Burgundy & Champagne
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Burgundy & Champagne
About this Item
In 1994, when he was only 23 years old, Jean-Marie Fourrier took over his family domaine. He had been working on the family estate since 1989, while also completing internships with Henri Jayer and Domaine Drouhin Oregon. Jean Marie's winemaking philosophy closely mirror's Jayer's – making great wines begins in the vineyard. He works hard to maintain healthy vines and practices extremely natural winemaking techniques. Today, Domaine Fourrier holds vines in a few of Gevrey Chambertin’s top vineyards, where most vines date back to the beginning of the 20th century. His most famous holdings, resulting in 'cult wines', are the ones in Griotte Chambertin and Clos St Jacques, which were planted between 1902 - 1910.
Critics Ratings
‘Full red. Raspberry, smoky minerality, musky coffee and a whiff of game on the expressive nose. Sweet, large-scaled and deep, with a saline quality contributing to the impression of early appeal. Impressively concentrated wine with a broad, savory, very long finish that conveys a strong impression of soil.’ - Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, 92/100 (Mar 2012)
‘This wine possesses an ultra elegant and pure nose of restrained red pinot fruit, stone and a hint of anise that is also reflected by the generous yet quite precise middle weight flavors that evidence ample mineral influence on the naturally sweet, sappy and impressively enduring finish.’ - Allen Meadows, Burghound.com, 90-92/100 (Jan 2011)
Provenance
Private Client
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