I have not had the opportunity to visit Domaine Fourrier since the 2015 vintage, so I was delighted to be back to taste the 2018s. I like the Fourrier wines, with their forward and apparent fruity pleasure. They are perhaps not the most … [Read more...] about Visit Domaine Jean-Marie Fourrier, tasting the 2018s
Gevrey Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques
Visit Domaine Fourrier tasting the 2018s
Friday offered a very interesting visit at Domaine Fourrier in Gevrey-Chambertin. My last visit to Fourrier was tasting the 2015 vintage - and I must say that the 2018s here are perhaps even a greater success - as most of the wines here are … [Read more...] about Visit Domaine Fourrier tasting the 2018s
Domaine Armand Rousseau, Clos St. Jacques 2000
The Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint Jacques 2000 from Rousseau is in a beautiful place - offering maturing notes. In the bouquet red and dark berries, lovely complex notes - hints of iron, asian spices. On the palate partly resolved fruit - red and dark … [Read more...] about Domaine Armand Rousseau, Clos St. Jacques 2000
Visit Domaine Fourrier, tasting of the 2015s
Burgundy is about all change - and since I have been collecting Bourgundian wines for almost 25 years, a lot of changes has happened since I began to buy wines from the region. When I began the "Parker wave" in Burgundy had just started (in view … [Read more...] about Visit Domaine Fourrier, tasting of the 2015s
Domaine Armand Rousseau, Clos St. Jacques 2005
The Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint Jacques 2005 from Rousseau is a quite monumental wine - still very youthful. The nose offer variations of red and dark berry fruits - dark cherries, hints of plum - quite open offering a deep earthy minerality - oak … [Read more...] about Domaine Armand Rousseau, Clos St. Jacques 2005
Domaine Armand Rousseau, Clos St. Jacques 2007
The Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint Jacques 2007 from Rousseau is a gorgeous wine - youthful and drinking well. The nose is very refined offering delicate and fine berry notes - red currant, cherries and raspberries. On the palate harmonious and medium … [Read more...] about Domaine Armand Rousseau, Clos St. Jacques 2007
Domaine Armand Rousseau, Gevrey Clos Saint Jacques 2013
The 2013 Clos St. Jacques from Rousseau is a magnifincent glass - showing all the virtues of the 2013 vintage. In the nose very deep red and dark berry fruit - notes of cherries, raspberries, red currant and pomegranate - focused by a defined … [Read more...] about Domaine Armand Rousseau, Gevrey Clos Saint Jacques 2013
Domaine Armand Rousseau, Gevrey Clos Saint-Jacques 2000
The 2000 Clos Saint-Jacques from Rousseau is forward and quite delicate wine. In the nose fine red fruit, hints of sous-bois - matured and secondary with a nice earthy minerality. On the palate airy red fruit - medium weight and quite long for the … [Read more...] about Domaine Armand Rousseau, Gevrey Clos Saint-Jacques 2000