Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Tough vintage only means that Aligre transcended the vintage even more than normal. Killer nose. Such pure fruit. Rhubarb city. Strawberry, plum skin, cassis, but barely cassis and gorgeous light mid to early season cherry. Smoke, mint and more. Stunning fruit clarity on the attack and terrific concentration and depth. Chewy and tannic and finish is clipped for now but just opened and needs much time to unwind but good bones. So juicy and pure. Wow. The tannins are a combo of very 13 and very aligre. I love them so much. So sappy, dry, noble and pure. This has 50 years ahead of it. — a day ago

Jason Gelman

9.1

1985 Cru Borgeois from Bel Air Lagrave. Tobacco leaf, cigar smoke, really subtle leather. Very pretty. — 7 months ago

Ryan Colthorp

9.1

Juice world. Cherries. GSMC blend. Great find at Vin Chicago. — 2 years ago

JKT

9.2

An excellent well aged mellowed complex ripe cherry notes. Willie finished bottle! — a month ago

Karita Troberg

9.1

Seems very light but actually taste is rich and the wine has strong tannins. Surprisingly mature smell. — 5 months ago

Bruce Leboff

8.9

A little long in the tooth. Colour a deeper yellow than a younger example. Nose is subtle ( read limited) interesting on the palate. Pleasant with a medium long finish. — 7 months ago

with David

Ray Vanderhoff

9.2

Alsatian White varietal from Michigan. Loads of mouth watering acidity! Complex nose of orange, lemon and white flowers. Lemon-Lime flavors with a hint of fresh cut grass. Minerals and chalk on the finish! Totally interesting! Really delicious! Revisited in November 2022. Still fresh tasting. Reached its peak. — 4 years ago

Matt Waring

8.9

Really nice St. Emilion satellite wine. After 30 min the palate is ripe with red and black fruit and vegetation. The tannic bite on the back end is soft and smooth. Great QPR — 3 months ago

Chris Buggy

9.0

Delicious. Berries, good structure, good counterpoint to the spice — 6 months ago

with Jennifer

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2017 vintage. Decanted and tasted after 30 mins. Medium-heavy body but starting to thin out slightly. Taupenot-Merme is one of the "bigger bodied" Burgs. Wanted more earth but got more spice instead. Decent compromise. Seems like another 3-4 years would find this hitting the optimal sweet spot. 8.23.24. — 10 months ago