2022 Griotte-Chambertin Vieille Vigne
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Jean-Marie owns just 0.26 hectares here, but the vines were planted in 1928. While many think the name comes from the French for cherry, it actually comes from “criotte” – referencing the vineyard’s chalk-accented soils. The poor soils produce a wine of exquisite delicacy – the “queen of the cellar”. The 2022 is exquisite. Lush with ripe, red-cherry fruit – it manages to combine an astonishing intensity of fruit with incredible finesse. The result is a wine that is light on its feet, pirouetting across the palate with shimmering minerality. The finish is long, sweet and perfumed. Outstanding.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Charles Curtis MW, Decanter
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An overtly floral, airy and wonderfully perfumed nose is equally spicy with its blend of red currant, soft earth and a shading of humus that is also trimmed in wood and discreet menthol hints. There is excellent verve to the beautifully well-detailed middleweight plus flavors that manage to be at once powerful yet refined, all wrapped in a lightly mineral-inflected and mildly austere finish that goes on and on. This is stunningly good; indeed it's a 'wow' wine that should, much like the Centenaire, make for breathtakingly good old bones. Don't miss! Drink 2034+
Fourrier's 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes offers up aromas of sweet, jammy cherries, berries and licorice, followed by a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and succulent palate with an ample core of pure, sun-kissed fruit.
The 2022 Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru is richer and broader than the cooler and more elegant Clos Saint-Jacques this year. Exhibiting notes of cherries, sweet plums and red berry compote mingled with licorice, petals and spices, it's full-bodied, fleshy and unctuous, with a sweet, sun-kissed core of fruit framed by powdery tannins.
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.