Very mature tawny red. Perhaps the most advanced '08 from any producer I own and time to drink up. Tart red fruit, mushroom, earth, mineral & herbs. No longer remotely lush. Mostly tertiary. Bought on release & cellared in local wine store storage till back in my wine cabinet 2 weeks ago and recently opened. Maybe the first wine I've ever properly cellared that has slipped past prime drinking and now, losing ground. One left that I'll open within the next couple months. Glad I stopped buying this producer long ago!
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There is no doubt that the high acid characteristics of this vintage remain present . Brick red in colour, savoury fruit on the palate . A touch of tannin . Still very fine .
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Acid and bones dominate, giving this wine a very austere bent, but there is charm if you go looking for it. Bright red fruit dominates the nose, with an undercurrent of savory and earthy notes. High-toned on the palate, not showing much tertiary flavors, medium finish. Enjoyable with braised oxtail stew.
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Bought en primeur and cellared in refrigerated storage until opened. Drunk over three nights, during which it barely changed. Colour tawny reddish core, browning and clearing at the rim. Fully mature - for drinking soon (it won't improve from here). Sour red cherry, raspberry and a dash of cranberry. Freshly cut and dried herbs. Persistent, driven acidity, with plenty of fruit volume but it's savoury, earthy and mineral, not at all rich or showing any fruit sweetness. Very much in the 2008/1996 red Burgundy mold. Compact tannins. Irony austerity at it's core - which I enjoy - but your palate may well be different.
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So you can still buy this wine, for $250 from wine.com. We paid $44 about 10 years ago. Our experience drinking it last night suggests a poor QPR at the lower price. There was a brief moment, after 30 minutes of aeration, when it seemed as though the wine might shine, when the acidity had evolved from aggressive to mouth-watering, when an elegant spiciness was starting to emerge. But a tartness eclipsed all that seemed promising and the pleasure diminished accordingly.
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This wine was awkward for a long time, but like many 2008s it has evolved rapidly in recent years. The nose is lovely, with secondary aromas that suggest an older wine alongside classic gevrey earth notes. As you might expect from the vintage the frame is dominated by acidity, but it is not out of balance. Lifted freshness, lovely pure strawberry fruit. Not the most harmonious of wines but delicious.
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Tart and beefy, this was nice and open and bright with juicy cherries and strawberries. Pepper, paprika and dried rose petals. It was rewarding to see how vibrant this was.
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Wow, this is great. I love my note from back in 2011. Now, it still a red fruited beauty, but the little bit of age has added complexity. It is still so light in color, nearly limpid. It has added some tobacco leaf, and the precocious fruit has softened. This was excellent with Gage's steak sammies. Drank with some cool nerdy wines... Albarino from Do Ferriero, Pinot Noir from Schone Tal, Laherte Freres Rose, Dutraive Beaujolais. This was terrific on this night.
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This was fine but nothing special. A little shrill and acidic. Nice red fruits but nothing that would peg this as a Gevrey Chambertin with 10yr+ age. Disappointed.
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Quite a bit of reduction -- even after two hours in the decanter there was still a bit left. Musky dark fruit in a medium-weight body with some density, round tannins. A good village Gevrey, but one expects better from an elite producer. Cellared since original release.
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Last of four purchased upon release. Still an acid driven wine with fading raspberry / cranberry but the base of crushed rocks and mushrooms is more prevalent than anything else. Solid but lacking any real punch.
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Brick red - on opening acidity is assertive - softens after some air but still very bracing - gorgeous bright fruit - goes very well with good cheese but probably still needs more time.
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1/6, good cork. Served straight from Eurocave (12C). Pale/medium garnet core, pale garnet rim. Nose shows raspberry fruit, dusty earth, quite restrained. Medium bodied, raspberries, dusty earth, lacking some of the usual Fourrier flamboyancy and energy, vibrant/crisp acidity, good length slightly firm finish. Quite skinny actually. Decent but not up to the usual standard for this cuve.
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Decanted right before drinking. The fruit is jet black. There is a prominent iron minerality. Good balance and poise, this is a lovely wine. It’s drinking well now but a few more years in the cellar will only help smooth out the edges.
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Just in a very good place. A little more grip than usual for fourrier and you can taste stems a little more (yes I know Fourrier destems but this was stemmy!!) but just a beautiful Gevrey with sappy fruit.
PnP and slow ox for 2 hours prior to dinner. This wine did not change much from the first PnP except maybe to lose a little fruit intensity. Oddly, this '08 is either maturing relatively early which is likely the case or the fruit is largely shut down. I still enjoyed it but not sure this will make typical, higher end, Burg "old bones" of 15yrs -30 years where most get? Semi translucent ambering red color. That said, I did enjoy the more prominent forest floor,mineral and mushroomy notes and old vine character. If, the fruit was where it ought be this is 93pt+ wine. Right now you get faded raspberry and cherry that is bit too much in the background. There was also some CO2 in my btl and I likely should have given it a shake first. The CO2 might be what others are identifying as pronounced acidity. I don't know. A still relatively enjoyable 89-91pt wine for me but I'm worried about my last 2 btls and will likely get them out of storage in the next 3-6 months. Maybe save one as an experiment and tempt fate? Paid $46 on release. Double that on release these days.
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Slightly bricking crimson color. In the nose, you can sense its age, but it still smells fairly young. It's a bit reserved and not showing too much, some earth, black raspberry, red currant and red cherry as well as wet stones. In the mouth, the acidity is quite prominent, the tannins feel just barely ripe, rather lean and slightly sturdy structure. Not the most refined or elegant Fourrier wine, but a good example of the vintage.
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PnP, consumed over a couple of hours. Largely an acid driven wine with the fruit fading at this point. Still shows some raspberry / cranberry but it more about the mineral / crushed rock backbone. Liked the weight. I've had 3 bottle over the past 5 years with one more to go. Will try to consume in the next 2 years.
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Popped and Poured. This still has the vibrant acidity that it has shown in the past. After about an hour it had put on weight and the red fruit began to balance the minerality of the wine. Still drinking very nicely with some aeration still required.
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I drink a lot of Riesling, particularly from the Saar, and love linear, leaner, style wines. However, the recent CellarTracker notes for Fourrier Village '08 are accurate. The freshness may have been charming in youth when the fruit may have been more present. Now it's just acidity. Rousseau and Bachelet Village '08s blow this off the table. Drink up.
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Really lovely nose, taste red fruit, open. Soon after opening acidity overwhelms this wine, becomes unpleasant. Left wine in fridge, two days later much better.
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Kompleks duft med modent preg, litt lær, pepper, svisker. Frisk, leskende og syrlig i munnen, med veldig fin fylde for en kommuneburgunder, strukturert, relativt lang ettersmak. Krevende vin på en god måte. På topp nå.
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Decanted this to let it open up. A nice bottle, but a little tight and shrill to make it really good. Not sure if age will help, but I'll give my last bottle some time.
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I agree with Keith's assessment. This wine was slightly gassy and seemed flawed or off in some way. My wife wouldn't even drink it. A shame as the nose was gorgeously perfumed with sweet berries. The texture of the wine was plush even if a bit gassy. Unfortunately, the palate was unbalanced featuring acid and and sour cherry fruit but lacking any sweetness or savoriness to balance it out.
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Smoke and coffee aromas, sharp, edgy, and it has that damp tone you get with really old wines - and it adds up to a really beautiful exciting deep wine, and as vibrant as ever in the Fourrier way
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PnP, brought to our favorite restaurant with a few other options, spouse chose this :)
Bright, tart, lip smacking raspberry / cranberry at first, this settled down to reveal rose petals, a hint of crushed rocks and spice. Yes still a acid driven wine but loved the weight of this nonetheless.
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Started off bright, sharp, intensely cherry, but it got even prettier in the glass, and it has a stillness for all the tongue-tingling acidity. Gorgeous.
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Wow, this has come together nicely. 2+ hour decant. Balanced Gevrey fruit, requisite acidity, some salt, subtle earth. Soft tannins. This is not lean; in fact, it has substantial weight throughout. Wonderful, drinks well above its level. This has surprisingly evolved nicely. Perhaps at its peak? Fifth bottle from a case.
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Nose gives me an impression of age and lots of spices, bonfire smoke, bold '08-acidity and lots of secondary aromas. Very good and enjoyous! The palate is a complete acidic shock. Thin and fresh, but full of an overwhelming but actually quite enjoyable and slightly balanced acidity. Woohoo!! The tannins are prominent at first, but after an hour the taste comes together and the acidity actually works! Love it, but would not buy a new bottle :-)
50+5+11+13+8 (87p)
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From magnum, opened and served. Quite light in colour, light red and nowhere near the dark colour it had 2 years ago when we had it last. Had a bit of CO2 on the palate tood to begin but went away with some swirling. Red fruits, strawberry. Well mad wine but felt a bit one dimensional and lacked depth. Not as impressive as when it was younger. Still a good 88-89 from us though.
