3/7/2022 - Rallerboy888 Likes this wine:

This was a major disappointment, especially taking the price into consideration. The wine was almost brownish when poured, and showed some funk initially. As it blew off it gave way to a pure note of crushed sour cherries but unfortunately also brett.

While the wine was low extraction, it did show the typicity of Morey Saint Denis, but the brett ruined everything for me. I will not be buying any more Fourrier for consumption, but perhaps as an investment.

2/16/2022 - Tubulus wrote:

Agree with prior taster that this has a lot of green pyrazine notes, but I also found the fruit full enough to balance it with excellent acidity and smooth tannins. This feels like a mountain wine..I loved it.

2/5/2021 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine:

Been open and in glass for about 2 hours. Very perfumed nose of rose petals, herbs/green crunch, wild strawberries, raspberries and black cherry, maybe a little menthol. Another pour shows a real sap. Similar on palate - wild red and dark fruits, a bit herbal and crunchy green streak, a touch of florals. Very vibrant and grippy, not a light wine but has enough verve to not feel heavy. Some Gevrey dirt. End palate shows a little coffee, maybe a bit of very ripe, but the finish shows the good stuff with a real tang. Delicious and probably better in 5. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 16.5/20.

Day 4 and this has really opened up. The fruit on the nose is just gorgeous - a great mix of light and dark red with wild strawberry, a touch of pomegranate, cherry and black cherry. Crunchy and alive with a green stemmy/herbal thing. It's very fragrant with a citrus squirt and maybe some rose petals or something and maybe an earth and rock component. The palate is great as well - plush but vibrant with great fruits, crunchy herbs a citric squirt. Great mouthfeel. There is a little hum and wood as we go towards the finish that makes me think that it will be better in 5 years. The finish shows the herbal crunch more but the fruit and fragrance are there too. A hint of wood at the end of the finish. Lip smacking. Nose - 5-5.5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1-1.5/2 = 16.5-17.5/20.

11/9/2020 - Tubulus wrote:

Insane dark garnet color on this, no bricking, you would have no idea this is 32 year olds from looking at it. The nose is definitely showing age with lots of tertiary elements and a bit of herbs that I've found in a few of these ravenswoods (that I thought was american oak but is not!). The palate still is plenty lively, also clearly showing its age and very savory but good acidity and medium body. Finish even has a tiny bit of tannin left but not drying. Great stuff!

2/27/2021 - Keith Levenberg Likes this wine:

Loved this. A comfort wine of a Cote-Rotie, every bit as flavorful as it always is but a particularly open-knit vintage that sits you by the hearth and fetches you your slippers. But it is still packed and stacked, a Cote-Rotie for people who like their steaks black-and-blue. Picture piercingly primary wild berry fruit that flows like satin once you sink your teeth into its salty, umami-crusted veneer.

12/30/2020 - Rich S Likes this wine:

Consistent with previous bottle. Delicious white orchard and citrus fruit flavors balanced with just the right oak usage. Creamy mouthfeel but plenty of refreshing acidity. Long finish. Paired perfectly with butternut squash ravioli in a brown butter and sage sauce. Would definitely rebuy.

1/10/2014 - Keith Levenberg wrote:

Opened a few days after the 2010 Montille Christiane, because I wanted to get a sense of how these two compare, and I was really curious if this was going to be as spectacular as it was the first time around at our horizontal tasting. It is. This is a top-notch example of that sweet spot of dirt that pulls off that classic Vosne profile (even if it's nominally a Nuits) of exotic spice-bazaar aromatics allied to a deep, dark fruit profile and plenty of power under the hood. It isn't quite as enveloping or silky as the Montille, but has more muscle and torque almost in the fashion of a Richebourg; it seems to want to burst with all those spices and black fruit flavors but there's some powerful grip holding it together. And it straddles that cutting edge of ripeness so perfectly that it has just enough influence from a snap of greenery to give it a nice firm spine, almost eerily reminiscent of the effect of stem influence even though Grivot destems. This is the best Boudots I've ever had from them, and it really transcends its classification. It only lacks a little bit in elegance with its usual structural grit, but more than makes up for it with lots of personality and power. It's one of the best 2010s I've had to date.

