2023 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 – one that Fourrier describes as “the Musigny of Gevrey”. The 2023 offers a nose of sweet cherry perfume, but with an earthiness too. It’s a dainty wine, lace-textured and delicate, yet with glorious, pure red fruit that dances on the tongue. Concentrated and lively, the aromatics pirouette on the almost never-ending finish.
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Neal Martin
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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The 2023 Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru was also showing beautifully when I visited, bursting with aromas of cherries, raspberries, rose petals, incense and blood orange. Full-bodied, ample and satiny, it's lavish but controlled, with an enveloping core of fruit, ripe tannins and succulent acids, concluding with a saline finish.
The 2023 Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru has a perfumed bouquet with hints of dark chocolate infusing the red berry fruit that later turns to blue fruit, hints of wild heather and incense. The palate is medium-bodied with a gorgeous fleshy texture. This is a sumptuous Griotte, more open than the 2022, with impressive depth toward the finish and hints of white pepper on the aftertaste. It's wonderful.
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.