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Thursday Night w/ Bob (My Place - Washington, DC): Tasted over the course of a few hours after it had been open for two days. Apparently it was quite intense upon opening, not surprising because it’s still mouthpuckering with its acid and tannin. Roses, tart cherries, hints of pickling spice on the nose. Palate of red and black cherries, lots of roses and rocky soil, hints of cola. A dusty but well-structured wine that I’d love to bury for five more years.
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Definitely needs a night to settle down. On the next day the uber tartness is balanced out more by some deeper red fruit and brambly tones. And the nose really starts to sing like red Burgundy should. A very beguiling cherry cola and red licorice cloaked in this lovely cinnamon and earth scent that is hard to describe. It's just that Burgundy thing that always gets me. Hard to tell what's going to happen to this long term though. Not sure if it has the depth of fruit to outlast the aggressive acid. We'll see what another 2-3 years does.
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This seems to have developed fairly rapidly since my last bottle. Color is already fully bricked with a tinge of orange. It is still extremely gassy and can't be consumed without decanting the bottle for sediment, cleaning the bottle, returning the decanted wine to the bottle, and giving it a Home Depot paint mixer shaking treatment. Once it's finally in a drinkable state it shows impressive tertiary character, all stony minerality with some gamy meatiness, almost like an NSG style of Burgundy as the structure is also in a pretty rugged style. Even so, it's in Fourrier's usual ethereal weight class and is very, very drinkable.
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The same flavour profile as the 2011, but broader and richer, albeit still tight for a Fourrier [double check this - I don't have a record of having bought this - maybe one of Jane's]
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As others have suggested, notably acidic to begin with even after vigorous decanting. But opened up and softened significantly after around 2 hours in decanter.
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Quite acidic, and with a certain fizzyness to it. This was not decanted, and reading other reviews probably needs to be to try and bring it together a bit.
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I forgot having had this wine before. This bottle was in a lot of ways very much the same as the one in my last note, but one big difference is that it is incredibly gassy. It was fizzed up like beer and didn't pull itself together until it had been opened for hours, even with vigorous shaking and quadruple decanting. Once it shakes that off it shows very nicely, with the fruit plumping out and still showing some youthful red vibrancy. As before there is also a strong stony tinge that once again had me thinking of cement, and the tannin is just a bit edgy and abrupt, which isn't surprising at the village level but this is not one of those bottles that transcends its classification.
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Yeesh, this one's screechingly acidic tonight. Dark red fruit, iodine, mineral, earth, animal, and that acid. The not so friendly side of '08. Lean for Fourrier. Maybe this bottle is an outlier? I'd hold for 6-12 months before trying again. All this despite a three hour decant.
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Fairly good wine, nice intensity and flavors, but it seemed just a bit tart and out of balance, particularly as the evening went on... not sure if time in the bottle will help or not, I tend to think that balance cannot be restored over time.. but we'll see, I have two bottles left.
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exactly what one would expect from a young Fourrier, pure red-fruits, savory nuances and a linear feel from the heightened acidity. Elegant and tasty. Perhaps overpowered by the fare at the table, but delicious on its own right.
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Very open and lively nose fresh forest floor and red fruits. Strong french oak aroma. Quite toasty. The taste was much weaker than the nose. Light raspberry and strawberry taste. Lack of power and structure. Texture and body still young. Can age for a few years more but no potential to improve.
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The nose on this one is textbook pinot with floral notes blended with freshly pressed redcurrant. the oak shows itself as a smooth layer of marzipan giving the nose a sweet and round character. The palate is not as good as the nose. There is depth and some concentration here, but the acidic tinge of the '08 vintage holds a firm grip around the backbone of this wine, skewing it into acidic unbalance. The tinge worsens over time in the glass, and it also looses complexity, depth and concentration after 20 minutes in the glass. A good wine but a difficult vintage.
50+5+13+12+7 (87p)
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Decanted 3 hours and rebottled. Consistent with previous notes. Continues to integrate and show more of a balance between acidity and dark cherry fruit. Secondary notes of mushroom and earth and forest floor continue to develop. Extremely good.
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Restrained nose which opens up a bit after a couple hours of air. Delicate and subtle, restrained fruit and minerality. Nice silky texture, although as with many 2008s a bit too much acid for my tastes. Gained some depth and complexity over the night, although this still underdelivers on the nose and in depth of flavor. Day 2 - not much change. The 2006 MSD Clos Salon VV was significantly better. Not good QPR here.
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Needs some aeration at this stage as very well pointed out by the Boundary's sommelier. Away from that it is a proper Gevrey. Youthful in colour, dark. On the nose if full on pinot aromatics, dense fruit with a new world touch. Very nice open nose. On the palate is slightly linear but still quite intense, lacks a bit of fruit density in the mid palate but overall a very good wine and would benefit from 2-3 yrs more in bottle. 89 for now from us.
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I'm sure he is a good guy, maybe he loves his kids, and I'm sure he doesn't hurt small animals (unless they deserve it), but I'm not a fan of Fourrier. He makes weak wines. I have a few bottles left over from an impulse buy over a year ago - what was I thinking? I knew I would never drink these bottles so I served it to my wife's friends. The consensus among these vixens: weak.
Had this bottle with a wonderful shrimp appetizer and a rich lobster/crab pasta. The food was a good match for the wine, but I should have given the wine a bit more air in the beginning as the last sip was the best by a large margin. Overall this Fourrier leaned a bit more toward a light tart/acidic style with some earthiness rather than something slightly more rich and a bit more fruity. I think I had expected this to have a bit more depth and richness, but this was still a pleasing wine with a silky palate to go with its earthy flavors. Make sure to decant this for at least a couple of hours before serving.
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Fresh lovely Gevrey nose, red fruit, some dirt, rocks and minerals. Taste fairly acidic but balanced by intense cherry and cranberry fruit, drinks wonderfully. Long finish.
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This has become my "house wine" because I absolutely love it. (Own over 5 cases of it.) Granted it isn't for everyone given its acidic tanginess and light and dry finish but it delivers a refreshing, light and semi-floral mouthful that I have not encountered in other village wines. The nose is light and floral but shows some complexity. The wine is acidic and tangy in your mouth but round enough to deliver red berries - like a raspberry/cranberry mix - that coats your mouth. The finish is dry but lasting. Look, some bread+meat drinkers might call this "weak", but this bottle hits the spot with a seared duck breast or salmon. Highly recommended for those that love the 2008 vintage.
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PnP and watched Anthony Bourdain in France. Color was light, really light. Nose is tight not giving up much at this point just a slight hint of crushed rock, red fruit and flowers. Taste is driven by the acids up front with a slight citrus flavor over red fruits. Not complex by any stretch of the imagination. Young and light would be how I'd describe this.
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Medium to light burgundy. Nose of bright red cherry and some dry dirt. Tasting very bright and high in acid with not a lot of weight or structure to hold it together. Light mouthfeel..... Bright red cherries and somewhat light (even for an '08). I hope this gets some guts as it ages - somewhat disappointing now.
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Unmistakably Fourrier both on the nose and palate. Surprisingly lean and austere despite a long decant. Acid levels consistent with the vintage. At this time, does not seem to have the weight/density/raw material of the 2005, 2006, or 2007 GC VV. Hopefully will put on some weight with time. Still enjoyable nonetheless. I'm in for 2 cases of this, so I'm hoping it can improve since its still an infant of sorts.
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Decanted 6 hours and rebottled. Consistent with previous notes but seems to be integrating and getting better. Floral nose with notes of earth, cherries and underbrush. The acidity is still bracing but seems a little more tempered than in previous bottles with the dark cherry fruit showing a little more. Maybe the extended decant accounts for this. Very smooth mouthfeel with great minerality and earthiness. Should continue to improve. Excellent village wine at a reasonable price for Burgundy.
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Fredagsvin (Probar): Terrific village level wine. Expressive nose of wild blueberries, wild strawberries, herbal notes and licorice root. Great intensity in mouth and with a pronounced acidity that keeps you coming back for another "kick"...
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Very pure and crunchy. Big tannins and somewhat clamped. Needs a lot of air. Not sure this has the stuffing to outlast the structure. That said, beautiful nose of roses and minerals. Very Gevrey.
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A vibrant red in color, very fresh and young in looking! Nose of refreshing red fruits, really classy nose, then we have a mild touch of smoke in the background! Very silky on the palate with mouthful of sweet ripe fresh red fruits, echoing the nose perfectly and a dollop of minimality! Very nice! Lacking complexity I have to admit, but already a very satisfy drinking experience for me! A wine of pure class! Need a year or two to add weight and to gain complexity! Tonight, I adore it!
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First night: a bit tight with beautiful red fruit and a sleek profile. Second night: yowza! fully open, lush, giving and velvety smooth. Give this baby a few more years and then have at it!
