Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Over three hours this opened beautifully, gaining depth, flesh and amplitude while keeping terrific freshness. The nose became increasingly brambly and spicy, with damson, moss, forest underbrush and deep cherry fruit. The palate filled out into a velvety, juicy, richly fruited expression, with the classic 2023 chord progression from sour cherry through sweet and mid-season cherry, substantial ripe tannins and excellent acidity. Forward and generous for Fichots, but still unmistakably structured and site-driven, with a long, tangy finish and real depth. Delicious now with air, but clearly built to evolve.

Day two and this has fully arrived. The tannins have melted into the wine and become beautifully textural, while the fruit is now deep, luxurious and completely seamless, with terrific freshness keeping all that richness alive. Gorgeous amplitude, purity and balance, with the classic brambly, spicy, woodland Fichots character still underneath. I gave this 9.5 back in May, and after day two I see no reason whatsoever not to put it right back there. — 6 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.1

Gorgeous, silky, elegant, ripe, fresh, and energetic. Melts in the mouth. Just lovely. — 3 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2023 vintage. 2.18.26. — 7 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Nose is lemon, some discreet wood. vanilla extract, lanolin and an intense stony minerality. Sweet lime as well and just stunning aromatic depth and vividness. 9.4 nose. Great cut and almost zero wood on palate and what is there is lovely and complementary to the awesome acidity and freshness. Really long. Such a mineral bomb. Long. Wow this really drinks well for $32? A great wine. — 3 years ago

Alex F

9.0

Wife liked it a lot. — 5 years ago

Lars Fasel

9.3

Forest floor, purple flower, tart cherry, & framboise. Banger on a budget. — 6 years ago

Jenn

9.3

10 day countdown from Musi City to Magic City—1.5L over the weekend with cheese, bread, wine, and movies. — a month ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Spice, mineral, red fruits, early-season raspberry, and compote. Really aromatic and so pretty. Elegant, architectural, generous, with fine tannins and a long, wispy, dissipating finish. Elegant fruit and real length. — 3 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Perfect Savigny. So precise. Great precise cherry fruit. A hint of bitterness. Stunning acidity.

Fass selections — 4 months ago

Pooneet K

9.3

Last had 2 years ago and the extra time has been good to this. Really a lovely burgundy with some rotisserie chicken on the first snowy day of the season in New York. Red fruit, light earth, and minerality all in balance and expressing very nicely. Finishes with good acid and a real lift. Delicious. — 9 months ago

Brad Jensen

9.1

This was a surprise. The body was lighter than I expected, the nose practically busting with forest floor and dusty ripe red fruits, dusty tannins, but for this meal it paired perfectly. Drank at Arnaud’s in New Orleans. #pinotforpresident — 4 years ago

Wendy Yen

9.1

Not available at LCBO, great price point for the taste (~$35 by case) — 6 years ago

Jeff Choy

9.3

Fantastic. Wonderful nose and with a taste to match. — 7 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

For about an hour this is meh. Oak is lessened but still dominant.

After an hour … jeebus.

Nose: expensive. Brioche. Some oxidation.

Palate: elegant apricots. Lovely.

Fass selections — 3 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Tweed jacket aromatics, elegant red cherries, all red fruit, no black fruit. Supple, ripe, velvety, and pure. Savory and mineral with sweetness and terrific inner-mouth aromas. Good concentration. — 3 months ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Nice savigny but didn’t meet expectations for a premier cru. A bit one note and even thin at first. Much air didn’t help that much either. Certainly still a nice wine but just didn’t quite live up. — 6 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Girard’s 2022’s are in an amazing place. This is just insane. Juicy, so graceful, fine tannins, elegant. Just exceptional. — 9 months ago

Neil Blaze

9.3

The perfect wine to wind down a long week. Bright fruit flavors of raspberry, strawberry, rhubarb, and a bit of cherry cola also. Fun and casual. 100% Counoise. 4/7/23. — 4 years ago

Neal Ferry

9.0

Paired it with Cheetos, baked.... of course — 6 years ago

Keelan Higgins

8.9

Lives up to its name. Maraschino cherries on the nose. Bright, soft, mild acidity, great with a chill on it - would be perfect on a warm spring afternoon. — 7 years ago