Enderle & Moll Liaison Pinot Noir 2016

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

Yaaaa this is in a great place. Nose is sick. Huge levels of insanely complex spice. Xmas spices galore. Just wow. Pine resin. Wow. Smells like $150 Burgundy. Palate is juicy, nimble and racy. But also some but not much sweet fruit. Really elegant and has perfect balance. So juicy and insanely fresh. So complex. This is peaking. Wow. Yes. A 9.5 tonight.

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

Mesmerizing nose. Alluring spice and florals, pine resin, so aromatic and delicate. So fine. So E and M. Palate is silky, sweet and structured with lovely freshness and a nimbleness about it. Earthy sweetness throughout and lovely purity. Long and meandering. Wonderful. Sappy, long and sweet.

Jae Cho

The best Pinot under $50

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

Terrific nose out of the gates. Sour cherry, floral, pine resin, pine needles, lilacs, gorgeous florals. Cranberry as well. Even pomegranate. Stunning nose. Palate is s refined and ultra elegant with gorgeously sweet fruit. Silky and sweet with unreal fruit and lovely acidity. So silky and sweet with a gossamer like texture. Terrific and ridiculous. What a showing.

Matt

So high-toned and crunchy, tart, mineral, very floral. More akin to Cru Beaujolais if you wanted to pigeonhole it. Potpourri, cranberry, blood orange, smoke, dried flowers, pink peppercorn and star anise. Very pretty, love the light frame and puckering acid it has.

Matt Perlman

Couldn’t resist popping one to try. Has the same wild, earthy, lifted, fragrant beauty as the last vintage although maybe a touch lighter.

Matthew Cohen

Great grip. Nose has a bit of funk. Cherry skin. As always, distinctive Bought from fass selections.

Pinotman /// Andreas

It’s hard to describe the flavor profile. Crushed marble, Deep dark barky cherries, hint of resin, limes, tiny hint of mint and allspice #super elegant a wine at its peak.

Shay A

Yesterday’s Wednesday Wine Committee, hosted by @Jeff Meyer , was so educational with fantastic German & Austrian wines. 1 sparkler, 5 whites, 5 reds, 1 dessert wine. All served blind as usual. This was more mineral driven than the first red in every way. Not necessarily savory, but very herbal. Almost grassy. Sour and underripe cherry, bitter dark cocoa, medium acidity, and surprisingly tannic on the finish with too many herbs to differentiate against! Complex. I called this Spätburgunder.

Severn Goodwin

Decanted ~5hr. Color is brown ruby, unfiltered. Nose has cedar infused cherry-red raspberry, rose-violet florals, touch of alcohol, bright potpourri and wet soil. Nose is quite tight! Palate has strawberry juice, orange peel, under-ripe cherry, dried herbs, blackberry jam and great (high) acidity. Finish is medium at this point in a young life. Soo young, but very elegant! Future bottles should be 2023+ Lightly cloudy on the double decant for service this afternoon. Part of an epic E&M based afternoon plan as we sit by the chimnea on a beautiful early Spring day. The Cardinal's and Chickadee's are now singing the background chorus.