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There is a lot to like here. A lovely, giving, nose of small red berries, tart cherry, rose and a hint of minerally earth. There is a lightness, but intensity on the palate and the tannins are refined and well integrated. There is, however, a shrill streak of citrus fruit on the palate that overwhelms the rest of the wine - probably should have taken more notice of the previous tasing notes here, suggesting another 5 years in the cellar.
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This wine was pretty big which is expected for a 2008. Great minerality and acidity. Nice red fruit but needs a couple years to truly start showing itself. A fantastic village level burg.
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-- decanted immediately before tasting -- -- tasted non-blind over approx. 5 hours --
NOSE: expressive and moderately complex at this point in time; the Nose initially showed some cool purple and red fruit aromas (specifically, lactic cherries, which brought to mind a kriek lambic beer) which were backed-up by a note of crushed rocks; over the course of 4 hours, the Nose sweetened.
BODY: purple-tinged garnet color of medium depth; medium-light bodied.
TASTE: initially: wow! – very acidic!! This is very good; fine, drying tannin; fruit is ripe and has medium+ concentration; 13% alc. is not noticeable; has a nice gueuze-like tartness to it -- if you happen to like Russian River Brewing Co.’s “Supplication” then you will absolutely love this wine; cranberry and red currant; hole at back of mid-palate; over three hours, this lost its gueuze-like character (less lactic, but nonetheless remained tart) and sweetened a bit (or gained some fruitiness); slight hint of underlying greenness, which I actually like; medium to medium-long finish of medium-light to medium intensity; drinks fine now, but I think it needs at least a couple more years in the cellar: time will (hopefully) help tone-down the acidity a bit, and also allow this wine to put on some weight – if that happens, this could be quite good in time; I paired this wine with pork roast, and said pairing brought some additional bass to the wine. Hold.
B: 50, 5, 12, 15, 8 = 90
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This is nice, but isn't really doing it for me on this occasion. Consumed over two nights, it initially needs some time for the CO2 to dissipate. Nice and expressive on the nose, high toned and red fruited with the suggestion of some underbrush lurking behind the fruit. On the palate, there's a really strong streak of acidity lifting the fruit to the point of being almost mouth puckering. This isn't as well integrated as I was expecting, the acidity is really distracting at this stage of life. As a young wine, I much prefer the '07 version, which had such great balance and a bit more of a meaty element running through the palate broadcasting its origins. No noticeable change for better or worse after a night in the fridge. There's nice flavor impact and the underlying material is really nice, I'm hoping that time in the cellar may change everything and one day this will surpass its brethren from '07...
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Very high toned and austere at the moment with quite a hard tannic edge. Takes quite a while to get through the acidity and tannins right now, not surprisingly. After 2 hours some forest floor, dark berries and meaty notes peek through. Give it 5 years at least. Should be very good.
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Starting to close down ? Tasted significantly younger and more aggressive than in April . Still stunning freshness but acidity rather in the ascendant at present and the fruit rather more muted .
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Consistent with last note. A perfect village level burg. Intense, delicate, and pure. Soaring aromatics. Really scratches the Burg itch for a relatively reasonable tariff.
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I guess I'm in the minority here, but this was waaay too young at this point. Everyone must be giving this 3-4 hours in a decanter - really tight and austere.
Another great bottle. A little austere and tightly wound at first with the fruit reticent and acid dominating, but with food and some air it really comes around to show elegant, floral-tinged red fruits over a stony mineral base with a sense of freshness and transparency to the flavours.
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Tough and forboding one the first night; sealed half away in a 375. Two nights later, opened for a rich, medium-full-bodied, irony tangy, zappy glass of Gevrey. Not elegant, but impressive in its substance and balance of flavor components. A very nice bottle. Mean to hold this for some years before opening, but the significant other grabbed in one night looking for a random bottle of red.
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Decanted 4 hours. Rebottled and followed over 3 hours. Very floral nose with notes of red fruit and earth. Medium bodied with red cherry and cranberry fruit and a biting acidity which i really liked. Notes of smoke and dirt. This wine has a wonderful texture and freshness. Medium plus finish with fine tannins. Seems like it will improve with some cellar time. Outstanding wine even at $65.
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Black fruit, smoke, earth on the nose. This is lush, with black, blueberry, black cherry, and plenty of acidity to match, a long finish, accented by earth.
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This is awesome village juice. Dark in color. Plenty of perfume on the nose. Great weight and texture for a village wine. In fact, more serious than many 1ers I've had. Pure Gevrey fruit on the palate with a seamless finish. Roses, cinnamon, French dirt and tart red berries. Crunchy tannins. Great now and has the stuffing to age in the medium term. So much going on. I am definitely a fan.
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A seamless combination of high toned red fruits, florality, savoury brothy and stony elements conveyed with a sense of real purity, freshness and transparency. The tannins are rather fine-grained here and a lot of the structure comes from the acidity, which keeps it light on its feet and so incredibly drinkable, with each sip inviting another. Fantastic wine that has me very keen to explore the higher end 08 Fourriers.
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Marked by racy red fruit on the nose this started off extremely juicy. With some air it acquired a more regal tone to it with nicely spiced red fruit and deep forestal tones. I'd strongly recommend a serious decant if you open one of these soon.
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4hr decant. roses, stems & soil on the nose. slightly more "green" aromas than prior bottles. juicy cranberry fruit on the palate, with a wonderful mineral/acid backbone. consistently impressive gevrey.
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Drank over the course of 5 hours. This wine keeps you on your toes with a shifting nose that ranges from sappy red fruit, to cinnamon, to pepperoni, to earthen tones. The body of the wine remained firm over the course of the night with underlying brothy and floral tones. Fine tannis lingered on the finish. I won't be opening my other bottles of this anytime soon.
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Justified baby kill. Bottles were shipped by vendor in excessive heat despite instructions to hold. Had to try one to see if it got cooked. Happy to say that all is well. After four hours, nose is beguiling mix of cinammon, cured meat, fertilizer and peppermint stick - though not all at once. It kept changing in the glass. The palate another story. Tight fisted, giving very little at the moment. Sappy red cherry fruit emerges but is cut short by an abundance of fine grained tannins that coat the palate. Balanced wine that will reward patience.
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Pop and pour - note after 3 hours. This continued to improve the more air it received. Perfumed nose of violets and cherries. Initially a bit tart but this softened a bit. High acidity. Cranberries on the finish. The remainder should be even better tomorrow. I suspect this will age nicely.
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I may drink 1/2 this damn thing tonight by myself but given the notes on air time, I will post a more full note tomorrow. For today, yes, pretty tart with dried cherry, some rose water, some wood shading in and mineral, plus a lot of soil notes, light colored. So I let the wine sit a full night, retasted today. Pretty much the same as yesterday, but the wine picked up some weight and length, still though showing lots of that mineral through the finish, even a bit of licorice hanging around the edges. The wine's got soul, it's got personality, as if the soil transformed through the wine and pulled the fruit nuances and acid with it. Distinctive, present, cool.
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Pretty Gevrey. The acidity was a little out of whack for the first glass or so, but it settled down in time and the wine didn't seem to show any of the shrill carbonic spritziness that often shows up in young Fourriers. The fruit's mild and tame as per the usual Fourrier house style. The most distinctive aspect of this is the stoniness; for some reason every time I take a whiff of it I think of concrete. Not sure why considering concrete doesn't smell but there you have it. On the whole, this is a comfortable, laid-back wine - easy to drink on account of its light touch, even though from a structural perspective it still has the more abrupt, coarser tannic sensation of a village wine.
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Absolutely compelling! This young wine is transparent red, with warm and inviting cherry and earth aromas coming up from the glass, Add in a little kitchen-like aroma of cherries being reduced and beef stock in another pot. What a perfect mouthfeel, full, vigorous, bright, and tart cherry, succulent and juicy. This is great stuff. Maybe one of the better village level wines I have tasted, although 2008 seems to be loaded with them.
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upon decanting i had high hopes for this young village wine based on the Tanzer notes and CT notes. Light red color and beautiful nose of strawberry, cherry, pine, and light spice. Decanted for 3 hrs while sneaking a taste every hour. Massive tart, biting tannins which do not allow the ripe red fruits that filled my nose to transfer to my palate. Citrus and pine are the overwhelming tastes here besides the massive tannin wall. Have poured this back into the bottle and will revisit tomorrow.
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Didn't care for this at first, and even after a couple of hours standing in a half-empty bottle. Found it tough, refractive, charmless. So-so even with. Then I sat down on the porch after dinner with a contemplative glass and found interesting depth and a tight spectrum of flavors among the tart acidity, tannin and dirt. It's still low on the charm meter, but it's hooked me with its combination of interesting qualities, all presented with striking freshness and intensity. Stylistically reminds me of 2008 Ganevat St. Julien, though with manlier musclation and a lower voice. Final take is similar to Dr. Wine2001's note.
Leftovers the following night were much relaxed, with some taughtly-stretched flesh forming a substrate for the still-vigorous, prickly acid. Now, with the monolithic structure eroded, I like this quite a bit.
