Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Stunning, lifted nose of violets, blackberry, red fruit, florals and a little barbecue-sauce savoriness, almost Côte-Rôtie-like in perfume. The palate is juicy, elegant and nicely mature, with good texture and freshness, but it lacks the excitement and precision of Sylvain Gauthier’s later wines. Unfortunately, there is also a touch of heat on the finish that I cannot get past. Beautiful aromatics, solid wine, but the palate keeps it at 9.3. — 8 days ago

Alan Hyde

9.1

Really nice, a little subdued compared to other Montachets. — 2 years ago

Sam Friedland

9.2

Beautiful CDP, raspberries, and no tannins — 3 years ago

Alexandre Pagliano

8.9

Very dark rubi robe, nose of dark cherries and a hint of menthol, very rich and pleasant in the mouth with good volume and fruit. Shows complexity in the finish. Modern styled wine that has what it takes to please, no excess. We liked it. — 4 years ago

with Jose and Adriana

Steve Anderson

9.2

Young, but great upside potential. Old vine Marsanne from the lieu-dit Aubert, east of the Sainte Epine vineyard. One of the original St Joseph appellation parcels, tended by Trollat for decades according to the spec sheet. Delightful. — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

New project between Remi Gauthier and his brother Sylvain Gauthier. Killer nose. Honey, honeycomb, beeswax, mineral, some vineyard peach but barely there. Huge earthy notes and killer minerals. Super precise and aromatic. Spice, herbs. Wow what complexity. This is awesome. Smells like elite white Rhone. Palate is teeming with energy, richness and ripeness and insane purity. Wow this is terrific. Awesome inner mouth aromas and terrific almost Rieslingesque freshness, minerality and intensity. So juicy with an explosiveness to it. This is the best beginner white Rhone i have ever tasted. Just stunning. — 6 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Aged in Stockinger barrels. Spicy, with a touch of wood and cake spices. No sulfites. Juicy, clean and remarkably pure, with gras texture balanced by freshness. Gentle, delicate, deep and explosive all at once. — a month ago

Arnaud Tisseyre

9.6

Fruité, très bon
Env 10e — 2 years ago

DC

9.0

Réveillon 2024 — 3 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

Insane, sick nose, granite dust, so so aromatic, more structured than 20, amazing zen density, 9.8. Insane juiciness.
— 3 years ago

Nate Wall

Winemaker at Troon Vineyard

8.9

Only ask is for a bit more acid. But great texture, weight, lovely. — 4 years ago

Brendan Wright

8.9

Early harvest Loire Cab Franc — 6 years ago

Angelo Casagrande

9.0

Get an intense, syrupy cherry, and that stony minerality. Intense, not a light gamay. Tom- your description is accurate. Thanks for the bottle! — 6 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2021 | blind tasted I thought Merlot, but that is only 1/3, 2/3 is Cabernet Sauvignon. Refinement and rondeur. Plums, cassis, hints of tobacco and chocolate. — 10 months ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Nice but perhaps not at the level I was hoping. Quite fruit forward with lots of nice dark fruit with the requisite olive notes etc. Tannins and acid both less than expected. Nice pairing with chicken roasted with feta and olives. — a year ago

Kevin McCann

9.0

Good rose from green monkey wine club, bought one to go — 3 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

olive and dark cherry, gamey and ripe, so serene and zen, nuanced beyond belief, crystalline purity and superb structure and density, amazing purity and length. inner mouth aromas. sappy and super dense with insane structures. Length is insane. — 3 years ago

Matt

9.4

Painfully young, but that old vine syrah and granite density make it hard to resist. Dark, angry, pure granitic bite on the back half, needs some time, but the ripeness and warming fruit is coaxed out with air. I see a lot of potential here. — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

@Delectable Wine this is the red Crozes. Thanks!

Gorgeous nose on this new project from the Gauthier Brothere. Lovely, lurid, gamey, peppery, white pepper, cracked black pepper, huge granite, such complexity, really refined and well made. You can tell from first sniff there is a high degree of winemaking skill here. The nose is terrific. 9.3/9.4 verging. I love well made Crozes. Palate is a delight, superb purity and freshness and densely fruited but also dense minerals. So sappy and pure. Blackberry fruit, red berry fruit, sappy spices and gaminess. Bacon even. This is so well fruited and balanced between sauvage/game and pure unreal fruit on a granite background. Just so impressive. After air impressive sweetness and energy abound. Really terrific balance and finish. — 6 years ago

Severn G

9.0

Nose has under-ripe pineapple, cut yellow apple, yellow raspberry, faint herbal notes and wet, crushed rock.

Palate has saline apple juice, mashed yellow raspberry, dried lemon pith and moist garden soil. Solid acidity and a long finish, fun wine.

An interesting relative to Chardonnay, our first time ever with this grape. One more box checked on the lifetime experience of wine enjoyment and palate training. — 6 years ago