Confectionary nose that is teeming with energy. Awesome minerals, sugar snap peas and airiness. So clean and intense. Awesome. Has that 19 lift. Rich, yet also so energetic and crisp. Has terrific fruit intensity like apricot and kumquat but finished mineral and shows its limestone footprint. So good. Lovely tension between elegant richness and intense minerality and crunch. — 4 years ago
Elegant. Off dry. Classic. — 6 years ago
Not a bad liter bottle Grüner for the price. 4/3 is better than one. — 8 years ago
The trockenbeerenauslese is obviously a treat, but these guys also have great GG Riesling, and credible Spatburgunder — 8 years ago
Super aromatics — 9 years ago
Raikas tuulahdus Itävallasta. Osuma Dim sumien kanssa. — 10 years ago
Bright mineral character at first, then rich yellow fruit and spice. Quite deluxe.
— 11 years ago
Ranis, heavy powerful red wine from Austris — 11 years ago
Another stunning nose. Apple. Green apple, barely ripe pear and stunning vivid minerals. Hint of smoke. Good breadth to the nose. Palate is ripe and rich but has such cut and minerality. Silky yet structured and just the mildest, complimentary hint of oak. Very very juicy. Complex, jagged minerality and some caressing barely there apple fruit. Long, even some lovey finesse and wonderful purity. Nose develops some woodsy, tree bark aromas after some minimal air. Also some lovely spice. Like an incense spice. Terrific depth. This is special. — 4 years ago
Really complete now. Starts out savory and sweetens up with air. There are such excellent chiseled minerals that get cut with air at the same rate that the fruit gets sweet and fleshy. The fruit gets more pink too, more raspberry than cherry. The savory component changes with air in a non-linear fashion, but it’s an excellent forest smell, wild maitake and violet. Really well resolved. Such fine tannins. Compared to the Thörle, which has more aspects to it, and now seems composed, this feels so much more organic and soulful. There’s not a jagged edge in here. Great. — 5 years ago
Price vs quality 👍 — 7 years ago
Dry as can be with great minerality. — 8 years ago
Absolutely delicious, fresh — 9 years ago
2012 is really drinking well, good fruit and just a touch of spice, nice bang for the buck. — 9 years ago
Science experiment. Not open for just three days but closer to three months and still singing — 9 years ago
16/20 (90/100)
#austria #grünerveltliner #pts90 — 10 years ago
2012 Winzerhof Stahl damastener Stahl Silvaner — 11 years ago
Old vines equal delicious wines!! — 11 years ago
Schöne Farbe angenehme Säure — 4 years ago
Biden Harris Inauguration! — 4 years ago
Quite rich & powerful with ripe pomelo and green grapefruit, lemon tart and some matchstick reduction. Fullbodied with the wood nicely integrated, good lemony acidity and nice length with a flinty finish. Needs some time to aerate so large burgundy glasses are a must. — 7 years ago
Loved this! Drank it at a wine bar in Innsbruck with Andrew (Kym, Helen, and Tamara joined us). Nose was slightly musty but it had the most beautiful hint of sweetness. Absolutely delicious. — 8 years ago
Super mineral, wet earth, creamy, very fragrant, delicious, juicy and deep. 1 grams of RS. Terrific acids. Oak is in the background and gives structure. Complex. 20% stainless, 80% older barriques. Between 2-6 years old. — 9 years ago
If you are in the mood for rose this is pretty good! — 9 years ago
Urlaub mit Ines und Torsten! — 10 years ago
Very light Riesling — 10 years ago
Full bodied, low tanins — 11 years ago
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections
Gorgeous nose. Fresh mowed grass. Peach, apricot, minerals and some vulcanized rubber. Very petty. Amazing how sugar changes the whole equation. Nose gains depth and breadth as it airs out. Palate is lights out with unreal fresh layers of fruit, peach, apricot and white peach. Nose gets more evocative and blends limestone and vineyard peach. Such a summer wine. And likely great with food. Dense, light, nimble and just the right amount of barely there sweetness. Outstanding. — 4 years ago