emilie cycz

10

Mind boggling. On the nose is a high acid white like gruner or riesling. Unripe raspberry and plum, effervescence that dances around, has a slight tannin going down. Light wine but has structure — 9 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Nectar of the gods. Apricot. Honey still fresh. Wow. — 2 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

@Delectable Wine this is just called “Pinot Noir. Thanks.

This is a blend of 30% 17 and 70% 18 as Sven thought 17 was too light. Stunning nose. Ethereal sour and sweet mid season cherries. Wild mint and spice. What a palate. Wonderful purity, crunch, sweetness and silky depth. Awesome. Really elegant and lovey persistence. So delicate and lacey. Velvety tannins and just a hint of bitterness on the finish which adds to the appeal. Such sultry fruit. All red fruits all day. Terrific minerality comes through on the finish. Needs a bit of air. I’ll be back.

Wow now the nose rocks. Honeyed, floral, grassy, herbal, so so good. Smells like a scene in nature. Insane florals. Elegant and sweeter fruit. Still the bitterness is there. — 3 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Nose is gorgeous. Stone fruits. Juicy and perfect. Lovely and so pure. So mineral and juicy. — 2 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Nose is creamy, opulent and ripe. Background of lean minerals. Nice breadth. Melon and cantelope. So pure. Palate is opulent and ripe with lovely texture and just the right amount of acidity. Very easygoing and delicious. Good concentration and exceptional purity and as it airs out it gets leaner and more acidic. 9.3 for now but can see this going higher. Love how lean and nervy this gets with air. So good. Lime zest and flesh now inflecting on the palate. Zippy, zesty and pure. With air this gains energy and salinity. Amazing intensity. — 2 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Rich nose which is typical for this wine. Honeyed, also some nougat, spice, herbs, so complex. Smell decadent but also has restraint. Tree bark, lemon pith, lanolin. Super complex. Palate is incisive, rich and pure. But it lacks the energy of the 19 ngl. Good acidity and minerality and tons of dry extract. Delicious but again, the 19 crushes it. — 3 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

A new one to me. Nose is rich with hints of phyllo dough, lemon pepper, lime zest, herbs, citrus and more. Wow, palate is electric! 19 rocks in Baden! Terrific purity and delicacy. This is truly wonderful on PnP. Elegant and fresh with terrific and playful minerality. Nose develops more wet earth and Baden “sous bois.” Nose just keeps unfurling. Terrific. Terrific density, concentration and explosiveness. Finish is sneaky long. This is such a complete wine. Hugely mineral wine. Terrific. I think my score will go higher. — 3 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.0

Great nose. Beautiful. Pure. Hugely mineral. Saline. Salty. Huge mineral. — 2 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.1

Big orange blossom. Lime zest. Mineral. Super aromatic. Good acidity and juicy. Clean and pure. — 2 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

One of daughter Georgie’s natural wines. Very perfumed and aromatic particularly being from the Muscat grape also with skin contact. The palate is very “fruit juicy” with low acid. No point in cellaring any of these. — 3 years ago