Matthew Cohen

9.7

Needs a 45 minute decant. Don’t pop and pour.

Nose: complex. Dense. Yellow fruits. A bit brooding. Almost dark minerals.

Palate: delicious. Such dense yellow fruits. Dense minerals. Dense and insane internal aromatics. So night and juicy but in a serious way. Mohammed Ali (float like a butterfly….)

Long long long long long.

Fass selections — 5 months ago

Steve Scharf

8.9

Nice flavor, good bold plum — 5 years ago

Lisa Wohlschlaeger

9.6

Yummy and smooth! — 5 years ago

Erin

9.0

Advent calendar from Costco- best red so far — 5 years ago

Devin Bostick

9.1

Alcoholic cherry butterfly bush smell, hibiscus, taste has a huge front kick of condensed syrupy flavor but not feel as chalk, tannins and acids kick it out, leaving it wet and chalky with a curious and interesting pungent clay that makes this quite drinkable given the strength, hotness and complexity, the ending is a swirling mouthwatering acid that just doesn’t want to go away but it’s fresh and has a tingle and is pleasant (not astringent) - like picture an acidic grape tendril — 7 years ago

Eric

9.3

Butterfly lemon curd. Just south of rich. Great with fish — 8 years ago

Christian Broder

GM/Sommelier The Social Wine Company

9.5

Lemon zest, bing cherry, toasted croissant, hazelnut, sassafras, chalk. Floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee. — 9 years ago

David Koenen

8.9

Super friendly, not too sweet, petrol, chalk, slate, fresh apricot and lime. Light as a butterfly but with just enough depth and length to grab your attention. — 9 years ago

Victor Charcan

9.1

Delicate, like a butterfly sitting on a rose petal, cherries, a hint of blood like iron. A sinner for drinking it so young. Fine acid, supple tannins, just too young. — a year ago

Jennifer F

9.3

Smooth, buttery but not flat. Not too fruity. Would drink again — 4 years ago

Brian S

9.3

Super cool gin with butterfly pea blossom giving it the blue/purple tint. Taste was amazing and suck a beautiful color. — 5 years ago

with Ellie

Shannon Ames Fuller

10

Full body. Dry and fruity. — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

In 1953, Jean Baumard acquired vineyard in Quarts de Chaume, in 1968, purchased substantial acreage in Savennieres. Today Jean’s son, Florent, manages the winery. Aromas of green fruits, floral and flinty notes. On the palate green apple, pear, melon and slight nutty flavors, well balanced with acidity. Medium+ length ending, no fluttering with fresh juicy mineral, just like the butterfly on the label! Will age well if you can resist opening. — 7 years ago

Antonio Gianola

9.3

Great Riesling is one of life's great joys. I was once told perfectly aged Riesling is like watching the life of a butterfly — 9 years ago

Greg Gregory

9.7

Perfectly stored bottle and if put in a blind tasting of 1986 First Growths it would be a dead ringer for the Lafite. As Muhammad Ali would've said "Floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee". Fantastic. — 9 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.4

13 years and starting to say something quite nice
The tannin is solved and super silky
The complexity is there
The freshness supports the body extremely well
We are just when the the Taurasi starts to unfold and transform itself from caterpillar to butterfly
Very exciting — 3 years ago

Wade

8.9

Trying just a glass was caught by the label as part of Evolving is evidenced in metamorphosis like a butterfly. And the wine isnt bad 😉 — 4 years ago

Lori Laufenberg

10

The first 10/10 cab I’ve ever drank. Very smooth but with all the depth of flavor expected from a cab. — 5 years ago

Jonathan Wall

9.3

Clean, pure, soft... butterfly and unicorn whispers. Needed a few hours to open. In fact I thought it was best the next day (and last glass on the third ). Nose is beautiful. Palate well balanced and smooth. — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

If you want to impress a Somm with a bottle of wine, bring a Grand Cru Gamay. I hate using the term Beaujolais. It gives a lot of people the lesser impression of Beaujolais Nouveau which, equates to the impression left by Blue Nun in the 70’s/early 80’s and Yellow Tail in and around 2000.

This is one of my favorite producers of Gamay, a member of the “Gang of Four”; Lapierre, Thevenet, Foillard & Breton. There is a fifth honoree member to the “Gang of Four”, Yvon Metras, who I enjoy equally. If you want to finally appreciate this varietal, look for one of these producers from Morgan or Fleurie.

The nose reveals; dark cherries, blackberries, dark plum, stewed plum, baked strawberries, blueberry hues, spearmint, granitic minerals/soil, dark berry cola, thyme, rich forest floor, touch of cinnamon, very light caramel, dark chocolate, Indian spices, berry bubblegum, touch of band-aid, steeped fruit teas, limestone minerals, a whiff of black pepper, dark red, purple fresh flowers with shades of violets.

The body is full, rich and guides over the palate. It shows some tannins. The structure & tension are still big. The length and balance are at the beginnings of truly rounding into butterfly form. Still will benefit from 5 plus years in bottle. Bright red florals are far more pronounced on the palate. Ripe/bright; dark tart cherries, blackberries, dark plum, stewed plum, baked strawberries, half baked rhubarb with lovely blueberry hues, blood orange & dry raisins. Spearmint, tree sap, granitic minerals/soil pressed in to the palate, dark berry cola, orange peel, thyme, rich forest floor, touch of cinnamon, very light caramel, dark chocolate, Indian spices, berry bubblegum, touch of band-aid, steeped fruit teas, limestone minerals, hints of black pepper, dark red, purple fresh flowers with shades of violets. The acidity is like a warm summer rain shower. The long, rich, ripe, well balanced, elegant finish is nicely persistent for minutes.

12% ABV 👍

Photos of; Domaine Marcel Lapierre, Marcel Lapierre (may he RIP-2010), Marcel’s son and current Winemaker-Matheiu Lapierre and their Morgan Vineyard.
— 7 years ago