Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

At dinner at Le Cabotte. Entering a gorgeous drinking window. The nose is classic Chinon, loaded with red currant, crushed herbs, mineral dust, and hints of cassis. Beautiful Cabernet Franc herbaceousness, not green or vegetal, but alive. Red currants, crushed herbs, a little tobacco leaf, iron, stone, and that unmistakable Loire freshness. The fruit has enough generosity from the vintage to give a subtle fleshiness underneath the structure. The palate is all tension and energy. Incredible freshness, mouthwatering acidity, and a long mineral spine carry the wine across the palate. Unlike Baudry’s larger, more powerful bottlings, this is about movement. The fruit feels suspended in the acidity, and every sip seems to pull the next sip forward. After forty minutes of air, the wine became even more expressive. The red currant and herbaceous notes moved to the forefront, joined by gorgeous minerality and tremendous freshness. It is not thick or heavy like Cabernet Sauvignon, nor does it possess the density of Baudry’s biggest cuvées. Instead, it is all acid, tension, energy, and precision. Juicy, vibrant, and effortlessly drinkable, with the kind of electric persistence that makes great Cabernet Franc impossible to put down. — 16 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

Nicely expressive on the nose with red fruit (raspberries, red currant), a touch of black currant leaf and some pleasant earthy undertones.
Light to mid weight on the palate, with brilliant flow. Juicy, fresh, enticing. Nicely framed by the fine, silky tannins. Nice depth here, and a super long finish. Slightly salty, slighty herby towards the end.
This is singing right now and is just delicious. — 2 months ago

romo

9.1

Called Chenin. Riesling nose of wet slate, kiwi and mouth of peaches. - at Mike’s — 2 months ago

Matt Perlman

9.4

Always an excellent buy and always hard to resist opening young. Typical chenin nose of flint, ripe apple and wet wool, juicy and piquant on the palate, fruit forward with the stuffing to develop for eons — 4 months ago

Matt Waring

9.2

Red fruit, violets, green apple, lithe and crisp. — 4 months ago

Bijan Shahvali

9.0

Thought it paired really nicely with lamb dish I ordered and Zoe’s peppercorn duck dish — 5 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

vintage 2017 | Iconic Chinon. True to type. Dark with brown rim. Perfumed bouquet with a combination of minerals and red fruit, cherries and a hint of raspberry. Supple taste. 14,5 Abv. Fine aftertaste. Paired with gigli and funghi. — 17 days ago

JKT

9.0

Michelle balanced though on the acidic side and very well paired with mushroom chicken rice by Evan — 24 days ago

David Dorn

9.0

Really nice wine! 👌🏻 — a month ago

romo

9.0

Called Aligote. More Alsatian with Bug Melon. - at Mike’s. — 2 months ago

David Dorn

8.9

Nice chinon- classic expression and beautiful with food — 3 months ago

Charlie C

8.9

Dark black fruit, spices and herbs. Nice with red sauce. — 4 months ago

Richard Sohn

9.2

Perfect w/ homemade invisible apple cake — 5 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2023 | Minerality, beautiful bitters. Chenin blanc beauty. | Paired with tartare de salmon in restaurant B Chartre sur Loir. — 15 hours ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.3

Yum. Everything comes to together — a day ago

Jay Kline

9.3

From a 1ha parcel of vines nearing 100 years old. If memory serves me correctly, Catherine and Pierre had introduced biodynamic practices the previous year (1994).

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 1995 Les Perrières pours a deep garnet with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of brambles, Poblano pepper, purple flowers, graphite, leather, a touch of horse blanket, some fine warm spices and gravelly minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long, grippy and mineral laden. Delicious. I love where this wine is at today. Drink now but well stored examples will likely live well past 2035. — 2 months ago

Matt Perlman

9.4

Lot of funk initially but on day two this really turned into a stunning wine. Give it some air and be open minded if there’s Brett at first because this is special stuff — 2 months ago

Emily gohde

9.0

Light and almost effervescent — 3 months ago

Jack Petras

9.2

Bought this at Pour wine and gifts in Cleveland Heights Ohio . Everything it should be sharp lines . White peachy aromas and flavors with some green tones lime and white pepper. So pure. — 4 months ago

Stephanie Becker

9.3

Recommended by wine lady at Wegmans for our AppyHour cheese box — 5 months ago