7/25/2020 - coremill wrote:

Less reductive, even better than the previous bottle. Delicious.

5/6/2020 - lolo66 wrote:

high toned, savory, but - for me - missing a certain amount of complexity. decent...

4/12/2020 - lolo66 wrote:

Needs a lot of air, but this really shines as a fruit driven minerally infused powerhouse with a healthy dose of anthill acidity

3/5/2020 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine:

Oh ... wow, makes me realize I haven't had a full-on botrytized dessert wine in a while. Honey and spices and exotics, and peach and apricot and some pepper and chili peppers. Just delicious on the palate - with tons of fruit and honey. This wine has tons of sugar but is so light because of great acidity, which doesn't show on its own. Lots of apricot and peach and some persimmon (?). I'm thinking of the 01 F Haag BJS GKA #12 in comparison to this - this wine has more brawn and almost as much elegance. The botrytis gives this a creaminess. The finish is long and wonderful with peach and spice. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 18/20.

7/26/2019 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine:

This needed some serious time in the decanter to open up aromatically, which is not surprising for Vaucrains. Pure and with beautiful sweet red fruit of raspberries, some strawberries, sweet spices and a touch of oak, some ferrous notes, flowers and some earthy notes too. It‘s medium+ bodied, has the tension and freshness of the vintage (and the climat), with medium-high acidity and medium+ tannin that is present but very silky. Very good length with plenty of freshness. This probably still needs another 2-3 years and will provide the classic „Vaucrains“ experience for quite a while. Excellent QPR too. (92+)

6/8/2019 - acyso wrote:

The high-altitude quality of this wine shows in the high-toned fruit here. Unfortunately, this is a super dirty and funky wine with lots of barnyard and dirt. Tastes way older than it should, but the tannins and acidity definitely feel more youthful. Plenty of earthy elements, but this just isn't good at all. Sort of the worst parts of natural wine here...

11/13/2017 - RajivAyyangar wrote:

MNB: Whole cluster in Pinot (Home (Noe st)): Slightly reductive (toasty struck match), cherry, hint of wet leaves and moist earth, no notable new earth. Slight fresh flowers.
Medium body, 13.5% alcohol (actually 12.5%), high acid, medium tannins (silky). No obvious new oak. Tart cherry fruit. Herbal stemmy notes on the finish.

Given the acid profile - Kumeu River pinot, 2015 (a bit on the lean side for New Zealand).
10% new French oak, and 40% whole cluster.

Actually: 2012 Trapet Gevrey-Chambertin, Unknown whole cluster but usually less than the higher bottlings (90%). The Gevrey-Chambertin is usually 20-50% so I'm not far off.
This would have been a more classic guess. Don't know why I went NZ.

12/13/2018 - Drankard Likes this wine:

At 10.5% ABV, this is pure and juicy that is done perfectly in a Donnhoff style with a touch of residual sweetness that perfectly complements the brilliant, mouthwatering, laser-like acidity. Awesome stuff!

11/24/2018 - lolo66 wrote:

comes across as grapey and stunted. No varietal uniqueness. With a day of air, it comes around a bit, but still has a grapey issue. Alcohol is high as well. Very disappointing considering pedigree of wine maker.

10/12/2018 - lolo66 wrote:

Corked

5/5/2018 - acyso wrote:

Flickinger summer wines tasting (Chicago, IL): I actually prefer my aligote with a killer acidic kick, and this doesn't have that. It's a rounder wine, with almost a bit of banana on the nose. Perhaps it's just too young. Not a huge fan of the waxy palate either.

4/28/2018 - Drankard wrote:

I can’t remember the last time I had a wine from Macon and I don't usually find value at this level but this is impressive. Dry, clean, crisp; plenty of citrus, some orchid fruit with the structure and acidity of the vintage. Lovely balance and complexity with a surprisingly long, creamy finish for a white Burgundy under $20. Back up the SUV!

