Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

What a nose. Meyer lemon turned up to impossible levels, simultaneously sweet, savory, fleshy, and vibrant, with that beautiful Chablis combination of generosity and restraint. A little gras, a little oyster shell, a little sea breeze, and a deep mineral undercurrent that never stops humming beneath the fruit. High-toned and expressive, filling the upper register of the nose while remaining unmistakably Chablis.

The palate is ripe, juicy, and wonderfully opulent for Chablis, carrying all the sunshine of the vintage, but the finish is where the magic happens. Just when the wine seems ready to settle into richness, the Chablis razors arrive. Electricity. Salt. Stone. Precision. The acidity slices clean through the fruit and leaves behind wave after wave of mineral complexity. Generous yet focused, hedonistic yet disciplined, with remarkable energy and persistence. A beautiful expression of 2023 and another reminder of how brilliantly Fabien Dauvissat handles warm vintages.

Retasted the following morning, the wine gained precision and focus. The generous texture remained, but the fruit stepped back and the mineral structure moved forward. Crystalline purity, remarkable concentration, and a gripping finish revealed themselves more clearly with air. The palate retains an almost icing-like texture that clings to the gums, but now sits within a fresher, more tightly wound frame. The overnight evolution pushed this from 9.4 to 9.5 territory. — 18 days ago

Doug Powers

9.3

Lovely aged 1er Cru Chablis, still quite fresh and lively, great fruit and complexity, lots of balancing acidity, I think the 2014 Cote de Lechet might be the top 2014 1er Cru, but this is darn good as well, long finish, “weird” perception on my palate, but I definitely perceived a subtle, yet distinct, “toasted coconut” note at one point (common in the beer pastry stout arena)!! — 3 months ago

with Jim and

Ely Cohn

9.2

Tight with a smirky smile. Gun powder and smoke unfolds into lemon vanilla, pear, coconut shavings, a little personality. — 8 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Wow. Just wow. Amazing village Chablis.

Nose: lovely fleshy peaches. Elegant but sexy.

Palate: perfect peaches bonded with minerals. Dense sensual.

This wine really is its own thing.

If you have the room a 2 case purchase a year. 10 if you do dinner parties.

Fass selections — 10 months ago

Juan Pablo Perez

9.0

Nariz: limon, manzana verde, piedras

Boca: Acidez M+, Alcohol M

Refrescante. — 4 years ago

Severn G

9.1

To begin, a very nice Côte de Léchet, but I think that Jean Dauvissat does this 1er Cru best.

Nose is cooked lemon, lemon pith, light/wet limestone and under-ripe white peach.

Palate has fresh, steamed lemon, crunchy oyster shell soup and lemon curd (light).

Solid wine, plus 2016, nice QPR. — 7 years ago

Doug Powers

9.2

Lemon citrus, mineral, very effusive salinity as well, crisp, clean, refreshing, complex and long, lingering finish, terrific young Chablis!! — 3 days ago

with Jim

romo

9.3

WotN. 14 whites still sparkling. Lots of stuffing here with great length. - at Guille’s — a month ago

Doug Powers

9.1

Young, fresh, still quite primary fruit in this younger 1er Cru Vaillons, some tart lemon acidity, some fine minerality, a floral note as well, medium-long finish, needs a little more aging (2-4 years?) for my palate, but very, very nice!! — 3 months ago

with Jim and

Daniel Bloom

9.3

I heartily agree with Lyle’s review.
Delicious w Oysters 🦪 Mosca.
Umami Bomba!
Thanks @Fass Selections — 6 months ago

with Sarah

Pooneet K

9.1

First bottle of the basic 2022 Chablis. Between this and the Jean Dauvissat it’s hard to pick a go-to favorite. Delicious and an excellent value. — a year ago

Matthew Cohen

9.2

Lovely. Slightly tropical. Mineral. Delicious. Long finish. — 2 years ago

Nicolas Owens

9.3

Buttery, crisp, long, leggy, and luscious. — 6 years ago

with Anne

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Killer nose: stanky, lemony, green apple, with so much soil, stone, Kimmeridgian oyster-bed character and Chablis soul. The mouthfeel is the whole story here. Rich, juicy, opulent and hedonistic in texture, but absolutely alive, with real voltage underneath. Deep, layered, mouthwatering and beautifully mineral, with that classic oyster-shell salinity running through the fruit. A basic Chablis only in name. This has serious depth, energy and texture. — 18 days ago

Matthew Cohen

9.2

N lemon floor wax
P rich.

Fass selections — 2 months ago

Doug Powers

9.2

25 years younger than the 1989 Chapelot 1er Cru from Raveneau that we also opened, this 1er Cru is also brilliant, currently distinctly showing lemon and mineral/soil aromas and flavors, a touch of maturity but then the bracing acidity reminds me this definitely will evolve further, I was lucky to get a large slug of these 2014s, and they continue to impress, lingering finish, will cellar further!! This just might be an aged white wine I could even convince @Tom Casagrande of drinking at this age?!?!?! 🤔🤷😎 — 3 months ago

with Jim

Conrad Green

9.3

From mag. Lovely and rich. Layered lime and stone with pear and salinity. Long and pretty. Great — 8 months ago

with Bex

Lance E. Farman

9.2

Room temp drinker with creeper acid and lip smacking minerality. Lovely. — a year ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Finally got myself a bottle of one of the rarest wines I import. Only got an allocation in 18 for the first time. Anyway this is an insane bottle of Chablis. It’s basically Fabien’s Grand Cru. Nose is spicy and mineral. Sea water, hint of discreet wood. So salty. Nose is so classic and the most ethereal of the Dauvissat wines. Wow, the palate is so intense and explosive. Awesome minerality and electricity. Juicy and so pure. Backwards and will need air. So much sap and dry extract. Lime echo on the finish. So so long. Awesome power, majesty and density. What grip. What an intense wine. The length is crazy. — 5 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Wow. Awesome. A bit less rich than the 14. Just Great. Screaming mineral and stone fruit on the nose. Fruit and mineral with integrated richness on the palate. So alive. Just jumps at you. Finish is mineral and long. Just sweet minerals that cling to the palate like super glue. Finish is perfect. Like a roller coaster up (fruit) side (mineral) sideways (forward). Perfect balance between big flavors. A wine you can either gulp down or savor over an evening. Wow what a star. Bought from fass selections. ... if I had to do a two word tasting note it would be “Fucking magic”. Vaporizes $100 Côte d’Or. 25 - 35 or so. Wish I bought it all. — 7 years ago