Light to medium body. This has closed down since I last had it a year ago. Fruit has subsided, acidity has increased. Fruit flavors are tighter, less expressive and feel like a cold vintage, not a 2018. This has clearly shut down. Finish is awkward. Hopefully it emerges better on the other side, not sure when! I will try another bottle in 2026.
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This was excellent, transcending my expectations for the vintage. I PnP’d it and paired with Korean food along which it excelled. Deep ruby in the glass but not as dark as some 18s I’ve had. Still a touch lactic on the nose, it was marked by rose petal and a hint of Christmas spice. Lovely depth of fruit on the palate and plush as all get out texturally. I’m not sure these will ever get really tertiary, but it does still need a few years and I’d gladly replace this bottle.
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Robe is starting to show some slight signs of age. Medium body. Nose is incredibly complex and fragrant, as is the case with the initial and mid palate. Into the finish I’m seeing this tightening up in a way it did not in my prior tasting note from 5 months ago. It is less expressive and open. Maybe something is funky with my palate tonight, but I think this might be starting to enter a closed period.
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Not in agreement with some of the tasters below. Decided to check in on the vintage. This is far from ready or accessible. Very primary at the moment - all young fruit and tannin. 18 will require a lot of patience across the board, even at Village level - these need a few more years.
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Medium body, which is noticeably denser than the last time I tried it 19months ago in January 2021. Back then it was thin - no longer the case. Wow this is good. Noticeable robe development over this time period. Not as young and bright purple. Silky smooth, robust dark fruit on the nose and palate. Long finish.
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Tasted blind in a Chardonnay / Pinot Noir tasting. linear and clean showing red berry fruit, nice density with earthy base notes and herbal elements. Nice tension even if otherwise the palate was rather simple and lacking mid-palate presence. However, the fruit fresh and precise.
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Burgundy BBQ (House of Nanda - Chicago IL): Small glass. Rich, fleshy, and ripe, yet certainly with the structural character of the 2018 vintage to keep it balanced and (nearly) restrained. Good now.
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Summer BBQ (Chicago, IL): Really not my jam (and it kind of is jammy). Really ripe and sappy red fruit, almost to the point of cloyingness. Not much structure, and no Gevrey-like characteristics here. Seems like this will fall apart in a few years, but I guess for now if you like fruit-bomb-like Bourgogne, wheeeeee...
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I decided to try a bottle early to get an idea of quality and where it may be going ... Drunk from Zalto Denk'Art Burgundy stem over two evenings. Primary, velvet colour. Particularly on the first evening, an aromatic nose of rich, ripe black cherries, blackberries and dark plums. On the second evening more dried herb, earth and dry brushwood notes emerged, with a touch of animale and faint dark florals. On the front palate, delicious, bright, generous, ripe dark fruit, particularly on the first night. On both evenings, closing down and shutting up on the mid and the back palates. Tight, grippy tannins and stony minerality, giving less than expected from the entry. Fresh acidity retained. Serious structure, quite long, finishing on herbal notes. I am not a big fan of 2018 red Burgundies so far, but winemakers as experienced and as good as Jean-Marie Fourrier rarely miss ... Enjoyable now but it should be cellared until 2025+. Scored with a range due to potential for improvement. (91 - 93).
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Seemed like an amped up, better, riper, more concentrated and classier version of a recently tasted Spatburgubder from Baden. Waves of Black Forest fruit, scorched earth, game, Gevrey funky spice, lots of ripeness and elegance especially on the palate. Will get better with time, when it develops more complexity and becomes rounder.
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Good Village. Strawberries and raspberries on the nose, good acidity for the vintage. Slightly bitter finish on the exit on the taste. Again I get this pine needle element on the aroma in Fourriers wine which for those who like it is not all a bad thing, but for me it's a drawback. I have still not been spellbound by Fourrier's wines, incl Clos St Jacques 2015. Will keep at it. 90+
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Luftet raskt i karaffel. Veldig lys i fargen. Åpen og fin. Lys, urtete og naturlig. Frisk og leken frukt i munn. Så lett og elegant. Ikke all verdens kons og lengde, men utrolig sjarmerende.
