Matthew Cohen

9.5

Classic Buffet.

N: graphite. Sensual cherry fruit. Hints of violets lilacs and pink roses as it opens.

P: sweet sensual delicious cherry fruit. Spice. Lovely grip. Some sensual almost musky earthiness.

Fass selections — 13 days ago

Matthew Cohen

9.7

Still a baby. Needs an hour to be civilized. 5 years to be great.

Nose: elegant lavender. Lilacs. Elegantly savory. Earth.

Palate: still young and candyish like young vintage port. But it’s. All. There. Vibrant cherries.

9.5 is a floor. Will likely be higher. HOLD.

Yeah. 9.7. Nose is magic at 90 minutes. That maesltrom of dark flowers, wet brick and spice flowers. A hint of musk. Sensual. Sexy. Wow!

Fass selections.

— 2 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Nose is lilacs. A hint of bramble perfume. Lovely and quite interesting.

Palate is remarkably silky and elegant. Juicy elegant wild blackberries. You get that acidity. Lovely internal aromatics.

Beautifully well made.

As this opens, this ineffable quality. Yes … this is fucking burgundy.

Bought from fass selections. — 4 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Sacre Bleu ! I had this with a hamburger. Now a proper hamburger. Salted through and through. Mixed with sautéed shallots. Cloth bound cheddar. Brioche bun. A dab of chutney. NO ketchup (vinegar and wine dont mix). Basically a burger that the French would make if they didn’t consistently fuck up burgers. And make them with shite French beef.

Nose: dusty in the best way possible Deep. Dark. Almost gothic. Al elegant brambriness as it opens.

Palate: dense dark blackberry fruit. Blackberry liquor. Delicious. Almost chewy. Fresh though.

The perfect wine for beef on a Monday. A proper burger. Steak au poivre. Bloody duck.

This is a solid 93. But a gorgeous 93 with the right food. It’s shows the breadth of Burgundy.

Fass selections — 9 months ago

Mehrab Erfani

9.6

One of the best wines I’ve had from my FASS Selections!
Unbelievably magical!
You just know this one was made by genius from a superior grape gene! — 3 years ago

Al Doyle

9.3

Very light, fresh, taut. Just a great late autumn, early winter wine. — 5 years ago

Steve Rura

9.5

Fantastic natural Pinot Noir from Balatonmelleki, Hungary. Very light at 11.5% abv, acidic and vibrant. Had it for Christmas Eve dinner with filet mignon in mushroom red wine sauce, roasted potatoes and asparagus. @Delectable Wine Bencze Birtok is the producer — 5 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

This got the bones but needs 3 years.

Nose: elegant cherry. Cherry flower. Still has pencil shavings. There’s some density here. But it’s subtle. Early stages of expansive. When the wood integrates should’ve very good to spectacular.

Palate: silky cherry mountain stream. Some pencil shavings. Young.

Floor is 9.4. Could be a 9.7 if it ages well. Lovely balance.

Fass selections. — 10 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.6

Nose is confused on open at this point.

Palate is rocking. That classic sexy Buffet fruit. Perfect midseason cherries. Sexy spice. A hint of cherry licorice.

As this opens so savory. Crazy levels of density. Dense herbaceousness.

Fass selections — 2 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Young and bashful on open. Needs air.

As it opens you get elegant concentrated lilacs on the nose. On the palate, wild blackberries. Licorice. A hint of balancing bitterness.

Needs 2-5 years still. Could be much better then.

Bought from fass selections. — 5 years ago