haselnüsse, süße Schokolade, Pflaumen, Karamell, Kandis, RZ 5g, Körper, harmonisch, Länge, trocken — 10 years ago

Alex Westphal

9.1

Ein Tag später noch nach dem Zähneputzen schmeckbar. Nicht so salzig wie sein Original-Bruder. — 10 years ago

Chris Shultz

9.0

Not super complex but refreshing. Darker than I expected, in ripeness and on the nose. There’s some blood orange and forest floor and lots of bruised ripe cherries. Slight bit of leather. Blood orange again, vanilla, and pine on the finish. It’s cherry season out there so if everyone wants to keep talking about cherries, go out and follow them throughout the season and cycles of ripeness. There’s some soft but present, fairly fine-grained tannins and a grey stream mineral finish. — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.1

Mineral bomb here. Slate, minerals, some peach skin, almost no fruit. Very expressive. Palate is juicy with lovely energy and purity. Rich and textured with great opulence but also energy to burn. Lovely stuff. — 5 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

Fragrant, light, and minerally Pinot. Light sappy cherries, warm baking spice , and pungent minerality in the nose. Lean but very flavorful in the mouth. Some cherry fruit, but lots of savory elements and acids. Good length. — 6 years ago

with Lyle

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Gorgeous. Top “GG” style dry from SV. Stunning. Wow. What a nose. Insane. Peach skin, cooling blue fruits, apricot, all mid season ripeness. Balanced and so pure and so fresh. Complex. Stunning mouthfeel. Insane purity. So long. Genius wine. Balanced structure and fruit forward. — 6 years ago

PS Michaels

9.2

If you aren’t hip to German Pinot Noir you are missing out. — 7 years ago

Xavi Nolla

9.0

Herr Pinot Noir #mosel — 8 years ago

Tania Bello

9.1

Had it with a shrimp scampi... so delicious! — 9 years ago

Jean-Claude Du Shaw

9.4

Kurz nach dem Öffnen sehr Säure dominiert. 24 Stunden später ausgewogen und sehr nachhaltig. Trocken ausgebaut. Ein Hauch von Süße lässt sich höchstens erahnen. Top Essensbegleiter. — 10 years ago

Will Predhomme

Sommelier, Vintner The North Shore Project, Master of Wine candidate

9.3

Young Riesling made by a young winemaker from an old site. Such amazing potential. — 10 years ago

Alex Westphal

9.2

Ganz klassischer spätburgunder aus Deutschland. Ausgeglichen, fast schon leicht, aber später kommt er. — 10 years ago

S.S. Mandani

9.0

Fresh, creamy, almost like a lemongrass lavender candle. Interesting.

Good carbonation. Good sweetness. Good fruit and acidity. Nice and off dry. The kicker that really rounds out a Riesling for me is not just it’s fresh, herb quality, but umami. I think the savoriness in wonderfully working Rieslings is often underrated or overlooked. We’ve got a bit of it here, which rounds out the experience nicely. — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

This is a KabiNett by the back label. Interesting they call it a Grand Reserve. Highest category I’ve seen at Spater Veit. Insane nose. Spices and perfumed. Peach skin, apple skin, so complex. The Piesport spice bazaar in full effect. Gorgeous hit of honey and tangelo. Palate is a dream. Juicy and complex but light and lithe with such amazing vivid and pure citrus fruits on the mid and finish. Stunning complexity and depth yet so light and nimble. — 5 years ago

Stanislav Lobanov

9.0

16.5/20 (90/100) Аромат грушевого варенья, абрикосового джема и яблочных леденцов. Сладкое с довольно высокой, покалывающей язык кислотностью. Насыщенное во вкусе. Очень хорошо. — 6 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

From a site within Goldtropfchen this is an absolute stunner. 2017 sweet wines are 🔥🔥. Huge nose of apricot, minerals, sweet peaches, vulcanized rubber but in that Mosel way. So good. Amazing balance and richness. Like pink grapefruit with sugar on top and then a whiplash acidity, minerality and salinity. My god this is good. So clean and nimble while being intense and rich. The Mosel ballet. Finishes bone fry. Stunning wine. Coming to an inbox near you. — 6 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Stunning. Nose has a hint of maturity. Petrol, dry leaves, lemon, apple skin, herbal, insanely complex. Palate has so many minerals. Concentrated, bitter fruits, so mineral. High acid and lovely structure to burn. — 6 years ago

Michael Wilson

8.9

Lovely liter — 7 years ago

with Scott

Dani

9.2

Dem ist 6 Monate später nichts hinzuzufügen;) — 8 years ago

Alex Alan

Wine Director Hotel Delmano

9.0

2013. Apricot, lime, salt. Outstanding!!! — 9 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.5

Brilliant! That is a buy, year after year. A 2011 on the list. Well done Dan Veit. — 10 years ago

Sarah McGrew

8.9

Riesling wine night. As they go I really liked this. Not too sweet. Tricked — 10 years ago

Melody Koh

9.3

Refreshing Riesling with hints of green apple and pear. — 11 years ago