Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.9

Grand Cru B. Ridiculous wine. Sweet, structured, pure and elegant, with insane mid-palate texture, richness, length and juiciness. Huge concentration, a shock of red fruit that cascades across the palate, and a mineral, super-bright finish. Icing-on-cake texture. Wow. — 5 days ago

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9.4

The 2021 Pinot Noir Silice lifts from the glass, delicate and wonderfully fresh, casting dusty dried flowers and hints of star anise, cinnamon, and wild strawberries to form its darkly alluring bouquet. Cool-toned and wickedly fresh, it cascades across the palate with crunchy wild berries propelled by zesty acidity as salty florals come forward. It finishes tannic, yet sweet and round, tapering off quickly to leave touches of licorice and inner rose. (Eric Guido, Vinous, January 2024)
— 2 years ago

Willie Carter

8.9

Dark cherry red with little purple tinges in the glass with a wide brim. Smoke cascades on the nose combining with a veritable mountain of fruit. Raspberry, wild strawberry, and boysenberry dominate things until it gets some air. Damp earth and white pepper soon join in with the added bonus of dried herbs and floral accents.

Cali Pinot done right. Cool climate Sonoma Pinot has always been a go to when it comes to domestic PN and it doesn’t disappoint here. Silky and velvety on the tongue, this really is quite the stunner for their entry level bottle. Nice acidity and truly wonderful balance. The palate follows the nose with more earth driven notes along with a ton of fruit, with just a small touch of sweetness. Fun stuff, top notch stuff. — 5 years ago

Eric Guido

9.2

Pierre Boisson’s 2015 Meursault displays a seductive bouquet, which shows the ripeness of the vintage, yet perfectly balanced with the house style, as crushed oyster shell meets ripe tropical fruits, with notes of ginger, sage and white smoke.  It cascades across the palate contrasting textural richness with saline-minerals and biting acidity as a note of ripe yellow apple fills the senses.  The finish is long, gaining a savory edge, as hints of tropical fruit and exotic florals resonate throughout. — 6 years ago

Brian J.

9.5

Extremely concentrated cascades of dark fruit. Extraordinary wine, it’s what every Napa Cab is trying to be! — 7 years ago

Kristin the Wine Girl

8.9

Floral gardenia with light lemon bright fun nose. Semi sweetness kisses the palate with soft soft lemonade cascades. Great good paired with gourmet mac n cheese. — 8 years ago

Matt Waring

9.2

Slightly more approachable than its ritzier cousin from Alto Moncayo. Cascades of cherry and raspberry. A touch of wintry spice emerges on the way to a crisp finish. Gold medal stuff. — 9 years ago

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Tree Kilpatrick

9.1

Pretty simple yet kinda cool label. Has a moon and mountain theme. And the WA vibes are high with that name. It’s a classic pass over the Cascades, and a town on the drive, and some water falls. Color is good. Color of plum flesh from an Elephant Heart. Smells like wet dust in the middle of WA and grilled stone fruits. Flavors are easy and bright. Plenty of fruits, but a decent backbone too. Some anise candies to go with the berry and plum sorbet. Hint of smoke. Maybe rabbit brush. This is a classic WA wine style. And one I approve of highly. Especially for the $5 price point at Grocery Outlet. They just do good wine a great price up north. — a year ago

Samuel Danthine

9.1

Mineral, controlled touch of oxydation, some vanilla hints, pleasant — 5 years ago

Vanessa

9.0

Happy National Red Wine Day!! 🙌🙌

We’re excited to celebrate with this Columbia Valley Syrah blend from the family-owned L’Ecole No. 41 winery in Washington State. 🇺🇸 @lecole41

Washington State is an important region for Syrah within the United States; however, this grape variety finds its true home in northern Rhône Valley, France. 🇫🇷

Syrah can fare well in warmer (e.g., Hunter Valley or Barossa Valley, Australia) and/or cooler (e.g., northern Rhône) climates. The climate has a pretty big impact on the style and expression of the resulting wine. Try tasting a Barossa Valley Shiraz next to a Syrah from Cornas, Rhône Valley and you may see (and taste) what I mean. 🤔 🧐 😆