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2008 Fourrier Wines (Beltramo's, Menlo Park): Like all of the Gevreys today, less fruit driven than the Morey. Much more licorice and iron here. Light, earthy and tannic. Rising acidity leaves some tartness at the end (which is not the case with the other wines in the series). Gentle but a bit short on fruit. Not nearly as charming and open as the '07.
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Medium-red color. Some C02 at first -- did a double-decant and it blew off quickly, revealing nice nose of earth and bright red fruit. Very red-fruited and acidic on the palate. Should be better yet starting 2013 or so. Well-made and good QPR.
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A perfumed, fresh and pure nose and taste of deep dark and red fruits, particularly cherries. The texture is wonderfully refined and classy for a village wine. Needs a lot of air. Outstanding.
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This is a beautiful, delicate Burg. Light ruby in the glass, this shows a lovely nose of sour cherries and minerals. The palate doesn't quite match the nose, but it nevertheless showcases delicious pinot fruit, some fine minerality, and once it breathes for a while, moderate complexity. This could use greater midpalate concentration, and it's a tad drying on the finish, but it's certainly a worthwhile drink. The dryness dissipated on day 2 (although the fruit wasn't quite as fresh).
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Burghound in Asia Grand Tasting (St-Regis Hotel, Singapore): As always, stunning purity and terroir driven is obvious in Fourrier's wines. Very pure fruits and quite rich though a bit lean but very decent long finish. I still prefer the 06, follow by 07 then 08. Buy - No.
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Very acid driven. Crunchy snappy and lithe would be the name of the game. Pomegranite / cranberry / red apple skin kind of flavors atop dusty gevrey earth. Linear like a laser beam. Good food wine but needs some time to integrate the nervous energy. I actually wondered if this could have been picked a touch riper. Time will tell and I predict good things in the future, but this is an acid lover's wine, not a fruit or extract lover's wine.
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Its evident that Jean Marie is making some of the most transparent terroir driven wines from Burgundy. The color was light red see through. The nose was cinnamon fruit cake and asian spice. Finish is long and complex.. Excellent.
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First one of the case. Tight, taut, lean and mean this needs much more in time in bottle to flesh out a bit. That said, there is a lovely core of minerality running through it and it is long on the finish. Transparency and purity also spring to mind. Still tight a day later, leave for a good few years i say.
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I'm of a couple of minds on this wine. One side of me says this wine is too young, too tight, too tannic right now to be evaluated properly and with time, this will become a very nice Gevrey village. The other says this is the least interesting Fourrier wine I've had to date (admittedly a relatively small sample) and I've had '05 Bourgogne's that are more interesting- better complexity, finish, weight, etc. I'm leaning towards the former based on improvements with a few hours of air and what feels like a focused core of fruit on the palate, even if it's not terribly complex or full at this stage. Regardless, I have more, so this will certainly be an education.
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Clear light ruby color. Nose is elegant and pure, with a touch of earthiness -- very attractive. The palate, however, seems thin and a bit washed out, and there's no depth to the rather simple, tart red fruit. Not what I expected from Fourrier, so I may have to try another bottle some time.
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Domaine Fourrier Visit and Tasting (Gevrey-Chambertin): Tasting at Domaine. black fruit with some earthy and meaty character. Good density for its level with better ripeness than I've found in many Villages level 2008s.
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1/17/2024 - chablis28 wrote: 87 Points
Very mature tawny red. Perhaps the most advanced '08 from any producer I own and time to drink up. Tart red fruit, mushroom, earth, mineral & herbs. No longer remotely lush. Mostly tertiary. Bought on release & cellared in local wine store storage till back in my wine cabinet 2 weeks ago and recently opened. Maybe the first wine I've ever properly cellared that has slipped past prime drinking and now, losing ground. One left that I'll open within the next couple months. Glad I stopped buying this producer long ago!
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1/12/2024 - Ardross Likes this wine: 90 Points
There is no doubt that the high acid characteristics of this vintage remain present . Brick red in colour, savoury fruit on the palate . A touch of tannin . Still very fine .
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6/23/2023 - jjct wrote:
Acid and bones dominate, giving this wine a very austere bent, but there is charm if you go looking for it. Bright red fruit dominates the nose, with an undercurrent of savory and earthy notes. High-toned on the palate, not showing much tertiary flavors, medium finish. Enjoyable with braised oxtail stew.
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5/31/2023 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 92 Points
Bought en primeur and cellared in refrigerated storage until opened. Drunk over three nights, during which it barely changed. Colour tawny reddish core, browning and clearing at the rim. Fully mature - for drinking soon (it won't improve from here). Sour red cherry, raspberry and a dash of cranberry. Freshly cut and dried herbs. Persistent, driven acidity, with plenty of fruit volume but it's savoury, earthy and mineral, not at all rich or showing any fruit sweetness. Very much in the 2008/1996 red Burgundy mold. Compact tannins. Irony austerity at it's core - which I enjoy - but your palate may well be different.
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11/23/2022 - vetty wrote: 89 Points
this bottle is over the peak. more jam and wild flavour.
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11/4/2022 - Ardross Likes this wine: 91 Points
Still quite lean with an acidic streak but the secondary flavours are starting to develop and the bright fruit driven finish is long
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6/4/2022 - talbot61 Does not like this wine: 85 Points
So you can still buy this wine, for $250 from wine.com. We paid $44 about 10 years ago. Our experience drinking it last night suggests a poor QPR at the lower price. There was a brief moment, after 30 minutes of aeration, when it seemed as though the wine might shine, when the acidity had evolved from aggressive to mouth-watering, when an elegant spiciness was starting to emerge. But a tartness eclipsed all that seemed promising and the pleasure diminished accordingly.
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4/19/2022 - joshabramson Likes this wine: 93 Points
Served a bit chilled, which I thought was nice. Juicy with nice acidity.
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3/13/2022 - jamesabdavis wrote:
This wine was awkward for a long time, but like many 2008s it has evolved rapidly in recent years. The nose is lovely, with secondary aromas that suggest an older wine alongside classic gevrey earth notes. As you might expect from the vintage the frame is dominated by acidity, but it is not out of balance. Lifted freshness, lovely pure strawberry fruit. Not the most harmonious of wines but delicious.
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1/25/2022 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 93 Points
Tart and beefy, this was nice and open and bright with juicy cherries and strawberries. Pepper, paprika and dried rose petals. It was rewarding to see how vibrant this was.
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1/17/2022 - Charlie Carnes Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wow, this is great. I love my note from back in 2011. Now, it still a red fruited beauty, but the little bit of age has added complexity. It is still so light in color, nearly limpid. It has added some tobacco leaf, and the precocious fruit has softened. This was excellent with Gage's steak sammies. Drank with some cool nerdy wines... Albarino from Do Ferriero, Pinot Noir from Schone Tal, Laherte Freres Rose, Dutraive Beaujolais. This was terrific on this night.
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5/3/2021 - Chris Newport wrote:
This was fine but nothing special. A little shrill and acidic. Nice red fruits but nothing that would peg this as a Gevrey Chambertin with 10yr+ age. Disappointed.
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12/11/2020 - cfk49 wrote: 88 Points
Quite a bit of reduction -- even after two hours in the decanter there was still a bit left. Musky dark fruit in a medium-weight body with some density, round tannins. A good village Gevrey, but one expects better from an elite producer. Cellared since original release.
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5/22/2020 - Bellissimo wrote:
Last of four purchased upon release. Still an acid driven wine with fading raspberry / cranberry but the base of crushed rocks and mushrooms is more prevalent than anything else. Solid but lacking any real punch.
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3/1/2020 - Ardross Likes this wine: 88 Points
Brick red - on opening acidity is assertive - softens after some air but still very bracing - gorgeous bright fruit - goes very well with good cheese but probably still needs more time.
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1/17/2020 - Paul D wrote: 88 Points
1/6, good cork. Served straight from Eurocave (12C).
Pale/medium garnet core, pale garnet rim. Nose shows raspberry fruit, dusty earth, quite restrained. Medium bodied, raspberries, dusty earth, lacking some of the usual Fourrier flamboyancy and energy, vibrant/crisp acidity, good length slightly firm finish. Quite skinny actually. Decent but not up to the usual standard for this cuve.
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10/9/2019 - french16 wrote:
Compared to the previous bottle last June, this was tighter and little less green. Elegant red fruit and nice acidity.
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9/23/2019 - brooklynguy Likes this wine:
Decanted right before drinking. The fruit is jet black. There is a prominent iron minerality. Good balance and poise, this is a lovely wine. It’s drinking well now but a few more years in the cellar will only help smooth out the edges.
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6/2/2019 - french16 wrote:
Just in a very good place. A little more grip than usual for fourrier and you can taste stems a little more (yes I know Fourrier destems but this was stemmy!!) but just a beautiful Gevrey with sappy fruit.
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9/28/2018 - ovenmitt wrote: 90 Points
Lighter in color and body. Red cherry, cranberry.... needs more time.
