Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Superb bottle. All velvet on the palate. Huge epic nose full of spice and florals. Noble structure and depth. Ripe tannins. Long finish. Packs some black cherry. Terrific. — a day ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Superb aromas of green apple, minerals, sea air and lime zest. Awesome palate presence and sap. Juicy and textured. Chewy almost but so delicate. Out of this world. — 3 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

This is backwards out of the gates but it’s all there. Huge density, power and concentration while remaining fresh and incisive. Needs an hour and I will be back. Needed way more than an hour. Still on day 2 this is dense and sinewy. Really structured but so fresh. Acts like high end Crozes or baby Hermitage. On day 3 this has finally come around! Like the 18 and 15! Unreal aromas and so expansive. Sweet, dense and long 9.4 to 9.5. But it was like pushing a boulder up a cliff. — 9 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Had also at dinner and was elegant, complex and ready to go. Nose a tiny bit funky but still this was all class. — 2 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Such a terrific value. Meaty nose with blackberry and dark red berries. Mint, herbs and flowers. Needs air for the granite to show. Palate is delicate and juicy with terrific complexity and freshness. So pure and wispy for a Cornas. Still dense but so juicy. Incredibly well made. — 6 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Glorious. Violets, pastille, clay, granite and herbs. So aromatic. Palate is juicy and so energetic. So dense yet slippery and awesome, ripe tannins. More notes after dinner! With air this has come alive. Nose is so intensely pastille. Sweet blackberries. Violets. Gravy. So aromatic. Palate is so elegant and soft. Juicy as hell. Such purity. Outrageous. Still brilliant on day 2. So dense and explosive. Unreal clarity here. Wow! — 10 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Needed 30 minutes but what it really needed is 24 hours and it’s getting that. Will report back later. Ahh yeah. 24 hours later this is stunning. Elegant and aristocratic. The sheer class of this is so impressive. Nose has lime zest, vanilla extract, and palate has that 10% opulence hit that just soars into the jagged juicy edges of the finish. 9.5 to 9.7 overnight. Genius. — 3 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Big, fruity nose of cherries, spice and some cherry jolly rancher. Palate is just a big hug of fruit and juiciness. Terrific energy and sweetness. Wonderful wine. Not complex but so pleasurable. — 8 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Huge aromas of bee pollen, wild flowers, lemon and lime pith, airy sea air, sultana, and some slate. Fruit is melon, cantaloupe and more. Unreal nose. Palate has just so much energy and an enraging sweetness from ripeness and a skoche of sugar. Extraordinary raciness and concentration and an almost tannic density. So clean and wispy but there is major structure here. Needs air but my god is this delicious. With 5 hours of air this has gotten so elegant and nimble. Just stunning. — 8 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

A new fave from Girard. Stunning nose of wet earth, chord progression cherries, wet moss, wild mint and so feral and stoney. Glorious. 2023 is so good! Palate is so lush, yet has bold Pommard tannins that finish super stoney. Juicy and so dense but elegant as hell. Unreal fruit and concentration. Just epic. Let’s see how air treats it. Lush and energetic on day two with amazing black cherry and such depth. A baby but so delicious. — 11 days ago