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Medium ruby in the glass. Really generous on the nose - plum, blackcurrant, garam masala, cloves and curry leaf. Medium-bodied, super cool climate Pinot - high acid, but not overly punchy. Some great fruit richness. Tastes like a Beaujolais in a Pinot Noir version. More stems, more tannins. Good drop, but needs some time.
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Wine samples from J. Drank in Grassl Cru. Appearance is clear, medium intensity, purplish ruby colour. Legs. Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of fresh boysenberries, ripe strawberries, dark red cherries, black cherries, fresh stony + chalk minerality, faint dark violets and thin veneer of herbs. Developing. On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol, medium tannins, medium body. Spritz mouth-feel. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of dark red cherry cola, boysenberry, dark herbs, menthol, sweet spice. Medium+ finish. Good wine. Maybe just a couple more years to integrate a bit and should be better.
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Color is a vibrant garnet, but appears thin in the glass. Nose is very fruity and perfumed, with scents of cherry and vanilla that lead you to believe this will be amazing on the palate. However on the palate it falls very short and gets thin fast, turning slightly tart. This is still too young obviously. Tannin is soft and barely noticeable. Body is light.
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Drank after the Ente Volnay 1er. This was much more explosive. Outstanding fruits and structure. Great pop on the palate. Young but who cares. Delicious now.
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Popina Burgundy BYOB. Oh no. 2018 is a tough vintage for red Burgundy, but this is.......oh no. It's all ripe strawberry jam on the nose, and it's no better on the palate - ripe, jammy and lots of heat on the mid-palate and the finish. This has none of the mineral, aromatic or acidic lift that so marks Fourrier. I had trouble finishing my pour. Fourrier is one of my very favorite producers, and I am hoping this just showed very poorly on the night.
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From 12 parcels all around Gevrey Chambertin with three different soil type. The Gevrey Chambertin is the most important wine of Domaine Fourrier, accounting for 3ha out of 10ha of their vineyards. Some of the village vines were planted as early as 1928, on average 60 year old vines. This 2018 offers a powerful array of dark fruits and alluring rose petal. Charming. (88/100)
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Domaine Fourrier Cellar Visit and Tasting (Gevrey-Chambertin): Barrel/ amphora tasting at the domaine. Tasted from both vessels, but without doing an assemblage. I think the two will be very complementary. 89-91 point potential. In fact, I think there were 4 cuvees partly raised in amphora this vintage. (1) Neutral barrel. Ripe black fruit with savory spice coming across as slightly light for the vintage, which is both good and bad. Charming weightless textures I don't typically find in Gevrey, but still plenty of substance, and very fun. (2) Amphora. Also very pure fruit but more austere, almost to the point of drying.
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4/3/2024 - bbq_grandcru Likes this wine: 89 Points
Light to medium body. This has closed down since I last had it a year ago. Fruit has subsided, acidity has increased. Fruit flavors are tighter, less expressive and feel like a cold vintage, not a 2018. This has clearly shut down. Finish is awkward. Hopefully it emerges better on the other side, not sure when! I will try another bottle in 2026.
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2/13/2024 - wineton.mee wrote: 91 Points
Very brief impressions. Dense and sweet strawberries, and some blood/iron. Although youthful, this is approachable already.
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8/14/2023 - jviz wrote: 93 Points
This was excellent, transcending my expectations for the vintage. I PnP’d it and paired with Korean food along which it excelled. Deep ruby in the glass but not as dark as some 18s I’ve had. Still a touch lactic on the nose, it was marked by rose petal and a hint of Christmas spice. Lovely depth of fruit on the palate and plush as all get out texturally. I’m not sure these will ever get really tertiary, but it does still need a few years and I’d gladly replace this bottle.