The Columbia Valley region benefits from what’s called a “rain shadow” effect thanks to its location to the east of the Cascade mountains. 🏔 🏔The Cascades shield the region from the wet, intense weather coming in from the coast. As a result, the climate is warmer, drier, and sunnier, which supports the ripening process and stresses the vines, enhancing concentration of the fruit. 👍👍

This wine is a blend of 77% Syrah, 21% Grenache, and 2% Mourvedre varieties hailing from the vineyards of Candy Mountain, Stone Tree, Estate Seven Hills, Bacchus, and Summitville. It was fermented in stainless steel and was then racked in small, mostly neutral oak barrels over the course of 18 months.🍷🍷🍷

This wine is medium purple with heavy tearing; it’s full-bodied and jam-packed with ripe blueberry, black cherry, blackberry, and black currant notes, also black pepper, licorice, and leather. 💕💕We’re pairing it, initially, with a bite of Gruyère, Manchego, and fig, followed by grilled brats, portabellas, and zucchinis. It stands up well to the intensity of flavors. — 5 years ago

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Brian J.

9.3

Cascades of ripe raspberries, pomegranates, and strawberry jam in what seems like a seamless structure. A fruit lovers dream! — 7 years ago

Brian J.

9.5

This was actually the hard to find Russian river Pahlmeyer, 2013 vintage, which my understanding they don’t make anymore. Almost Burgundian nose w/ hints of sandalwood and lots of boysenberry. The palate is intense as endless cascades of rich lush fruit hit you with a strong mid palate but not as racy as one would expect for a 14.5 alcohol by volume... Extraordinarily gooooood! — 8 years ago

Alida

9.0

Blend of grapefruit and peach on the nose. Mild acidity with hints of gooseberry. Perfect with Stilton and the sunset in the Cascades. — 9 years ago

Hickoryburger

9.6

In a fascinating place right now. Cascades of depth, flavor and persistent notes of cherry, leather, occasional truffle notes and melting tannins. Paired with incomparable lamb chops and grass fed rib eye cap at LA's finest Argentinian restaurant Carlito Gardel — 10 years ago

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9.0

The 2023 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Ruviano is savory in style, offering crushed rocks, wild herbs and ripe yellow apples. Silky-smooth yet full of zesty tension, this cascades across the palate with tart orchard fruits and sour citrus tones. The 2023 finishes long and saline. $15.00 (Eric Guido, Vinous, July 2024) — 2 years ago

Sailesh Jani

9.4

Drunk for my wife’s 40th Bhageecha in Elstree. Drunk with food, and solo. Deep berry that cascades to lovely light, fruity after taste. We had 2015 vintage. Highly recommended. — 4 years ago

Samuel Danthine

8.9

Cherry and round tannins — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Nose or smoke, wet earth, dried flowers, plum, faint raspberry, very pretty. This has nice high end aged Merlot character. Classic in style and very Tuscan. Palate is ripe, ample and rich but has a vein of freshness that runs throughout that gives it lovey cut. Good tannins and significant structure suggests this has some years left. Very juicy and long. Tuscan St. Emilion. Gets more silky with air. Tremendous fruit and volume on this. Cascades on the palate with the sweet ripe tannins. — 6 years ago

Shay A

9.3

I probably sound like a broken record, but here’s another 2011 that shows beautifully. I’ve had quite a few different vintages of this wine and they certainly fall in to the rich, opulent, almost hedonistic type style. While this wine isn’t fully there (which isn’t a bad thing), I also don’t pick up much green/vegetal character to it that some 2011 wines possess. There is a ripeness that cascades all over this wine but it pulls back before going too far. Aromatically, it smells like a baked mixed berry pie, lots of baking spices like nutmeg, licorice, toasted rhubarb fig, tar and sweet pipe tobacco. Nicely integrated on the palate, though the ABV pokes out just a small amount. Waves of flavor on the palate showing red, blue and black fruits alongside graphite, charcoal, dark cocoa and espresso nicely wrapped in a silky and slightly dusty profile. This is likely at peak and will hang here for 2-3yrs before starting its decline. Very nice effort for the vintage. — 6 years ago

Scott Taddeo

9.2

Lovely wine this. Array of fruits with grapefruit, white peach and nectarine with some age lending to some tinned pineapple too. Behind this is some nougat, cashews, peony flowers and a touch of coconut. Medium bodied white with lovely restraint as it cascades beautifully through the gob. — 9 years ago