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6/15/2018 - chablis28 wrote: 90 Points
PnP and slow ox for 2 hours prior to dinner. This wine did not change much from the first PnP except maybe to lose a little fruit intensity. Oddly, this '08 is either maturing relatively early which is likely the case or the fruit is largely shut down. I still enjoyed it but not sure this will make typical, higher end, Burg "old bones" of 15yrs -30 years where most get? Semi translucent ambering red color. That said, I did enjoy the more prominent forest floor,mineral and mushroomy notes and old vine character. If, the fruit was where it ought be this is 93pt+ wine. Right now you get faded raspberry and cherry that is bit too much in the background. There was also some CO2 in my btl and I likely should have given it a shake first. The CO2 might be what others are identifying as pronounced acidity. I don't know. A still relatively enjoyable 89-91pt wine for me but I'm worried about my last 2 btls and will likely get them out of storage in the next 3-6 months. Maybe save one as an experiment and tempt fate? Paid $46 on release. Double that on release these days.
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5/22/2018 - octopussy Likes this wine: 90 Points
Slightly bricking crimson color. In the nose, you can sense its age, but it still smells fairly young. It's a bit reserved and not showing too much, some earth, black raspberry, red currant and red cherry as well as wet stones. In the mouth, the acidity is quite prominent, the tannins feel just barely ripe, rather lean and slightly sturdy structure. Not the most refined or elegant Fourrier wine, but a good example of the vintage.
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12/17/2017 - Bellissimo wrote:
PnP, consumed over a couple of hours. Largely an acid driven wine with the fruit fading at this point. Still shows some raspberry / cranberry but it more about the mineral / crushed rock backbone. Liked the weight. I've had 3 bottle over the past 5 years with one more to go. Will try to consume in the next 2 years.
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9/30/2017 - Yamadori Likes this wine: 91 Points
Popped and Poured. This still has the vibrant acidity that it has shown in the past. After about an hour it had put on weight and the red fruit began to balance the minerality of the wine. Still drinking very nicely with some aeration still required.
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8/30/2017 - Ardross Likes this wine: 90 Points
Cherries on the nose and the palate - the acidity is receding in my opinion but still some tannin on the palate . Tastes very young still
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4/29/2017 - WEB,III Likes this wine: 88 Points
I drink a lot of Riesling, particularly from the Saar, and love linear, leaner, style wines. However, the recent CellarTracker notes for Fourrier Village '08 are accurate. The freshness may have been charming in youth when the fruit may have been more present. Now it's just acidity. Rousseau and Bachelet Village '08s blow this off the table. Drink up.
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12/25/2016 - wineordeath wrote: 87 Points
Belated note. Fairly closed on the nose. Dry and a bit austere on the palate. Disappointing relative to many other years of this wine.
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10/22/2016 - fitzi wrote:
A bit of personality on first opening, but then a joyless wine. Either shut down hard or just not enough fruit.
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9/11/2016 - Burgaddict wrote: 88 Points
Really lovely nose, taste red fruit, open. Soon after opening acidity overwhelms this wine, becomes unpleasant. Left wine in fridge, two days later much better.
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6/17/2016 - daghaug Likes this wine:
Kompleks duft med modent preg, litt lær, pepper, svisker. Frisk, leskende og syrlig i munnen, med veldig fin fylde for en kommuneburgunder, strukturert, relativt lang ettersmak. Krevende vin på en god måte. På topp nå.
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5/28/2016 - JOsgood Likes this wine:
Still quite young but showing well with lots of perfume on the nose and plenty of grace.
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2/19/2016 - Chris Newport wrote:
Decanted this to let it open up. A nice bottle, but a little tight and shrill to make it really good. Not sure if age will help, but I'll give my last bottle some time.
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2/11/2016 - Rupert wrote: 88 Points
Unrecognisable from the glorious bottle three weeks ago, this showed glimpses of red fruit, but for much of the time was tight, sharp, not charming
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2/11/2016 - EhrlichDY wrote: flawed
I agree with Keith's assessment. This wine was slightly gassy and seemed flawed or off in some way. My wife wouldn't even drink it. A shame as the nose was gorgeously perfumed with sweet berries. The texture of the wine was plush even if a bit gassy. Unfortunately, the palate was unbalanced featuring acid and and sour cherry fruit but lacking any sweetness or savoriness to balance it out.
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1/22/2016 - Rupert wrote: 92 Points
Smoke and coffee aromas, sharp, edgy, and it has that damp tone you get with really old wines - and it adds up to a really beautiful exciting deep wine, and as vibrant as ever in the Fourrier way
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12/12/2015 - Bellissimo Likes this wine:
PnP, brought to our favorite restaurant with a few other options, spouse chose this :)
Bright, tart, lip smacking raspberry / cranberry at first, this settled down to reveal rose petals, a hint of crushed rocks and spice. Yes still a acid driven wine but loved the weight of this nonetheless.
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11/24/2015 - Rupert wrote: 90 Points
Mouthwatering cranberry fruit, very sharp
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11/13/2015 - Rupert wrote: 91 Points
Started off bright, sharp, intensely cherry, but it got even prettier in the glass, and it has a stillness for all the tongue-tingling acidity. Gorgeous.
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9/27/2015 - BurgAndy wrote:
Wow, this has come together nicely. 2+ hour decant. Balanced Gevrey fruit, requisite acidity, some salt, subtle earth. Soft tannins. This is not lean; in fact, it has substantial weight throughout. Wonderful, drinks well above its level. This has surprisingly evolved nicely. Perhaps at its peak? Fifth bottle from a case.
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9/25/2015 - MonkeyBiz101 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drinking well now.
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9/20/2015 - winequant Likes this wine: 91 Points
This is really earthy and pure right now. I mean, it might very well get better. But it's pretty gosh darn tasty right now.
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5/8/2015 - Shiaxonna wrote: 87 Points
Nose gives me an impression of age and lots of spices, bonfire smoke, bold '08-acidity and lots of secondary aromas. Very good and enjoyous! The palate is a complete acidic shock. Thin and fresh, but full of an overwhelming but actually quite enjoyable and slightly balanced acidity. Woohoo!! The tannins are prominent at first, but after an hour the taste comes together and the acidity actually works! Love it, but would not buy a new bottle :-)
50+5+11+13+8 (87p)
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4/19/2015 - Burgaddict wrote: 92 Points
Really lovely now, mature, lovely Gevrey nose, taste red fruit, excellent body, acid and tannins now well integrated. Great effort from Fourrier.
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3/12/2015 - Rupert wrote: 90 Points
Drunk next to the 08 Solon and both showed edgy and fresh and, by Fourrier standards, lacking generosity
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1/25/2015 - Papies wrote: 89 Points
From magnum, opened and served. Quite light in colour, light red and nowhere near the dark colour it had 2 years ago when we had it last. Had a bit of CO2 on the palate tood to begin but went away with some swirling. Red fruits, strawberry. Well mad wine but felt a bit one dimensional and lacked depth. Not as impressive as when it was younger. Still a good 88-89 from us though.
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1/15/2015 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 90 Points
Thursday Night w/ Bob (My Place - Washington, DC): Tasted over the course of a few hours after it had been open for two days. Apparently it was quite intense upon opening, not surprising because it’s still mouthpuckering with its acid and tannin. Roses, tart cherries, hints of pickling spice on the nose. Palate of red and black cherries, lots of roses and rocky soil, hints of cola. A dusty but well-structured wine that I’d love to bury for five more years.
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1/14/2015 - jahlove Likes this wine:
Definitely needs a night to settle down. On the next day the uber tartness is balanced out more by some deeper red fruit and brambly tones. And the nose really starts to sing like red Burgundy should. A very beguiling cherry cola and red licorice cloaked in this lovely cinnamon and earth scent that is hard to describe. It's just that Burgundy thing that always gets me. Hard to tell what's going to happen to this long term though. Not sure if it has the depth of fruit to outlast the aggressive acid. We'll see what another 2-3 years does.
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1/11/2015 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 89 Points
This seems to have developed fairly rapidly since my last bottle. Color is already fully bricked with a tinge of orange. It is still extremely gassy and can't be consumed without decanting the bottle for sediment, cleaning the bottle, returning the decanted wine to the bottle, and giving it a Home Depot paint mixer shaking treatment. Once it's finally in a drinkable state it shows impressive tertiary character, all stony minerality with some gamy meatiness, almost like an NSG style of Burgundy as the structure is also in a pretty rugged style. Even so, it's in Fourrier's usual ethereal weight class and is very, very drinkable.
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12/25/2014 - Rupert wrote: 91 Points
The same flavour profile as the 2011, but broader and richer, albeit still tight for a Fourrier [double check this - I don't have a record of having bought this - maybe one of Jane's]
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12/14/2014 - MonkeyBiz101 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Fantastic. Black cherry on the palate, very well balanced.