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3/30/2023 - bbq_grandcru Likes this wine: 91 Points
Robe is starting to show some slight signs of age. Medium body. Nose is incredibly complex and fragrant, as is the case with the initial and mid palate. Into the finish I’m seeing this tightening up in a way it did not in my prior tasting note from 5 months ago. It is less expressive and open. Maybe something is funky with my palate tonight, but I think this might be starting to enter a closed period.
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1/29/2023 - mattyboy_ wrote:
Not in agreement with some of the tasters below. Decided to check in on the vintage. This is far from ready or accessible. Very primary at the moment - all young fruit and tannin. 18 will require a lot of patience across the board, even at Village level - these need a few more years.
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10/23/2022 - bbq_grandcru Likes this wine: 92 Points
Medium body, which is noticeably denser than the last time I tried it 19months ago in January 2021. Back then it was thin - no longer the case. Wow this is good. Noticeable robe development over this time period. Not as young and bright purple. Silky smooth, robust dark fruit on the nose and palate. Long finish.
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8/19/2022 - sirpat00 wrote: 92 Points
Tasted blind in a Chardonnay / Pinot Noir tasting. linear and clean showing red berry fruit, nice density with earthy base notes and herbal elements. Nice tension even if otherwise the palate was rather simple and lacking mid-palate presence. However, the fruit fresh and precise.
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7/15/2022 - Burgundy Al wrote: 88 Points
Burgundy BBQ (House of Nanda - Chicago IL): Small glass. Rich, fleshy, and ripe, yet certainly with the structural character of the 2018 vintage to keep it balanced and (nearly) restrained. Good now.
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7/15/2022 - acyso wrote: 88 Points
Summer BBQ (Chicago, IL): Really not my jam (and it kind of is jammy). Really ripe and sappy red fruit, almost to the point of cloyingness. Not much structure, and no Gevrey-like characteristics here. Seems like this will fall apart in a few years, but I guess for now if you like fruit-bomb-like Bourgogne, wheeeeee...
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3/31/2022 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 91 Points
I decided to try a bottle early to get an idea of quality and where it may be going ... Drunk from Zalto Denk'Art Burgundy stem over two evenings. Primary, velvet colour. Particularly on the first evening, an aromatic nose of rich, ripe black cherries, blackberries and dark plums. On the second evening more dried herb, earth and dry brushwood notes emerged, with a touch of animale and faint dark florals. On the front palate, delicious, bright, generous, ripe dark fruit, particularly on the first night. On both evenings, closing down and shutting up on the mid and the back palates. Tight, grippy tannins and stony minerality, giving less than expected from the entry. Fresh acidity retained. Serious structure, quite long, finishing on herbal notes. I am not a big fan of 2018 red Burgundies so far, but winemakers as experienced and as good as Jean-Marie Fourrier rarely miss ... Enjoyable now but it should be cellared until 2025+. Scored with a range due to potential for improvement. (91 - 93).
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2/26/2022 - LB88 wrote: 91 Points
Took some time in the glass but this was prob a little early to drink this. Try again in a year or so! Lovely structure and fruit.
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12/31/2021 - IvanLi Likes this wine: 92 Points
Seemed like an amped up, better, riper, more concentrated and classier version of a recently tasted Spatburgubder from Baden.
Waves of Black Forest fruit, scorched earth, game, Gevrey funky spice, lots of ripeness and elegance especially on the palate. Will get better with time, when it develops more complexity and becomes rounder.
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8/27/2021 - rlove wrote: 89 Points
Red & black raspb, juicy, quite vinous. Drying tannins. Bit of CO2, better with air. Nice enough.
