Domaine Jean-Marie Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin Cherbaudes

There is no reason to write several pages about the greatness of Jean-Marie Fourrier … he is plain and simply one of the very best producers of red Burgundy …

He has some interesting yet relatively unknown plots in Gevrey-Chambertin … one of them is Cherbaudes located just below Mazis-Chambertin,

Again a silky and elegant wine, with the hedonistic joy you get from these wines – the lovely drinkability… not many wines show that well, almost regardless of time.

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Domaine Jean-Marie Fourrier – domaine, négociant and Australia

The Fourrier estate is a large operation these days with quite a sizeable negociant business. All the wines are similar style-wise, yet there are some differences between the domaine and the negoce wines. In my view, it’s the smaller details that make the Domaine wines a bit sharper … but I will happily drink the negociant wines.

Furthermore, Jean-Marie Fourrier has acquired the equally legendary Australian wine Bass-Phillip, thus expanding the Fourrier brand even more. A very strong duo of pinot.

The Burgundy Atlas – Gevrey-Chambertin Cherbaudes

It has always been a struggle to get or produce the maps, but now it seems that a new mapping of Burgundy is on its way … check out Burgundy Atlas.

I am testing the map functionality on the Fourrier vineyards and present the output uncut … Later I will try to get a nicer layout. Currently, the contrast in the maps is a little low … but let’s see.

Firstly, we have a map that shows me the location of Cherbaudes – 2,2 ha at an altitude of 270 m.

Not a terroir that can match Clos Saint-Jacques in complexity and depth … but Cerbaudes has a delicate and refined style – as with the other Fourrier wines, effortless and lively …

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