Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Needed 1 hour last night then it got reductive. But today oh man! Nose is glorious red fruits, granite, herbs and flowers. Clay, iron ore. Some blackberry as well. palate is raw and feral with blood, guts and meat. Concentrated and linear. Unreal texture and finish but needs a decade. — 20 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Really coming into its own. Gorgeous nose of grilled meats, black olive, green olive, dark herbs. Mashed dark flowers. So layered, complex and ethereal. 2014. can be so good. Elegant and so supple with terrific granite freshness and fine tannins. Gorgeous berry fruit persists on the extended finish. Fantastic energy and depth here but also not as big as the important vintages. This reminds of the best off vintage Bordeaux from great estates. Really love this. — 10 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.2

Great fruit blackberries. Nose is granite and sweet fruit. Palate is blackberry and granite.

Bought from fass selections — 4 years ago

Henry Wallace

9.4

Absolutely gorgeous. — 2 months ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.4

Big and bold, in the positive way! — 5 months ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.4

Lovely texture, richness without flab. Mineral nose, tropical fruit on the palate. The quenching freshness on the finish really takes this to the next level. Lovely. — 3 years ago

with Alsu

Jason

9.0

Enjoyed this $25 red over dinner. — 4 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

New label for 21. Love it. Nose is ripe cassis, blackberry and red currant. Needs time to open but it’s very lifted, very bright and very 21. Some granite there but needs coaxing. Ok, after some coaxing we got florals, some herbals and really expansive. Gorgeous. But it will give more. Palate is very 21 and is backwards and closed. Hmmmm? Are 21’s closing? Maybe. Balanced and juicy but really dominated by its architecture right now. Great concentration and ripe tannins and major 21 classical structure. Needs air and also a decade. I will return. Some wet earth now developing and herbals but it’s slow moving. Big, drying tannins but a juicy long finish. It’s cranky. But energetic, pure and outrageous length. After 5 hours nose is all blueberries, wild mint, herbs and game. Red fruited as well. Wonderful. So elegant juicy and super mineral. Lush and soft but grippy. 9.4 to 9.5. — 3 months ago

Jen

9.2

Lovely wine from patriarche — 2 years ago

tim heyman

9.5

Drunk April 9 2022Malu’s birthday. Possibly best wine in my cave better than 1er cru with everything you could want from Bordeaux — 4 years ago