2016 Chambertin
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(Fourrier gets fruit from the lower part of this grand cru): Dark, bright red. Wild, complex nose melds black raspberry, smoky minerality, licorice and a hint of game. Silky, fine-grained flavors of dark berries, spices and crushed rock convey a strong impression of energy if not quite the early personality of the Latricières. Utterly seamless wine, finishing with terrific palate-saturating length if still an element of youthful reserve. Seriously gripping, savory tannins give added lift. These 80-year-old vines produced 28 hectoliters per hectare in 2016. This firmly structured, powerful wine should be very long-lived.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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Tank sample. Vegy edge to this makes it really interesting. Not the most concentrated Chambertin. But really fresh and racy and almost citrus! Transparent and challenging but very long and persistent and deserves lots of time – yet you could enjoy it today. Really vibrates on the palate. Very lifted – deliberately so. Transparent and a very strong statement. Rather atypical. (JR)
About the producer
Domaine Fourrier is located in the village of Gevrey-Chambertin. The estate has been run by Jean-Marie Fourrier since 1994, and has rapidly become one of the village’s most fashionable names, known for producing pure and transparent Pinot Noir.