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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cherbaudes is a new terroir for me ... but hopefully this is not the last time I taste a Fourrier from this vineyard. This relatively unknown terroir is located in a sweetspot just below Mazis-Chambertin and Fourrier has a 0.67 ha plot planted in 1940. The nose is bursting with …
[Read more...] about Domaine Fourrier, Gevrey Les Cherbaudes 2012
One of the most famous 1er crus in Burgundy is Gevrey-Chambertin Le Clos Saint-Jacques. This fine reputation is primarily build by Domaine Armand Rousseau, who makes a magnificent wine from this vineyard. There are however also other fine wines from this terroir - so lets explore the history and …
[Read more...] about Gevrey-Chambertin Le Clos Saint-Jacques … almost grand cru
The Morey Clos Solon 2011 from Domaine Fourrier is a pretty little wine. The nose is offering fresh and pure red berry fruit, with notes of red and darker cherries. The palate offer quite delicate fruit - it's rather light but balanced, crisp and harmonious with a nice length. Not a big wine ... …
[Read more...] about Domaine Fourrier, Morey-Saint-Denis Clos Solon 2011
The Bourgogne Blanc 2011 from Domaine Fourrier is a quite intense wine for this level. The nose offers ripe and quite dense aromas of peach, apricot almonds and white flowers ... slightly oxidative. On the palate rich and ripe with a slightly dense expression ... a bit oxidative - lacking a some of …
My aim with the Winehog is unchanged, but I have for some time wanted a stronger focus on the hedonistic pleasure and simple enjoyment of drinking Burgundies. I have therefore adjusted my mission statement: "My mission is to help readers find more joy and hedonistic pleasure in Burgundy wines; to …
[Read more...] about WineHog rating system – more than points