2/10/2018 - coremill wrote:

I think this is the first Musigny I've had. Boy does it deliver. This has everything I love about Chambolle, turned up to 11, with floral-accented pure red berry fruit with superb weightless intensity that glides over silky tannins. How did Jadot make such a lithe red-fruited wine from a vintage that has so many clunky, roasted misfires?

1/27/2018 - NYC_Maenad wrote:

I have owned these bottles for a number of years, as I bought Donnhoff based on word of mouth when I first got interested in Riesling. These days we mostly drink GGs and trocken wines, but I decided to open this with a spicy and rich red curry. Though quite correct in all respects and a very proper pairing, my impressions here bear out something I've come to realize - I just don't like Donnhoff very much. I've tasted across the spectrum, probably well over 100 bottles over the years, and while I think the spatleses are exceptionally well made (and the house's strength, IMO), they are not really to my taste. Unless they are quite cold, and consumed with food, I find them lacking in structure and zing. This particular bottle was no exception. As soon as it warmed in the glass, it became too soft and spongy for me. As a point of comparison, I do not generally like my white wines terribly cold. Even at the preferred temperature, nothing about this wine grabbed me. It was very nice, but no more. In keeping with my general Donnhoff experiences.

1/22/2018 - Rich S Likes this wine:

Popped and poured. Light to medium garnet color. Nose of dried red berry fruits, mushroom, wet earth and a little tobacco. Similar flavors on the palate along with red plum and cedar cigar box. Medium acidity, tannins mostly fully resolved, medium body. Sweet red fruit note on the finish. Very nicely aged mature Bordeaux. Not sure what else you can ask for. Have 1 bottle left that I will drink in the next year or so.

12/26/2017 - Rich S Likes this wine:

Popped and poured. Dark crimson color. Nose of dark red berry fruits, plum and cassis along with a hint of green pepper and just a touch of toasty oak. Very nice. Similar flavors on the palate with a restrained mix of red and black fruits. Medium to medium+ acid, medium tannin. Lighter and fresher mouthfeel and finish, likely due to the 2011 vintage. Really enjoyable cabernet. Drinking great right now.

9/18/2017 - Tubulus wrote:

Slightly strange showing. Very enjoyable but missing some of the minerality and specific fruit profile I would expect from a Riesling. A bit fuller bodied and more reminiscent of a burgundy. Maybe just a bit shut down?

7/29/2017 - Drankard wrote:

Supposedly, Laurent Tribut married Marie-Clotilde Dauvissat, the daughter of René Dauvissat. The Dauvissats had purchased choice parcels to give their children to become winemakers, which is the land Laurent and Marie-Clotilde farm. Tribut was welcomed with open arms to the Dauvissat winemaking process: the two domaines share everything from pickers to printers and until very recently, Tribut made wines in Dauvissat’s cellar. This is the best young 2014 white Burgundy I’ve had without being painful to drink. Very pale yellow in color. The wine is graceful with excellent balance. Perfect concentration, incredibly pure, lacey fruit flavors with tension and drive that is so classy.

6/5/2017 - Tubulus wrote:

Damn, this is just so good, such a pure rendition of Northern Rhone syrah. Barely any fruit, just meaty, savory, white pepper, floral, high-acid goodness. Definitely a lighter year, though the color is still reasonably dark, the mouthfeel is light as a feather and it's not particularly rich. The tannins are unobtrusive and this is quite drinkable now, though it still all primary flavors. FWIW, my drinking companion, who has basically not had any wine in nearly a year, took one sip, made a face, and gave me the rest. Reminds me that this sort of wine is not really a casual sipper for non-geeks, but if you are a rhone-head, you can't not love this.

12/17/2016 - Jay Hack Likes this wine:

Outstanding.Age your Cali Cabs and you will be rewarded.

3/13/2017 - lolo66 wrote:

North West Wines (Left Bank Restaurant): This has the same exact nose/quaff of the cayuse 2007 armada. It must be a thing that the wine maker does. I liked this, surprisingly, as I was thinking this would be an over extracted bomabastic wine... but it wasn't. It was seriously funky. And yet clean. Brambly red fruits with tons of funkadelic bass.