Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

I tasted these 22’s this summer in barrel and now Achim sent me a couple samples and they are just insane. This vintage for Achim is one of the best I have tasted across the board from anybody in Germany. Stunning nose of red cherry fruit, glorious spice and citrus peel (tangelo, blood orange, mineola orange), minerals and gorgeous wet earth. The spice is just glorious and next level. Wowzers. It’s so fine and so pointed. Palate is just insane. This is an all time bottle of wine here. Unreal acids. Cleansing. So juicy and fresh with astonishing purity and depth. Nimble yet concentrated and never forced. Young and needs mega air but the bones of an elite wine are here. This is the purest Achim wine I have ever had. This will keep opening and I will be back. As this airs the fruit is even sweeter. Just tiny berry explosions. Now the nose has shifted into a higher gear. Unreal perfume. Feral as well. Heavenly. Wow the acid and sweet and sour fruit is stunning. Such sap on the finish. Epic. — 11 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Terrific aromas of pink grapefruit, sage, herbs, sandstone, gooseberry and gorgeous kiwi. Really clean and fresh with nice balance between fruit and mineral. Palate is clean and ripe with flavors of grapefruit intermingled with herbs. Concentrated and dense with great purity and wonderful freshness. Really nice finish. Nose now has lemon pith and zest. — 8 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Gorgeous nose. Perfumed. Floral. Silky and juicy. Lovely and juicy. So nimble and elegant. Very feminine. Crunchy and ripe tannins. Lovely purity. Really pretty. Silky.

@Delectable Wine this wine is called Achim Dürr Pinot Noir Von Buntsandstein. Thanks! — 3 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Nose is very very deep here. A bit mute but gorgeous and so so pretty. High toned cherry, raspberry, cranberry and sour cherry. So aromatic, even when somewhat muted. Wow. Wow. Wow. That palate is crazy. Unreal velvety tannins and superb depth and concentration. Very Vosne like with gorgeous purity. Darker fruits on the palate. Black cherry but mixed with sour cherry as wells. The nose will need some time. Super grippy and the sweetness of the fruit is out of control. This is such an amazing wine. While obviously young this is like a German Vosne 1er Cru. Can’t wait to see when this opens. Nose has opened a bit but this will be a slow unraveling. But man that palate is just devastating. So silky and velvety with just superb concentration and supple, seductive fruit. Almost a 9.7. — 11 days ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Wow. Nose: Dense cherry out of the gate.

Palate: dense cherry. So bright.

Fass selections. — 9 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Really stunning nose. Gamey, meaty, Chambertin like. Very aromatic and very pretty. Gorgeous and insane vivid cherries. Really top notch clarity here. Just incredible. Gorgeous red fruits. 12.5%. Wonderful. Super juicy and pure. So fresh and just bursting with ripe acidity. Sweet fruit but edgy and so fresh. Long and tangy. Very very pure. Excellent ripe tannins. Amazing energy. Silky and a classic example of red riesling. So complete. — 3 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.6

Nose: hand crushed wild blackberries. So fresh and intense. Sexy licorice. As this opens it just smells like money. So dense. So intense. Vosne romanee like. Daaaaaamn. Psychotic.

Palate: so direct. Perfect wild blackberry licorice. Intense juice. Deeeeelish. Elegant spice.

A fucking crazy wine. Up with the greats of burgundy but it’s own style. Singular. Magical. I’m in love.

A psychedelic dream of Pinot noir. Timothy Leary.


What if Lalou bize Leroy went in an acid trip ?

So fresh. So distinctive. So out there. The cure for ennui.
Fass selections. — 10 days ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Needs a 90 minute decant. An 8/10 on open.

Nose: some vegetal. Blackberry flower. Cherry. A. hint of miraculousness . Almost like great old bordeuax. Distinctive. Especially for a syrah. Peeking pink roses. Vegetal declines over time.

Palate: silky cherry fruit. Sooo silky.

9.4 for geek factor.

Fass selections — a month ago

Peter C

9.4

Beautiful wine. — 2 years ago

Andreas von Dreusche

9.2

Teuer, aber gut. Teuer, weil nur schmale Ernte in 2020, so mein Händler. — 3 years ago