Domaine de la Butte

Le Haut de la Butte Bourgueil Cabernet Franc

8.9103 ratings
8.916 pro ratings
Bourgueil, Touraine, Loire Valley, France
Cabernet Franc
Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Hard Cheese, Blue Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Potato, White Rice, Herbs, Tomato-Based, Pasta, Mushrooms, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Beef, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey, Pork, Duck, Venison
Top Notes For
roland benedetti

Love Jacky Blot!
This was super pleasant with steak.
Simple and joy-full... bit of farm feeling.
Enjoyed it but didnt fell in love...

Love Jacky Blot!
This was super pleasant with steak.
Simple and joy-full... bit of farm feeling.
Enjoyed it but didnt fell in love...

Jun 13th, 2020
Jordan Wardlaw

Beautiful depth and finesse. Definitely some brett but it actually seemed to recede a bit with air. Raspberry jam, green peppercorn, tobacco leaf and bitter chocolate with an earthy graphite note on the back that brings to mind gravel and river rocks.

Beautiful depth and finesse. Definitely some brett but it actually seemed to recede a bit with air. Raspberry jam, green peppercorn, tobacco leaf and bitter chocolate with an earthy graphite note on the back that brings to mind gravel and river rocks.

Jul 31st, 2019
Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.2

Wonderfully pungent floral nose, bit like strolling into a garden center, geraniums and fresh soil but then also very rich notes of black cherry compote and dark mint chocolate. There's also something there that reminds me of walking into a big old church, incense and old wooden benches. Lots going on here, may not be to everyone's taste but showing great complexity. Love it!
Completely rounded palate, silly mouthfeel with inky black fruit and a savoury finish, very alive and pure.

Wonderfully pungent floral nose, bit like strolling into a garden center, geraniums and fresh soil but then also very rich notes of black cherry compote and dark mint chocolate. There's also something there that reminds me of walking into a big old church, incense and old wooden benches. Lots going on here, may not be to everyone's taste but showing great complexity. Love it!
Completely rounded palate, silly mouthfeel with inky black fruit and a savoury finish, very alive and pure.

2 people found it helpfulFeb 9th, 2017
Morgan Maki

Morgan had this a year ago

Morgan had this a year ago

1 person found it helpfulAug 12th, 2023
EatSommThings (Jimmy)

Light and fresh. Not too much much green tart red fruit.

Light and fresh. Not too much much green tart red fruit.

Aug 13th, 2016
S Butterfield

Sommelier Flask Fine Wines

9.4

Super earthy, dirty like the Delta blues. High tones of leather and wet leaves. Good palette punch, brilliant pure berry-branch fruit. The zippy fine tannins give it a long delicious finish. This one can take a bow.

Super earthy, dirty like the Delta blues. High tones of leather and wet leaves. Good palette punch, brilliant pure berry-branch fruit. The zippy fine tannins give it a long delicious finish. This one can take a bow.

Oct 26th, 2015
Peter van den Besselaar

At Auberge du Bon Laboureur in Chenonceaux

At Auberge du Bon Laboureur in Chenonceaux

Feb 24th, 2015
Charles Antin

Senior Wine Specialist/Auctioneer Zachys

8.4

Green pepper much.

Green pepper much.

Dec 14th, 2014
Max Coane

Strange but awesome

Strange but awesome

Sep 18th, 2013
Richard Portes

17+ delicious at cellar temperature. Fruit driven but good length.

17+ delicious at cellar temperature. Fruit driven but good length.

Feb 11th, 2023