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9/20/2014 - jwsmith wrote: 92 Points
A rocking wine form the money to replace is twice the cost now.
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9/14/2014 - EJW Likes this wine: 89 Points
As others have suggested, notably acidic to begin with even after vigorous decanting. But opened up and softened significantly after around 2 hours in decanter.
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6/20/2014 - PhilJ wrote:
Quite acidic, and with a certain fizzyness to it. This was not decanted, and reading other reviews probably needs to be to try and bring it together a bit.
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5/6/2014 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 88 Points
I forgot having had this wine before. This bottle was in a lot of ways very much the same as the one in my last note, but one big difference is that it is incredibly gassy. It was fizzed up like beer and didn't pull itself together until it had been opened for hours, even with vigorous shaking and quadruple decanting. Once it shakes that off it shows very nicely, with the fruit plumping out and still showing some youthful red vibrancy. As before there is also a strong stony tinge that once again had me thinking of cement, and the tannin is just a bit edgy and abrupt, which isn't surprising at the village level but this is not one of those bottles that transcends its classification.
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3/14/2014 - BurgAndy wrote:
Yeesh, this one's screechingly acidic tonight. Dark red fruit, iodine, mineral, earth, animal, and that acid. The not so friendly side of '08. Lean for Fourrier. Maybe this bottle is an outlier? I'd hold for 6-12 months before trying again. All this despite a three hour decant.
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3/10/2014 - Chris Newport wrote:
Fairly good wine, nice intensity and flavors, but it seemed just a bit tart and out of balance, particularly as the evening went on... not sure if time in the bottle will help or not, I tend to think that balance cannot be restored over time.. but we'll see, I have two bottles left.
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11/9/2013 - rjoyer wrote:
exactly what one would expect from a young Fourrier, pure red-fruits, savory nuances and a linear feel from the heightened acidity. Elegant and tasty. Perhaps overpowered by the fare at the table, but delicious on its own right.
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11/1/2013 - dimdic wrote: 88 Points
Very open and lively nose fresh forest floor and red fruits. Strong french oak aroma. Quite toasty. The taste was much weaker than the nose. Light raspberry and strawberry taste. Lack of power and structure. Texture and body still young. Can age for a few years more but no potential to improve.
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9/28/2013 - Shiaxonna wrote: 87 Points
The nose on this one is textbook pinot with floral notes blended with freshly pressed redcurrant. the oak shows itself as a smooth layer of marzipan giving the nose a sweet and round character. The palate is not as good as the nose. There is depth and some concentration here, but the acidic tinge of the '08 vintage holds a firm grip around the backbone of this wine, skewing it into acidic unbalance. The tinge worsens over time in the glass, and it also looses complexity, depth and concentration after 20 minutes in the glass. A good wine but a difficult vintage.
50+5+13+12+7 (87p)
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9/15/2013 - ttholst wrote: 82 Points
Litt sprkende ubalansert med mye syre
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6/30/2013 - jwsmith wrote: 92 Points
EXCELLENT NICE MINERALITY AND SALT COMPONENT
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3/15/2013 - Yamadori wrote: 92 Points
Decanted 3 hours and rebottled. Consistent with previous notes. Continues to integrate and show more of a balance between acidity and dark cherry fruit. Secondary notes of mushroom and earth and forest floor continue to develop. Extremely good.
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3/15/2013 - kleng wrote: 88 Points
Restrained nose which opens up a bit after a couple hours of air. Delicate and subtle, restrained fruit and minerality. Nice silky texture, although as with many 2008s a bit too much acid for my tastes. Gained some depth and complexity over the night, although this still underdelivers on the nose and in depth of flavor.
Day 2 - not much change. The 2006 MSD Clos Salon VV was significantly better. Not good QPR here.
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3/7/2013 - Papies wrote: 89 Points
Needs some aeration at this stage as very well pointed out by the Boundary's sommelier.
Away from that it is a proper Gevrey. Youthful in colour, dark. On the nose if full on pinot aromatics, dense fruit with a new world touch. Very nice open nose. On the palate is slightly linear but still quite intense, lacks a bit of fruit density in the mid palate but overall a very good wine and would benefit from 2-3 yrs more in bottle. 89 for now from us.
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2/2/2013 - jwsmith wrote: 92 Points
Excellent example of Gevrey 2008, classic terroir driven wine
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1/25/2013 - sandwich Does not like this wine: 85 Points
I'm sure he is a good guy, maybe he loves his kids, and I'm sure he doesn't hurt small animals (unless they deserve it), but I'm not a fan of Fourrier. He makes weak wines. I have a few bottles left over from an impulse buy over a year ago - what was I thinking? I knew I would never drink these bottles so I served it to my wife's friends. The consensus among these vixens: weak.
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12/26/2012 - Krugman wrote: 89 Points
Had this bottle with a wonderful shrimp appetizer and a rich lobster/crab pasta. The food was a good match for the wine, but I should have given the wine a bit more air in the beginning as the last sip was the best by a large margin. Overall this Fourrier leaned a bit more toward a light tart/acidic style with some earthiness rather than something slightly more rich and a bit more fruity. I think I had expected this to have a bit more depth and richness, but this was still a pleasing wine with a silky palate to go with its earthy flavors. Make sure to decant this for at least a couple of hours before serving.
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10/20/2012 - gorm wrote: 92 Points
Consistent note. What a lovely acidic beast.
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10/9/2012 - Burgaddict wrote: 90 Points
Fresh lovely Gevrey nose, red fruit, some dirt, rocks and minerals. Taste fairly acidic but balanced by intense cherry and cranberry fruit, drinks wonderfully. Long finish.
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10/4/2012 - Memito wrote:
This has become my "house wine" because I absolutely love it. (Own over 5 cases of it.) Granted it isn't for everyone given its acidic tanginess and light and dry finish but it delivers a refreshing, light and semi-floral mouthful that I have not encountered in other village wines. The nose is light and floral but shows some complexity. The wine is acidic and tangy in your mouth but round enough to deliver red berries - like a raspberry/cranberry mix - that coats your mouth. The finish is dry but lasting. Look, some bread+meat drinkers might call this "weak", but this bottle hits the spot with a seared duck breast or salmon. Highly recommended for those that love the 2008 vintage.
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10/1/2012 - Bellissimo wrote:
PnP and watched Anthony Bourdain in France. Color was light, really light. Nose is tight not giving up much at this point just a slight hint of crushed rock, red fruit and flowers. Taste is driven by the acids up front with a slight citrus flavor over red fruits. Not complex by any stretch of the imagination. Young and light would be how I'd describe this.
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9/30/2012 - ovenmitt wrote: 88 Points
Medium to light burgundy. Nose of bright red cherry and some dry dirt. Tasting very bright and high in acid with not a lot of weight or structure to hold it together. Light mouthfeel..... Bright red cherries and somewhat light (even for an '08). I hope this gets some guts as it ages - somewhat disappointing now.
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9/27/2012 - stiang wrote: 88 Points
Mer syrlig enn forrige.
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6/17/2012 - BurgAndy wrote:
Unmistakably Fourrier both on the nose and palate. Surprisingly lean and austere despite a long decant. Acid levels consistent with the vintage. At this time, does not seem to have the weight/density/raw material of the 2005, 2006, or 2007 GC VV. Hopefully will put on some weight with time. Still enjoyable nonetheless. I'm in for 2 cases of this, so I'm hoping it can improve since its still an infant of sorts.
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5/25/2012 - Yamadori wrote: 92 Points
Decanted 6 hours and rebottled. Consistent with previous notes but seems to be integrating and getting better. Floral nose with notes of earth, cherries and underbrush. The acidity is still bracing but seems a little more tempered than in previous bottles with the dark cherry fruit showing a little more. Maybe the extended decant accounts for this. Very smooth mouthfeel with great minerality and earthiness. Should continue to improve. Excellent village wine at a reasonable price for Burgundy.
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5/11/2012 - gorm wrote: 92 Points
Fredagsvin (Probar): Terrific village level wine. Expressive nose of wild blueberries, wild strawberries, herbal notes and licorice root. Great intensity in mouth and with a pronounced acidity that keeps you coming back for another "kick"...
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4/28/2012 - cellarid wrote: 89 Points
Very pure and crunchy. Big tannins and somewhat clamped. Needs a lot of air. Not sure this has the stuffing to outlast the structure. That said, beautiful nose of roses and minerals. Very Gevrey.
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4/27/2012 - Tao wrote: 91 Points
A vibrant red in color, very fresh and young in looking! Nose of refreshing red fruits, really classy nose, then we have a mild touch of smoke in the background! Very silky on the palate with mouthful of sweet ripe fresh red fruits, echoing the nose perfectly and a dollop of minimality! Very nice! Lacking complexity I have to admit, but already a very satisfy drinking experience for me! A wine of pure class! Need a year or two to add weight and to gain complexity! Tonight, I adore it!
