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Domaine Fourrier
Domaine Fourrier
Anyone lucky enough to find their way to a few bottles of his 2010s will have many treats in store in the future.
Jean-Marie Fourrier calls 2010 a "fantastic vintage with 100% millerandage" leading to yields being down here by around 40%. He fears that many customers will inevitably be disappointed by the drop in volumes but the good news is that he has now started a négociant operation which should alleviate some of the pressure. The bad news though is that you will have to wait at least another year until the wine is available! But back to the present, and Jean-Marie noted that the cold weather at flowering had been the key determinant to the vintage early on. The long cool summer meant a slow, even ripening and with acidity high, similar to the 2008s, he found plenty of freshness in the wines together with a crystalline quality to the fruit; pure and silky and with high potential. Picking commenced on 25th September and the wines have perfect balance between the structure and the freshness. There is little that hasn't already been said about Jean-Marie and anyone lucky enough to find their way to a few bottles of his 2010s will have many treats in store in the future.
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Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes £270.00 Sold Out
An attractive bouquet of redcurrant fruits with hints of lavender and delicate cedar spice. There is excellent definition on the palate with wonderfully pure redcurrant fruit combined with a lively, mouthwatering freshness which runs through to the finish. Drink from 2013.
Vougeot 1er Cru Les Petits Vougeots 6 bottles £220.00 Sold Out
Aromatic, dark, red cherry fruit predominate on the nose with a tight mineral note in the background. The palate is energetic and lively with succulent tannins and pure red fruit characters. Darker fruit characters come through at the end. This is a very attractive wine with character which consistently shows well. Drink from 2014.
Morey St Denis 1er Cru Clos Sorbès 6 bottles £220.00 Sold Out
An exciting, complex wine which bursts with character and yet it shows great precision and definition. On the nose pure berry fruits open out to reveal wild redcurrant and strawberry fruit characters with aromatic violet and spice notes. Pure fruit characters are balanced by an attractive, lean acidity and a fine mineral note on the long finish. Drink from 2014.
Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Gruenchers 6 bottles £240.00 Sold Out
An expressive wine on the nose with plenty of depth and pure red berry fruit, with just a hint of wild herbs. The palate is packed full of strawberry and wild forest fruit flavours held together by some very refined tannins and an invigorating fresh acidity. There is a lot going on here, yet the final impression is one of great elegance. Drink from 2014.
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cherbaudes 6 bottles £245.00 Sold Out
As in past vintages this wine is very floral and attractive on the nose but the 2010 seems to be even more complex with layers of wild berry fruits, a seasoning of exotic spices and an almost tropical violet bouquet. The palate is subtle and refined with delicate, perfumed rose petal notes flowing over the supple fruit and silky tannins. Drink from 2014.
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Combes Aux Moines 3 bottles 150.00 Sold Out
A finely structured, intellectual wine with its restrained and controlled style. The bouquet is full of sweet forest fruits with a mineral edge. The palate is juicy and refreshing with some lovely grip and the finish is delineated and mineral with a hint of spice. This is a complex wine with great length and focus. Drink from 2015.
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Champeaux 6 bottles £295.00 Sold Out
Voluptuous with dark brooding fruit aromas, this is a seductive wine with an elegant enveloping structure. The palate is relatively restrained but one has the impression that it is holding a lot in reserve, such is the purity of the bright red berry fruit and the finesse of the tannins. Drink from 2015.
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St Jacques 3 bottles £295.00 Sold Out
An outstanding wine with very rich dark strawberry aromas which combine with perfumed notes of exotic spices and dried citrus fruits. The palate is dark and brooding but very vigorous and there is a wonderful mineral note on the back which seems to hold all in check. Delicate violet notes play gracefully over the concentrated, multi-layered fruit giving an almost ethereal quality. This is sensational wine which will only grow further in stature and elegance in the coming years. Drink from 2017.
Griotte Chambertin Grand Cru 3 bottles £325.00 Sold Out
Often a wine that does not strut its stuff from barrel, the 2010 certainly fanned out its peacock's tail for us, showing dark cherry, delicate licquorice, a little spice and a layered creamy texture with a wonderful lingering finish. Totally impossible not to adore but sadly almost impossible to obtain. Certainly the reference point in this vineyard and one of the great wines of Burgundy. Drink from 2017.