fourrier 2004 chambolle-musigny
2004 Fourrier, Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles-Vignes Medium-plus colour. The nose shows herbal hints of mint and a faint cedar, but it’s hard to say if it’s part of the the 04 character, whatever, it’s on a very low level, overall… Read More
fourrier clos st.jacques – a triumph of hope over experience (part deux)
So, really a triumph in one way – I don’t find a bit the 2004 character – but it’s far from a great Fourrier CSJ. That said, at this age you have every reason to expect a wine to be rather tight, and this isn’t. Just the acidity and… Read More
fourrier 2001 chambolle-musigny
This wine was gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous on release. I would go as far as to say, that until the 2005 vintage it was easily one of the tastiest villages wines I’ve ever had the good fortune to buy. It wasn’t, however, all plain-sailing for my selection of 2001 Fourriers;… Read More
fourrier 2001 vougeot 1er les petits vougeots
There are plenty of reports, predominantly from the US, that Fourrier’s 2001s have their problems – in particular they seem to becoming more and more volatile. Well here’s one that I anyway didn’t like when I first tasted it (way back in 2004). But that bottle was reductive in… Read More
harvest 2009 update from domaine fourrier
A double update – from both Vicki and from Jean-Marie! Many things have already been said on the web about the 2009 Vintage, and it is already being compared to the 05 vintage. We have attached some temperature and light, and rain charts which show the differences between the 2005… Read More
2003 fourrier gevrey 1er combe aux moines
This is a very, very good 2003, but it’s not really for me – at least not today. Only a few regionals that I’ve tried have so-far had the level of balancing acidity that I personally need. I’d planned to follow this bottle up with a Griotte or… Read More
2005 fourrier gevrey 1er les goulots
2005 Fourrier, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Les Goulots I find it hard to open Fourrier’s bottles now – mainly it’s due to the capsules – or lack of capsules. Since the 2005 vintage the domaine has topped their bottles with shiny red wax, and that offers me two problems: one, the wax… Read More
02 fourrier griotte-chambertin
2002 Fourrier, Griotte-Chambertin I though this would make a nice counter-point to the Clos St.Jacques. This is a wine that has become an icon. I could buy it relatively easily up until the 2005 (that vintage was problematic, though I managed to get a couple), but since then, and… Read More
02 fourrier, gevrey 1er clos st.jacques
2002 Fourrier, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Clos St.Jacques 2002 Fourrier, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Clos St.Jacques Medium ruby-red colour that’s just turning to offer a hint of mahogany at the rim. The nose starts with red fruit but also a dark, reductive undertow that initially makes one (wrongly) think to… Read More