Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

This is so fucking great. Nose is lanolin and white flowers. Herbal as well and so clean. Just stunning. Focused minerality as well. What a rich and silken texture that just floats in the mouth. Unreal concentration, density and complexity. Wow. This is by far the best Equinces ever. So complete and so compact. Just brilliant. Unreal density yet so nimble. This is genius! So elegant and textured with air. The controlled richness is so powerful in 21’s lean architectural style. — 19 hours ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

I adore this bottling and my goodness did William kill 23. Gorgeous nose of wet earth, peppermint, soppy red and sour cherries, and my goodness like 4D limestone. William has arrived. This is a 9.6 nose. Pre tariffs and weak dollar this was $41!! My goodness this nose is legend. Just stunning. Juicy and so pure. Unreal balance and tangy red fruits and brilliantly framed oak. So pure. Unreal elegance. Just tremendous. Such crunch and energy. What a beauty. Such freshness. Let’s see what air does but this is a 9.5. The nose got insane with air. Like an insane floral bouquet. — 4 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Nose is hyper floral. Melon, wild mint, savory, MT on steroids yet lyrical. Stunning, sappy, deep, loads of dry extract, unreal density and juiciness. Such succulence, freshness, density and dry extract but with powerful fruit clarity. Love the bitter citrus pith on the finish. — 6 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

23 last night and 22 tonight. Gorgeous and man 22 is KINKY. This is such a seductive vintage. My favorite “warm” vintage ever. Nose is a punch in the face. Outrageous dark cherry and black cherry fruit. Like insane. So pure. So vivid. Just insane. Ridiculous. So dense. 9.7 nose. I said what I said. Gorgeous dustiness underneath it all. But my god the nose fruit purity is blowing my mind. Palate is LIGHTS OUT but needs air. Juicy and deep but dominated by tannins but the attack gives it teeth. Wow. Finish is clipped but I believe in this wine and it will deliver as 23 needed 3-6 hours and this will as well. — 2 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.9

The best white wine I have had this year. Meslier, Pinot Gris, Arbanne and Chardonnay. Stunning florals and a bit of Chenin DNA but way better than any Chenin. The nose is like Batard’s art school (RISDE?) cousin with a nose piercing and tons of tattoos. Just ridiculous. Fascinating and so complex but restrained and beautiful. Palate is magic. Huge acid, restrained richness, hint of oak, unreal finesse and just awesome concentration. Finish is minutes long. The perfection of the palate is just beyond anything. This rewired my brain. Absolutely perfect but only a 9.9 as age will rally this into the stratosphere. — 5 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

What an incredible wine. Nose is honey, melon, bee pollen, gras, vanilla, waffles and more. So complex. Palate has tons of freshness and granitic energy and just amazing texture. So elegant and juicy and so so nimble. Brilliant wine! The length is off the charts and I can’t wait to see what air does. I am blown away. — 8 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

In the zone as they say. Nose is bitter apple, some white cherries, kumquat, herbal and stunningly mineral. So expressive and maybe a hint of petroleum. Great depth, minerals and huge dry extract but so nimble and fresh. Juicy and pithy with lots of fruit flesh that is more towards the pit than when you bite into the fruit. So pure and drinking insane out of the bottle. Wow, so elegant and complex now with air. Maybe a 9.6? — 2 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Such a pretty nose. Gorgeous elegant florals, lipstick like intensity and sour cherries and mid season cherries. Gorgeous purity and intensity but a bit closed on the finish but fresh and wonderful acids. Really clear fruit but this clearly needs air as did the Savigny Narbantons but that was more structure dominated and this is more acid - structure doninated. But the nose is singing like nothing else. Gorgeous velvety tannins that coat the cheeks and extraordinary concentration and depth. After many hours this got super opulent and was so seductive. Fresh and zippy combined with opulence. — 3 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.1

Fine but boring and narrow. Just lacked energy and excitement. I don’t know, never had one of these that excited me. — 5 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

On a hot day there is nothing like this wine. Kinky, confectionary nose with cotton candy, citrus, apricot and slate. Tons of wet earth and damp slate. Stunning. Palate has electric acidity and generous fruit but is really grippy and structured on the finish. This so fine and so nimble. My goodness this is a stunning vintage of this. Just a baby but so hard to resist. The structure is incredible. What a mouthwatering finish. — 8 days ago