Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

A rock star of a wine. Just stunning. Nose is all red and black cherries and just so layered and hedonistic. 2022 is soooo good right now. Juicy and dense with serious structure and unreal black cherry fruit tempered by such fierce minerality. But it’s all so elegant. Insane freshness and purity. This is young but the explosiveness, concentration and tiny berry fruit intensity are top notch here. I know my score will rise. Insanely long finish. All class. — 16 hours ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Perfect snow wine. Deep, dark, brooding and continually unfolding. Deep black and green olive, lavender, feral, meaty, and wildly floral. Blackberry. Palate is so generous and has unreal purity and palate presence. Silky, sweet fruit that is so pure. Ripe and deep with much energy and depth. Needs air but this an epic wine. — 3 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Brilliant nose. Unreal barrel spice, green apple skins, ripe pear and some melon. Staggeringly pure. Wafting salty minerals. Really gorgeous. Palate is ripe and rich with just insane complexity. Juicy and so clean. Unreal finesse and delicacy. So mouthwatering and pure. Super juicy and clean. Terrific inner mouth aromas and endless depth. Outrageous. A stunning Equinces. Wow the nose on this wine is incredible. Wafting! — 7 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. — 10 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

The nose immediately pulls you in. Just spellbinding. Insane florals and black cherry plus mid season red cherries and crazy spice. Cranberry bog and mashed blackberries as well. Just a stunning nose. 9.7. Palate starts off with some pokey acid but there is an engaging suppleness underneath and a gorgeous plush texture. Soft yet firm like a great mattress. Wow the black cherry on the nose is super elite. Textured, juicy and really coming into its own. The fruit on the palate is outrageous and top top notch. The nose gets herbal with loads of Swiss alpine love and unreal clarity. The texture is like a pillow and the fruit presentation on the palate is just next level. So silky like the most silky I have had less Brisset. Stunning wine. Curious to see where it goes but right now it’s blowing my mind. After 5 hours open the nose is buzzing with herbs, cherry skins and luscious cherry fruit that is all red. Glorious, Nose still a 9.7, but closer to a 9.8 now. Palate is silkier but also a bit closer, which these wines tend to do. Go through a closed phase like this and re-emerge. Let’s see what tomorrow brings. — 21 hours ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Absolutely a delicious wine. Amazingly sweet crackly fruit, velvety but substantial tannin and terrific length and freshness. Huge floral bouquet. Very complex and spicy. Needs air but amazing. Even better day 2 with black cherry Gamay fruit and awesome length, crackle and freshness. — 5 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. — 10 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

So brilliant. Nose of meyer lemon, seashells, that Chablis soul. Palate is round and rich yet taught and linear. Clearly needs air for the finish to fan out. But is sneakily persistent. So good and will get way better with air. Always does here. Wow with some air. This got elite quick. — 2 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Outrageous. Just crazy. Huge herbals. Huge florals. Tree bark, citrus stem, unreal aromas. Confectionary. Nose is a 9.9. Just incredible. Palate is just killer. Super elegant and deep with a midpalate I can get lost in. Superb fruit soak and unreal purity. Gently concentrated. Pure apple, melon and apricot fruit. Drinking so well now. After 16 hours open this continues to develop amazingly. Unreal confectionary nose. Some classic vulcanized rubber and unreal clarity. This is genius. Smarties nose. Palate is so fine and nimble but it’s got some weight and heft. Juicy and so clean. Icing on a cake texture. Just stunning. — 4 days ago

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. — 9 days ago