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3/29/2012 - LiptonNZ wrote:
First night: a bit tight with beautiful red fruit and a sleek profile. Second night: yowza! fully open, lush, giving and velvety smooth. Give this baby a few more years and then have at it!
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3/26/2012 - JonathanP wrote: 87 Points
There is a lot to like here. A lovely, giving, nose of small red berries, tart cherry, rose and a hint of minerally earth. There is a lightness, but intensity on the palate and the tannins are refined and well integrated. There is, however, a shrill streak of citrus fruit on the palate that overwhelms the rest of the wine - probably should have taken more notice of the previous tasing notes here, suggesting another 5 years in the cellar.
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3/20/2012 - jsioris wrote: 92 Points
This wine was pretty big which is expected for a 2008. Great minerality and acidity. Nice red fruit but needs a couple years to truly start showing itself. A fantastic village level burg.
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3/9/2012 - grafstrb wrote: 90 Points
-- decanted immediately before tasting --
-- tasted non-blind over approx. 5 hours --
NOSE: expressive and moderately complex at this point in time; the Nose initially showed some cool purple and red fruit aromas (specifically, lactic cherries, which brought to mind a kriek lambic beer) which were backed-up by a note of crushed rocks; over the course of 4 hours, the Nose sweetened.
BODY: purple-tinged garnet color of medium depth; medium-light bodied.
TASTE: initially: wow! – very acidic!! This is very good; fine, drying tannin; fruit is ripe and has medium+ concentration; 13% alc. is not noticeable; has a nice gueuze-like tartness to it -- if you happen to like Russian River Brewing Co.’s “Supplication” then you will absolutely love this wine; cranberry and red currant; hole at back of mid-palate; over three hours, this lost its gueuze-like character (less lactic, but nonetheless remained tart) and sweetened a bit (or gained some fruitiness); slight hint of underlying greenness, which I actually like; medium to medium-long finish of medium-light to medium intensity; drinks fine now, but I think it needs at least a couple more years in the cellar: time will (hopefully) help tone-down the acidity a bit, and also allow this wine to put on some weight – if that happens, this could be quite good in time; I paired this wine with pork roast, and said pairing brought some additional bass to the wine. Hold.
B: 50, 5, 12, 15, 8 = 90
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2/28/2012 - Chris Newport wrote:
This is nice, but isn't really doing it for me on this occasion. Consumed over two nights, it initially needs some time for the CO2 to dissipate. Nice and expressive on the nose, high toned and red fruited with the suggestion of some underbrush lurking behind the fruit. On the palate, there's a really strong streak of acidity lifting the fruit to the point of being almost mouth puckering. This isn't as well integrated as I was expecting, the acidity is really distracting at this stage of life. As a young wine, I much prefer the '07 version, which had such great balance and a bit more of a meaty element running through the palate broadcasting its origins. No noticeable change for better or worse after a night in the fridge. There's nice flavor impact and the underlying material is really nice, I'm hoping that time in the cellar may change everything and one day this will surpass its brethren from '07...
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2/4/2012 - cma82 wrote: 89 Points
Wayy too young, but a great high-toned, bright classic village-level Gevrey. Really enjoyed it, but I wish I would have waited a few years.
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1/29/2012 - pjaines wrote:
Very high toned and austere at the moment with quite a hard tannic edge. Takes quite a while to get through the acidity and tannins right now, not surprisingly. After 2 hours some forest floor, dark berries and meaty notes peek through. Give it 5 years at least. Should be very good.
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1/27/2012 - rc@ughey Likes this wine: 91 Points
Can't keep my hands off these. Lovely, pure, red-fruited Burg that was a big hit in non-wine-geek company.
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1/4/2012 - Ardross wrote: 90 Points
Starting to close down ? Tasted significantly younger and more aggressive than in April . Still stunning freshness but acidity rather in the ascendant at present and the fruit rather more muted .
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1/3/2012 - rc@ughey Likes this wine: 92 Points
Consistent with last note. A perfect village level burg. Intense, delicate, and pure. Soaring aromatics. Really scratches the Burg itch for a relatively reasonable tariff.
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12/23/2011 - celtic67 wrote:
amazing once again. beautiful tart cranberry & roses over a backbone of stone & soil. tremendous balance & class.
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12/15/2011 - jcha24 wrote:
I guess I'm in the minority here, but this was waaay too young at this point. Everyone must be giving this 3-4 hours in a decanter - really tight and austere.
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12/13/2011 - salil wrote: 91 Points
Another great bottle. A little austere and tightly wound at first with the fruit reticent and acid dominating, but with food and some air it really comes around to show elegant, floral-tinged red fruits over a stony mineral base with a sense of freshness and transparency to the flavours.
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11/2/2011 - salil wrote: 91 Points
Really good again. Nothing to add to my previous note, other than this is a wine to go long on.
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10/16/2011 - fitzi wrote:
Tough and forboding one the first night; sealed half away in a 375. Two nights later, opened for a rich, medium-full-bodied, irony tangy, zappy glass of Gevrey. Not elegant, but impressive in its substance and balance of flavor components. A very nice bottle. Mean to hold this for some years before opening, but the significant other grabbed in one night looking for a random bottle of red.
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10/16/2011 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 91 Points
SRP $85 avg retail $55
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10/9/2011 - the godfather wrote:
dominated by cherry, this needs some time
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10/8/2011 - Yamadori wrote: 91 Points
Decanted 3 hours. Consistent with recent TN. Plenty of acidity to go with the red cherry fruit. Excellent.
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9/25/2011 - JOsgood wrote: 92 Points
Pop and pour. Lovely village wine from Fourrier. Tart with nice fruit and spice.
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9/2/2011 - Yamadori wrote: 91 Points
Decanted 4 hours. Rebottled and followed over 3 hours. Very floral nose with notes of red fruit and earth. Medium bodied with red cherry and cranberry fruit and a biting acidity which i really liked. Notes of smoke and dirt. This wine has a wonderful texture and freshness. Medium plus finish with fine tannins. Seems like it will improve with some cellar time. Outstanding wine even at $65.
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8/21/2011 - FieldingYost wrote: 88 Points
Black fruit, smoke, earth on the nose. This is lush, with black, blueberry, black cherry, and plenty of acidity to match, a long finish, accented by earth.
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8/16/2011 - JOsgood wrote: 92 Points
This is awesome village juice. Dark in color. Plenty of perfume on the nose. Great weight and texture for a village wine. In fact, more serious than many 1ers I've had. Pure Gevrey fruit on the palate with a seamless finish. Roses, cinnamon, French dirt and tart red berries. Crunchy tannins. Great now and has the stuffing to age in the medium term. So much going on. I am definitely a fan.
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8/14/2011 - salil wrote: 91 Points
A seamless combination of high toned red fruits, florality, savoury brothy and stony elements conveyed with a sense of real purity, freshness and transparency. The tannins are rather fine-grained here and a lot of the structure comes from the acidity, which keeps it light on its feet and so incredibly drinkable, with each sip inviting another. Fantastic wine that has me very keen to explore the higher end 08 Fourriers.
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8/8/2011 - tooch wrote: 89 Points
Marked by racy red fruit on the nose this started off extremely juicy. With some air it acquired a more regal tone to it with nicely spiced red fruit and deep forestal tones. I'd strongly recommend a serious decant if you open one of these soon.
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8/5/2011 - celtic67 wrote:
4hr decant. roses, stems & soil on the nose. slightly more "green" aromas than prior bottles. juicy cranberry fruit on the palate, with a wonderful mineral/acid backbone. consistently impressive gevrey.
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7/26/2011 - tooch wrote: 90 Points
Drank over the course of 5 hours. This wine keeps you on your toes with a shifting nose that ranges from sappy red fruit, to cinnamon, to pepperoni, to earthen tones. The body of the wine remained firm over the course of the night with underlying brothy and floral tones. Fine tannis lingered on the finish. I won't be opening my other bottles of this anytime soon.
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7/26/2011 - jahlove wrote:
Justified baby kill. Bottles were shipped by vendor in excessive heat despite instructions to hold. Had to try one to see if it got cooked. Happy to say that all is well. After four hours, nose is beguiling mix of cinammon, cured meat, fertilizer and peppermint stick - though not all at once. It kept changing in the glass. The palate another story. Tight fisted, giving very little at the moment. Sappy red cherry fruit emerges but is cut short by an abundance of fine grained tannins that coat the palate. Balanced wine that will reward patience.
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7/23/2011 - Traxx Likes this wine:
Pop and pour with dinner. Stunning wine, will give the next bottle some serious air to get it rolling.
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7/12/2011 - cookie7 wrote: 91 Points
Pop and pour - note after 3 hours. This continued to improve the more air it received. Perfumed nose of violets and cherries. Initially a bit tart but this softened a bit. High acidity. Cranberries on the finish. The remainder should be even better tomorrow. I suspect this will age nicely.
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7/7/2011 - celtic67 wrote:
4hr decant. nuanced nose of earthy red fruits & game. tart cranberry fruit with juicy acidity & minerals. silky yet taut. buy more.