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8/1/2021 - jrh82 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good Village. Strawberries and raspberries on the nose, good acidity for the vintage. Slightly bitter finish on the exit on the taste. Again I get this pine needle element on the aroma in Fourriers wine which for those who like it is not all a bad thing, but for me it's a drawback. I have still not been spellbound by Fourrier's wines, incl Clos St Jacques 2015. Will keep at it. 90+
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6/23/2021 - vinkeger wrote: 91 Points
Luftet raskt i karaffel. Veldig lys i fargen. Åpen og fin. Lys, urtete og naturlig. Frisk og leken frukt i munn. Så lett og elegant. Ikke all verdens kons og lengde, men utrolig sjarmerende.
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4/24/2021 - vinosophicum wrote: 90 Points
Dunkelbeerig, Leder, (Fleisch?) in der Nase. Druckvoll, saftig, komplex, eher rotbeerig am am Gaumen. Langer Abgang.
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4/18/2021 - grapenomad wrote: 91 Points
Medium ruby in the glass. Really generous on the nose - plum, blackcurrant, garam masala, cloves and curry leaf. Medium-bodied, super cool climate Pinot - high acid, but not overly punchy. Some great fruit richness. Tastes like a Beaujolais in a Pinot Noir version. More stems, more tannins. Good drop, but needs some time.
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4/4/2021 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 89 Points
Wine samples from J. Drank in Grassl Cru.
Appearance is clear, medium intensity, purplish ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of fresh boysenberries, ripe strawberries, dark red cherries, black cherries, fresh stony + chalk minerality, faint dark violets and thin veneer of herbs. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol, medium tannins, medium body. Spritz mouth-feel. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of dark red cherry cola, boysenberry, dark herbs, menthol, sweet spice. Medium+ finish.
Good wine. Maybe just a couple more years to integrate a bit and should be better.
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2/14/2021 - Barry Rothof wrote: 91 Points
Velvety tannins, with sapid, succulent fruit, layered long and strong!!
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1/24/2021 - bbq_grandcru Likes this wine: 89 Points
Color is a vibrant garnet, but appears thin in the glass. Nose is very fruity and perfumed, with scents of cherry and vanilla that lead you to believe this will be amazing on the palate. However on the palate it falls very short and gets thin fast, turning slightly tart. This is still too young obviously. Tannin is soft and barely noticeable. Body is light.
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12/31/2020 - fdub Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drank after the Ente Volnay 1er. This was much more explosive. Outstanding fruits and structure. Great pop on the palate. Young but who cares. Delicious now.
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9/21/2020 - Nicephoras wrote:
Popina Burgundy BYOB. Oh no. 2018 is a tough vintage for red Burgundy, but this is.......oh no. It's all ripe strawberry jam on the nose, and it's no better on the palate - ripe, jammy and lots of heat on the mid-palate and the finish. This has none of the mineral, aromatic or acidic lift that so marks Fourrier. I had trouble finishing my pour. Fourrier is one of my very favorite producers, and I am hoping this just showed very poorly on the night.
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12/2/2019 - Jammy Wine wrote: 88 Points
From 12 parcels all around Gevrey Chambertin with three different soil type. The Gevrey Chambertin is the most important wine of Domaine Fourrier, accounting for 3ha out of 10ha of their vineyards. Some of the village vines were planted as early as 1928, on average 60 year old vines. This 2018 offers a powerful array of dark fruits and alluring rose petal. Charming. (88/100)
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7/3/2019 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Domaine Fourrier Cellar Visit and Tasting (Gevrey-Chambertin): Barrel/ amphora tasting at the domaine. Tasted from both vessels, but without doing an assemblage. I think the two will be very complementary. 89-91 point potential. In fact, I think there were 4 cuvees partly raised in amphora this vintage.
(1) Neutral barrel. Ripe black fruit with savory spice coming across as slightly light for the vintage, which is both good and bad. Charming weightless textures I don't typically find in Gevrey, but still plenty of substance, and very fun.
(2) Amphora. Also very pure fruit but more austere, almost to the point of drying.
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