Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

Stunning as usual. Nose is dense almost like a pastry aromatic texture if that makes sense. Gorgeous green apple and some pear and huge minerals but you smell the opulence of 2022. Lots of brown sugar as well. Rich, energetic and just full of fruit. Huge fruit which is just brilliant here. So complex and concentrated with the fruit veering more towards fruit skin. Exquisite balance and drop dead purity. Wow this is clean. Stunning inner mouth aromas. Chewy and dense unreal depth. Finish leans saline and the juiciness keeps pumping the fruit skin, little bit of fruit flesh and unreal length that also has tiny accents of spice. Brilliant. What a finish. Lingers like a bad zit. I love 22, has all the opulence, but also all the minerality and all the energy. Brilliant. Ah wow, after 6+ hours open this is a delight. It’s so filigreed and elegant with sweet minerals and so much juiciness backed by the most unreal precision ever. — 6 days ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Bright and light and fresh. Salinity and hints of lime with rich and lovely clarity. Excellent — a month ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Alvaro Bustillos

9.1

Boda san miguel allende gomez it con lalo o magnum — 3 months ago

Jay Kline

9.0

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a couple of hours. The 2021 pours a deep purple color with an opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe dark fruits: blackberries, dark cherry, plums, purple flowers, cocoa, organic earth and warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium. A crowd pleaser to drink now but with enough substance to enjoy through 2036. — 14 days ago

Arecibo Message

8.9

Been hanging on to this for 12 years; yikes. From Jason at Solano Cellars. At La Posta in Santa Cruz. Not quite past it yet! But waiting for the character. Tight on nose, not too past it lacking perspective so far. — 21 days ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

White and yellow florals. On the palate there are ripe citrus flavours. Delicate with a piercing intensity, if that makes sense - just the right amount of oak influence. At 10 years this white burgundy still has tension but overall a lean impression - a few years left in the cellar - I have one left. Points off for a ridiculously heavy and large bottle. I had to store it in my magnum storage. — 2 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Elegant & floral showing red berry, cherry, licorice, sweet on the palate with violet & tobacco leaf — 7 days ago

Steve Anderson

9.2

Dinner with Elise Gaillard and family at their home. Still going strong. — 2 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

This had rich notes of lemon curd, apple, pear with stony mineral, chalk, flint, saline & floral. Beautiful wine! — 2 months ago

Clay Bullwinkel

9.3

Tart apple, strawberry, full flavors, long finish. Masterful. — 3 months ago