Alex Jones

Marketing/Development Kunni/Westerly Wines

8.9

Lifted bright red fruit. Needs a nap and was better second and third days. — 6 months ago

Angela Bulawski

10

Yum! Not a lot of acidity. Brought by Jim&Jess — 3 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.5

Mag. So lifted and ethereal—strawberries, soil and sous bois glide across the palate. Not sure if it’s the producer or just the temps a’ changin’ but this is simply in a different register from most Beaujolais today — 4 years ago

William Szustak

9.8

How can this only be rated 7.9? Uncouth plebes... — 5 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

Gala Dinner — 5 years ago

Lori K

8.9

Todd really liked, great fruit, low acid, well balanced, slightly sweet fruit almost. Lori thought it was ok, but not as taken as Todd — 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

Alan Snitow

9.2

First vintage, v good — 10 months ago

Brendan Powell

9.0

Smooth right bank goodness. With Matt S. — 2 years ago

Brendan Baker

9.1

Some spritz, some funk, but lots of beautiful crunchy blackberry fruit and fresh acidity 😋 — 3 years ago

Bruce Gunther

9.1

Nice, full-bodied wine. Dry, with notes of mushroom and plum. — 5 years ago

Paul Weil

9.0

This Bordeaux is delicious, medium bodied with dusty mocha cherry flavors. — 5 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.1

This had lots of red cherry, strawberry with fresh cut flowers & crushed. rock. — 6 years ago

Manny Abascal

8.9

Fruity, mineral, light bodied, missing something in middle, long finish. — 6 years ago

Spencer Dodd

9.2

Glorious Beauj raspberry strawberry. Very much Beauj but it also has an earthy not hidden in there. Elegantly balanced as well. Right when opened a lot was going on. It smells like stems. I like that. Another Beauj to go on the rotation for things to look for when it comes out. — 2 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.0

This was delicious, and a winning blind for me. Having a baseline on the table definitely helped. Although less sweet and intense, I felt the JM Millot was in the same genre as the Métras, with similar texture, floral lift, minerality, and red fruit profile. It was the difference in fruit sweetness that gave it away as being from greater Burgundy, whereby Pinot Noir usually appears less sweet than Gamay to me. The village was definitely a lot harder to identify which made sense upon the reveal - when in doubt, it’s probably from one of the lesser communes (or Morey lol!). Fine, fresh, and energetic, I would have drank a lot more of it if not for the other wines on the table. Another to revisit. — 3 years ago

Fernando Robles

9.1

Sabor terso y delicado, semi seco — 4 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.2

This wine took us on ride. This opened yourhful and rich and began to show more vibrant crisp citrus. Once this came all the way to room temp, it began to show some red fruited rich character. Haven’t bought this before this vintage, but will do so koving forward. — 5 years ago

Loren Loftesnes

9.5

Hit this one right at its peak. Absolutely fantastic bottle paired with an on point tasting menu in Niseko Japan. — 6 years ago

with Rosita

Michael Piaker

9.4

25 November 2018. The Four Horsemen, Brooklyn, NY. — 6 years ago