Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Gorgeous nose, huge fruit, blood, violets, meat, and a hint of mint. Gorgeous and pure, with amazing drinkability and unreal purity. One of the best VDF wines I’ve ever tasted. — 7 days ago

Xinqi Miao

9.8

Private Collection. Keeping 5 year plus. — a year ago

Diane Is Moving To CellarTracker

9.1

🇲🇽 Very light, like 🍓-flavoured water lol — 4 years ago

Bryan Hopkins

9.0

Aromas of pine trees and cinnamon, a Christmas like scent, with more subtle orange, date, and sweet chocolate. Taste of date and plum with oak, chocolate, almond, and orange. — 5 years ago

Faith Emerson

9.1

Coq Au vin! — 6 years ago

with Pickle

yousef saed

9.6

Bleu cheese and nuts. Characteristics I never would have thought I would have liked in a wine but here we are. — 6 years ago

Deezy Sancheezy

9.2

Had the chance to taste this when a stranger poured me a glass at Le Coq Rico, Paris. Amazing. — 8 years ago

Freddy R. Troya

9.3

Besserat de Bellefon “Bleu Brut” NV, Champagne, France 🇫🇷

Overview
A gastronomic Champagne crafted by Besserat de Bellefon, known for producing wines designed specifically for food pairing. This cuvée is composed of 45% Pinot Meunier, 30% Chardonnay, and 25% Pinot Noir, with disgorgement in January 2022. The house style intentionally uses a lower dosage during secondary fermentation to create a softer, finer mousse.

Aromas & Flavors
Intense yeasty notes, lime blossom, fresh citrus, and baked brioche. With air, hints of honeysuckle, toasted hazelnut, and subtle pastry cream begin to emerge.

Mouthfeel
Medium-bodied with an elegant and diaphanous mousse. The bubbles are extremely fine and silky, creating a refined texture while maintaining vibrant freshness and balance.

Food Pairings
Oysters, scallops, sushi, roasted chicken, creamy cheeses, or mushroom-based dishes.

Verdict
A refined and gastronomic Champagne that prioritizes texture and finesse over aggressive effervescence. Elegant, balanced, and built to shine at the table.

Did You Know?
Besserat de Bellefon intentionally reduces the pressure during secondary fermentation to about 4.5 atmospheres instead of the usual 6, creating a softer, creamier mousse designed to pair seamlessly with food.

🍷 Personal Pick
A beautifully textured Champagne with ultra-fine bubbles and impressive complexity. A fantastic example of a house style built for gastronomy rather than pure aperitif drinking. — 4 months ago

Robert Ahlstrom

9.5

Excellent minerality, hint of sweetness — 3 years ago

Aitor Egaña

9.1

Black fruit, caramel, licorice and a nice hint of menthol on the nose, dried fruits with some licorice on the palate — 5 years ago

Byron C Mayes

9.0

Rosy gold. Persistent bubbles and quickly dissipating mousse. Royal Anne cherries and toast on the nose and medium full palate. Yadda, yadda, yadda. It’s great demi-sec Champagne and we’re celebrating. You know why. Drink. Now. — 6 years ago

Kaitlin Costello

9.5

This shit was DELICIOUS. Drank it with some pasta primavera and then high fived myself. — 6 years ago

David MacMillan

9.3

Great barnyard funk, blueberries and diesel, juicy and ripe, good QPR — 7 years ago

Mike Nugent

9.0

Nice crisp wine, great minerals. A really nice summer wine. — 9 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.6

WA Review 95 points ( dense and structured, yet still vibrant and very pure, the 2007 Abelard is 90% Grenache and 10% Syrah. Loaded with deep blackberry and black cherry fruit, licorice, crushed stone and hints of roasted herbs, it is full rich and concentrated, with knockout precision and focus. It is serious stuff and still a baby. Drink it over the coming decade)
96 points for me since it’s aged very well. — 9 months ago

Mark Farrell

9.1

After my rating of the wine two nights ago with the thought that it would pair well with Coq Au Vin, I couldn’t help myself and decided to cook some up. Pairing works very nicely together. — 2 years ago

Marla Forgues-Kostis

10

Costco wine calendar 2020 day 3. I normally don’t care much for whites, but really like this one! — 6 years ago

David Nicewicz

9.1

To Pauillac last night and what was a muted but enjoyable claret. More tertiary-driven flavors like tobacco and lacking some fruit. Nose was completely unyielding. That said, the classic Pauillac flavors in a well-structured wine - enjoyable with coq au vin. — 6 years ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.2

V17. Simply good!! Creamy Raspberry and strawberry fruits. Puns long flinty finish. — 7 years ago

Mark Eastom

9.0

Honeyed nose, with peach, apricot, citrus, wet stones, subtle oak and med acid. Oak comes through more on the palate, but isn't intrusive. Nutty, medium bodied, waxy and round in the mouth. Intriguing wine.. ABV a bit up there for me, 14%, but balanced. I'm a fan. BBQ pork loin working well. — 9 years ago