Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

What a great showing. Confectionery nose. Superb minerality. So complex. Apricot and peach skin. Just staggering minerality. Palate is bright and full of energy and so pure. Terrific acidity. Really long and clings to the palate. A brilliant showing. Wonderful texture. Outrageous. — 5 years ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.5

Creme brûlée, spicey, superb valmur. — 7 years ago

Marco Venturini

9.2

Superb Wine still rich, complex and alive.. — 7 years ago

Kirk F

9.4

Mag. The cork blew up and we had to Macgyver our way out of the dust but the contents were superb. — 8 years ago

Robert Harmelin

9.3

Superb has great aging potential can’t wait to see how things develop over the next 10 years — 8 years ago

Keith Browning

9.4

Superb out of magnum; rich fruit and great balance — 8 years ago

Pascal Jeangirard

9.0

A great wine for a great evening Had it with a selection of cheeses absolutely superb, vintage 1984. — 9 years ago

Guillermo Gonzalez

9.3

Superb. Needed something to stand up to a bone in rib eye as well as an unruly 1 year old. Deep garnet color. Lot of berries on the nose with hints of smoke and bacon fat. Beautiful long tannic finish. — 5 years ago

Alan Weinberg

9.3

painfully intense in a very good way, bright fresh dense fruit all lifted by a well-integrated acid backbone. Superb creaminess, fine mousse, long future. Damn, makes me want 08 even more. Blows away 04 and 06. — 6 years ago

Maria

9.5

Ovid, Ovid Ovid. What can I say? I love you ❤️. Dark fruit, lovely tannins and superb acidity. Soooo good. — 8 years ago

Brad Page

9.4

Amazing wine again. Loved it. For a 3rd growth not in an exceptional year it was superb. I see why Palmer is seen as a powerhouse and should really be promoted in growth. Yummy. — 8 years ago

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John Osgood

10

Superb young Cabernet. — 8 years ago

with Randy

Jen

9.4

Superb and still quite lovely. And lively. — 9 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.4

Word on the street is Butteaux triumphs MDT in warm vintages. In comes Raveneau Butteaux 2005. It had a superb nose that made it hard to put down. Palate didn’t quite match, but Raveneau is always a pleasure to drink — 5 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.7

From the extraordinary Jean Louis Chave, superb complexity and depth, smoked bacon, sweet red fruits, hints of tobacco, smokey herbs and a gorgeous floral finish. — 7 years ago

Daniel M

9.1

Cherry delight. Superb fruity nose. Long and lean palate full of fruit and an everlasting finish. Once again we had a blast. — 7 years ago

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9.6

The 1988 d'Yquem is almost identical to the bottle I tasted in 2016. This is almost Barsac-like in style on the nose with scents of barley sugar, complemented by marmalade and mandarin, fresh and vibrant with a palpable sense of energy. The palate is medium-bodied with a viscous texture but it is not, and has never been, as unctuous as either the 1989 or 1990. However, what the 1988 does possess is a surfeit of vitality and tension. There are layers of blood orange, quince and marmalade towards the finish that as the aromatics suggest, comes across as quite Barsac in style. Superb. Tasted at Château Batailley. (Neal Martin, Vinous, May 2018) — 8 years ago

Paul van Maaren

9.6

Currently in a great place, well balanced, pure and precise with warm gravel and earthy, delicate red berry silky texture - superb — 8 years ago

Greg Lowe

9.6

Surprisingly youthful nose of luscious rich plummy baked dark red fruits and the most etheral sous bois and pipe tobacco I've ever smelled. The palate had poise and grace in its age, everything was in fantastic balance. The tannins are shockingly fine, adding the structure that is necessary to hold everything together. Simply superb. I can only hope I show as well as this when I'm nearly 65! — 9 years ago

Andrew Brenner

9.5

Superb bottle. Bright acid, blueberry, tobacco and herbs. Accompany to an outstanding meal. — 9 years ago