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Visit Jean-Marie Fourrier, tasting the 2018 negociant wines

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Jean-Marie Fourrier also produces a range of negociant wines, from various top-end Burgundy vineyards. The wines are labeled Jean-Marie Fourrier (not Domaine Fourrier, like the estate wines - see the two different labels below). There is … [Read more...] about Visit Jean-Marie Fourrier, tasting the 2018 negociant wines

Visit Domaine Jean-Marie Fourrier, tasting the 2018s

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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

Domaine Fourrier, Gevrey Chambertin Les Goulots 2013

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The 2013s are showing their youth beautifully at the moment. The Grevrey Les Goulots 2013 - from a cool climat high above the village is showing beautifully. The nose is brimming with pure, cool and detailed berries .. very charming and expressive .. … [Read more...] about Domaine Fourrier, Gevrey Chambertin Les Goulots 2013

Visit Domaine Fourrier, tasting of the 2015s

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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

Burgundy Impressions November 2016 – part 2

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Domaine Georges Noëllat in Vosne-Romanee Maxime Cheurlin is one of the most talented producers in Burgundy - and he has produced some beautiful and energetic 2015s. The lineup offered a few new wines - and they were just as the more reknown … [Read more...] about Burgundy Impressions November 2016 – part 2

Vineyard Insight: Griotte-Chambertin

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Griotte-Chambertin has a special place in my Burgundy heart - as it was one of the first Grand Crus I acquired when I began to collect Burgundies around 1990. I adore a good Griotte as it often seems to offer both drinkability and delicate … [Read more...] about Vineyard Insight: Griotte-Chambertin

Domaine Fourrier, Gevrey Chambertin Clos St. Jacques 2002

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Expectations .. Domaine Fourrier is one of the most acclaimed producers today, and the Clos Saint Jacques is one of his top wines. So expectations were quite high when we opened the 2002 Clos Saint Jacques this week - allthough bearing in mind that … [Read more...] about Domaine Fourrier, Gevrey Chambertin Clos St. Jacques 2002