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7/1/2011 - Frank Murray III wrote:
I may drink 1/2 this damn thing tonight by myself but given the notes on air time, I will post a more full note tomorrow. For today, yes, pretty tart with dried cherry, some rose water, some wood shading in and mineral, plus a lot of soil notes, light colored. So I let the wine sit a full night, retasted today. Pretty much the same as yesterday, but the wine picked up some weight and length, still though showing lots of that mineral through the finish, even a bit of licorice hanging around the edges. The wine's got soul, it's got personality, as if the soil transformed through the wine and pulled the fruit nuances and acid with it. Distinctive, present, cool.
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6/28/2011 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 91 Points
Pretty Gevrey. The acidity was a little out of whack for the first glass or so, but it settled down in time and the wine didn't seem to show any of the shrill carbonic spritziness that often shows up in young Fourriers. The fruit's mild and tame as per the usual Fourrier house style. The most distinctive aspect of this is the stoniness; for some reason every time I take a whiff of it I think of concrete. Not sure why considering concrete doesn't smell but there you have it. On the whole, this is a comfortable, laid-back wine - easy to drink on account of its light touch, even though from a structural perspective it still has the more abrupt, coarser tannic sensation of a village wine.
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6/22/2011 - Charlie Carnes Likes this wine: 92 Points
Absolutely compelling! This young wine is transparent red, with warm and inviting cherry and earth aromas coming up from the glass, Add in a little kitchen-like aroma of cherries being reduced and beef stock in another pot. What a perfect mouthfeel, full, vigorous, bright, and tart cherry, succulent and juicy. This is great stuff. Maybe one of the better village level wines I have tasted, although 2008 seems to be loaded with them.
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6/5/2011 - JLL wrote:
upon decanting i had high hopes for this young village wine based on the Tanzer notes and CT notes. Light red color and beautiful nose of strawberry, cherry, pine, and light spice. Decanted for 3 hrs while sneaking a taste every hour. Massive tart, biting tannins which do not allow the ripe red fruits that filled my nose to transfer to my palate. Citrus and pine are the overwhelming tastes here besides the massive tannin wall. Have poured this back into the bottle and will revisit tomorrow.
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6/3/2011 - fitzi wrote:
Didn't care for this at first, and even after a couple of hours standing in a half-empty bottle. Found it tough, refractive, charmless. So-so even with. Then I sat down on the porch after dinner with a contemplative glass and found interesting depth and a tight spectrum of flavors among the tart acidity, tannin and dirt. It's still low on the charm meter, but it's hooked me with its combination of interesting qualities, all presented with striking freshness and intensity. Stylistically reminds me of 2008 Ganevat St. Julien, though with manlier musclation and a lower voice. Final take is similar to Dr. Wine2001's note.
Leftovers the following night were much relaxed, with some taughtly-stretched flesh forming a substrate for the still-vigorous, prickly acid. Now, with the monolithic structure eroded, I like this quite a bit.
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5/31/2011 - Pierre-Yves wrote: 87 Points
Light and earthy, with a hint of oaky nose. It needs a lot of air, or more aging otherwise it is very acidic. Very well made, but not my type.
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5/27/2011 - jwsmith wrote: 91 Points
i cant recall a better village wine.. This is an amazingly smooth silky terroir driven lacey wien.
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5/7/2011 - drwine2001 wrote:
2008 Fourrier Wines (Beltramo's, Menlo Park): Like all of the Gevreys today, less fruit driven than the Morey. Much more licorice and iron here. Light, earthy and tannic. Rising acidity leaves some tartness at the end (which is not the case with the other wines in the series). Gentle but a bit short on fruit. Not nearly as charming and open as the '07.
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5/5/2011 - Sycamore wrote: 88 Points
Medium-red color. Some C02 at first -- did a double-decant and it blew off quickly, revealing nice nose of earth and bright red fruit. Very red-fruited and acidic on the palate. Should be better yet starting 2013 or so. Well-made and good QPR.
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5/4/2011 - VHJV wrote: 91 Points
A perfumed, fresh and pure nose and taste of deep dark and red fruits, particularly cherries. The texture is wonderfully refined and classy for a village wine. Needs a lot of air. Outstanding.
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5/1/2011 - rc@ughey wrote: 91 Points
This is a beautiful, delicate Burg. Light ruby in the glass, this shows a lovely nose of sour cherries and minerals. The palate doesn't quite match the nose, but it nevertheless showcases delicious pinot fruit, some fine minerality, and once it breathes for a while, moderate complexity. This could use greater midpalate concentration, and it's a tad drying on the finish, but it's certainly a worthwhile drink. The dryness dissipated on day 2 (although the fruit wasn't quite as fresh).
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4/29/2011 - Ary wrote:
Bourgogne at Wijn Antiquariaat (Gerhard) (Amsterdam): Very hard to judge this wine, shows very little at the moment.
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4/12/2011 - Ardross wrote: 92 Points
Stunning purity , good fruit and superb acidity . A wine for burgundy lovers not for those who like thick oaky Pinot.
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4/9/2011 - Dbrane wrote:
Burghound in Asia Grand Tasting (St. Regis, Singapore): Sweet red cherries on the pretty nose and I was very impressed with the freshness and purity without excessive acidity poking out. A great value villages.
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4/9/2011 - Sleepy Dave wrote:
Burghound in Asia Grand Tasting (St-Regis Hotel, Singapore): As always, stunning purity and terroir driven is obvious in Fourrier's wines. Very pure fruits and quite rich though a bit lean but very decent long finish. I still prefer the 06, follow by 07 then 08. Buy - No.
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4/4/2011 - Harley1199 wrote:
Next Stage at Gevrey Chambertin with Luis Gutiérrez (Enoteca Barolo - Madrid): Fresh fruit. Cherry carbonic. Satured nose of red berries. Little reduced, needs some air. Oak to your gums. Does not show its typicity.
Fruta fresca. Cereza carbónica. Nariz saturada de bayas rojas. Un poco reducido, necesita aire. Madera para tus encías. No muestra su tipicidad.
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4/3/2011 - pbjosh wrote:
Very acid driven. Crunchy snappy and lithe would be the name of the game. Pomegranite / cranberry / red apple skin kind of flavors atop dusty gevrey earth. Linear like a laser beam. Good food wine but needs some time to integrate the nervous energy. I actually wondered if this could have been picked a touch riper. Time will tell and I predict good things in the future, but this is an acid lover's wine, not a fruit or extract lover's wine.
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4/1/2011 - celtic67 wrote:
5hr decant. beautiful nose of sous bois, roses & cranberry. young & firm on the palate w/ tart cranberry/strawberry fruit. satin. outstanding village.
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2/27/2011 - jwsmith wrote: 91 Points
Its evident that Jean Marie is making some of the most transparent terroir driven wines from Burgundy. The color was light red see through. The nose was cinnamon fruit cake and asian spice. Finish is long and complex.. Excellent.
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2/19/2011 - jwsmith wrote: 92 Points
Le Paulee 2011 Wow wine with tone of complexity and depth for a village wine. Lots of finesse..
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2/12/2011 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
La Paulée de New York Grand Tasting (Metropolitan Pavilion - New York NY): Tasting, brief note. Mostly black fruit aromas and flavors with a hint of red cherry as well on palate. Impressive acidity and minerality for its level with good balance.
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2/12/2011 - ews3 wrote: 91 Points
La Paulee de NY - Grand Tasting (2008 Vintage) (Metropolitan Pavilion, NYC): nice medium acidity sits on top of delicious raspberry fruit.
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1/26/2011 - jaggeral1 wrote: 88 Points
First one of the case. Tight, taut, lean and mean this needs much more in time in bottle to flesh out a bit. That said, there is a lovely core of minerality running through it and it is long on the finish. Transparency and purity also spring to mind. Still tight a day later, leave for a good few years i say.
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11/30/2010 - collin wrote:
I'm of a couple of minds on this wine. One side of me says this wine is too young, too tight, too tannic right now to be evaluated properly and with time, this will become a very nice Gevrey village. The other says this is the least interesting Fourrier wine I've had to date (admittedly a relatively small sample) and I've had '05 Bourgogne's that are more interesting- better complexity, finish, weight, etc. I'm leaning towards the former based on improvements with a few hours of air and what feels like a focused core of fruit on the palate, even if it's not terribly complex or full at this stage. Regardless, I have more, so this will certainly be an education.
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11/7/2010 - xwine wrote:
Clear light ruby color. Nose is elegant and pure, with a touch of earthiness -- very attractive. The palate, however, seems thin and a bit washed out, and there's no depth to the rather simple, tart red fruit. Not what I expected from Fourrier, so I may have to try another bottle some time.
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4/30/2010 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Domaine Fourrier Visit and Tasting (Gevrey-Chambertin): Tasting at Domaine. black fruit with some earthy and meaty character. Good density for its level with better ripeness than I've found in many Villages level 2008s.
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