Jean-Marie Fourrier
2016Latricières-ChambertinGrand Cru Red barrel
Score: 90-92
Tasted: Jan 15, 2018
Drink: 2026+
Issue: 69
Producer note: Jean-Marie Fourrier has slowly started branching out with his eponymous négociant operation that be began in 2011 with three wines. In 2013 and 2014 he expanded the range of offerings considerably though with several key principles in mind. He explained to me that “first, I only buy fruit and make the wines from appellations that I don’t have under the domaine’s umbrella. Second, I only buy fruit from domaines who make their own wines from those same grapes as I don’t want someone else’s cast off production. Third I don’t want the total volume from the négociant side to ever total more than 20% of what I make on the domaine side so that my clients understand where my primary focus is. Lastly, the range of wines will only be between Gevrey and Vosne, which again allows me to monitor the quality of the fruit in the vineyards I’m buying from regularly.
Tasting note: The wood treatment is more evident on the cool aromas of various dark berries, violet and soft sauvage nuances. There is both good volume and mid-palate density to the overtly mineral-driven middle weight flavors that also conclude in a slightly dry, edgy, gassy and warm finish. This too didn’t show particularly well though in this case it seems more likely that the dryness is attributable to the abundant gas.
jean-marie fourrier, latricieres-chambertin grand cru, vieille vigne
US$2,000 / 每箱價格
Jean-Marie Fourrier
2016Latricières-ChambertinGrand Cru Red barrel
Score: 90-92
Tasted: Jan 15, 2018
Drink: 2026+
Issue: 69
Producer note: Jean-Marie Fourrier has slowly started branching out with his eponymous négociant operation that be began in 2011 with three wines. In 2013 and 2014 he expanded the range of offerings considerably though with several key principles in mind. He explained to me that “first, I only buy fruit and make the wines from appellations that I don’t have under the domaine’s umbrella. Second, I only buy fruit from domaines who make their own wines from those same grapes as I don’t want someone else’s cast off production. Third I don’t want the total volume from the négociant side to ever total more than 20% of what I make on the domaine side so that my clients understand where my primary focus is. Lastly, the range of wines will only be between Gevrey and Vosne, which again allows me to monitor the quality of the fruit in the vineyards I’m buying from regularly.
Tasting note: The wood treatment is more evident on the cool aromas of various dark berries, violet and soft sauvage nuances. There is both good volume and mid-palate density to the overtly mineral-driven middle weight flavors that also conclude in a slightly dry, edgy, gassy and warm finish. This too didn’t show particularly well though in this case it seems more likely that the dryness is attributable to the abundant gas.
