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This is INSANE. Look at that color. Lovely nose that is deep, ethereal and penetrating. Spice, flowers and wow what lift. 9.8 nose. Wow wow wow. Wet earth, wilted roses, cranberry bog and more. This is so ephemeral and penetrating. Oolong tea and just so much more but it is round and so detailed and friendly and profound. Just sick. Palate is god tier. So sapid and elegant with ridiculous complexity and light as a feather but not lacking intensity by a long shot. Wow. Nose has tree bark, desiccated leaves and citrus rind now. Sweet, juicy, confectionary and concentrated but all above that it is wispy. Fruit is all red and reminds me of Enderle and Moll from back in the day. Man is this elegant and I cannot wait to see how this develops. Now after an hour this is ga great. Nose has insane, dizzying spice that is just unconscious. The palate is so sweet, so round, yet has mid season fruit levels of ripeness. The energy, linearity and focus are top notch. Insane sweetness and length. 9.6 to 9.7 after an hour. — 8 days ago
New bottling from Chavy and it’s phenomenal. Clean nose of minerals and light oak, figs, wet earth and dried leaves. Unreal breadth to the nose. Gorgeous citrus as well and unreal depth on the palate and top finesse. Juicy and structured but so focused and precise with terrific, vivid citrus on the finish and a long on at that. Lovely, elegant structure. Really digging this. — 3 days ago
White Cap. Glorious nose of refined slate, lanolin, fresh herbs, some hints of apricot and green apple. So subtle, almost like an elegant Chablis crossed with Mosel. I am sure it will open more with air but the foundation is there for dynamite aromatics. Some sweet ginger now. Lime blossom. The palate is just awesome. Rich. chewy and dense but light as a feather and so elegant. Long and focused with sweet lime fruit and unreal purity. This is so close to a 9.7. Overnight the aromas are so stunning and the palate even more elegant but it stayed at 9.6. Actually got to a 9.7 as the finish just became transcendent and forever. — 4 days ago
Nose has some mild toasty oak and green apple, huge Puligny like minerals and iodine. This smells like Puligny 1er Cru. Like a dead ringer. Wow that palate is stunning. Lots of fruit skins and like citrus and green apple plus tangerine and apricot but all on a bed of intense minerally. Extreme concentration and terrific finesse. Long and sapid but needs mega mega air. It’s all there. The acid is on point and there are crazy inner mouth confectionary aromas. This also at one point Grand Cru Chablis and at another point elite 1er Cru white burg. As this airs it gets so savory and has that chardonnay mineral sweetness one only finds in the best. Let’s see where air takes this. This wine is an exercise in restraint. It’s so classy and super subtle. As it airs out the palate is all fruit skins and huge power and depth. Still seems young. — 7 days ago
Rich, dark black cherries on the nose with lovely wet earth, mint, mushed leaves, black currant and blackberry. Very 2020. Dark and brooding. Which is very Narbantons. Palate is a closed mess to be honest as this is my 3rd recent 20 and the vintage seems closed. It’s fresh and generous but out of sorts. Let’s see what air does. Juicy and velvety tannins and terrific grip and freshness. I think this will come around. — 3 days ago
Incredible wine. Wow. Talk about Burgundian mimicry. This screams Chassagne 1er cru in that there is an intense florality and unreal minerals.. Wow the complexity is off the charts. Genius!! Tangerine, lemon, sweet lime, green apple, blood orange and so much more. Just magic. 9.7 nose. Intense concentration and purity and my goodness the finesse is just unreal. Delicate like only the best wines can be with enormous material but so nimble. Sapid and dense.but so focused and nimble. Balance. Wow wow wow. I am blown away. This has an indescribable quality. That X factor. A wine of such beauty and revelation words fail me. I love the mineral sweetness of this wine as it opens and the classic Laible florals are off the chain. — 7 days ago
Stunning nose! Deep aromas of cranberry, mid season cherries, spice, minerals, red flowers and so much more. Palate is silky and structured with incredible freshness and jaw dropping purity. This is as clean as it gets. The fruit is sapid and so silky and has real gravitas. Nose has the tiniest bit of funk that adds so much. The nose is just dizzying in its complexity and array of aromas. Juicy, energetic and decadent but with terrific structure and velvety tannins. This needs air and it will get it as I will be hanging with this wine tonight. As this opens the nose gets wet earth, tea aromas and more. Palate still needs air to get it smoother but it’s all there. As this airs it gets more concentrated and denser but also meatier. But also a crazy finish. Long, elegant yet dense and very complex. — 8 days ago
Lyle Fass
Founder Fass Selections
Wow. Like wow. OMG this nose. Just the most vivid and deep early season cherry ever. Beautiful. So high pitched. Incredible. Cherry flower, spice and huge tar. Like wow. I am bowled over. Unreal florals as well. Just so much. Too much is not enough can describe this nose. 9.8 nose. Glorious palate of pure, classic, old school Nebbiolo done the Barbari way. Ultra refined and unreal sweetness of fruit and balance. Like the most explosive cherry ever and then a gentle mineral wash. Just perfect Langhe Nebbiolo. Out of this world. The fruit presence on this is just beyond. So much clarity. Unreal sweetness like only Nebbiolo can do. Not that complex but the delicious factor is better than any Langhe Nebbiolo I have ever had. The energy on the midpalate and finish are just electric yet run like refined gears on your palate. A wine that changes minute by minute. The nose had dizzying rose florals right now and deep minerals and just glorious spice. Now the finesse is kicking in and the tannins are becoming more substantial but the fruit remains sweet and the tannins velvety. Big time cuban tobacco on the nose now. It’s just divine. — 2 days ago