PNP, would have benefited from a decant. Red fruit dominated with a touch of savory and an earthy/Forest floor element. Sappy palate, young and deeply flavored with red fruits and a saline infused mineral texture. Long finish.
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Horseradish and dried fruits on the nose. Interesting. Good acidity on the palate but the flavor profile is also unusual and there is a harshness to the finish. A strange bottle of burgundy.
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Took a good hour to wake up and show full Gevrey character. A little high toned at first. Elegant and very drinkable 1er, though not really showing what CSJ is capable of. Maybe best in another 5 years.
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Lovely evolved nose with flowers, earth vanilla and mushrooms. With air just becomes more and more intense. Elegant and fresh on the palate with notable minerality, a lifted finish. I shouldn’t have opened this: it’s a little cloudy both on the nose and palate. Needs to rest in the cellar for a few months.
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Acker Pre-Auction September 2022 (Redbury Lounge): I’ve heard very positive things about this producer at a fraction of the price of some of my favorites (notably Rousseau) and so I was quite excited to try it. Alas, not in the same league or even close. Fellow taster said it was a bad bottle and perhaps that’s true although there wasn’t an ‘obvious’ flaw and more of just a lack of tension and vibrancy that you’d want in a top Burg.
Fourrier's 2008 CSJ is powerful, showing red & black cherry and loads of spice. Impressively dense and concentrated. Still a bit of CO2. I'd give these more time as there is plenty of acid and fruit to carry this forward.
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Absolutely pure red and black cherry on nose and palate with spice and floral elements in the very near background. Very charming balance throughout with sneaky depth and power. Earth gradually and slowly emerged with more air, as did more power and concentration.
This is shut down. Don’t touch for another 10 years. Even after 24 hours the acidity is relentless, hiding some incredibly dark and spicy fruit. Incredible how backwards this still is.
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as primary and piercing as it was 3 years ago. A little of that co2 spritz but it actually gave it great lift in the palate. Really delicious wine right now.
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Very luscious and juicy on the palate with crunchy red fruit. Elegant even with a pretty spice nose. I didn't think this would be this approachable or accessible. No out of place acidity. Maybe there is some truth to 08 being early maturing.
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Score based on 95 point aromatics and an 85 point palate. Great and wild earth, power, etc. on the former; tart red fruit and excessive acidity still at this point on the latter. Judged on the palate alone, tasted blind, one might have guessed a pedestrian regional or village wine from this vintage. Say a prayer for a better future.
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VERTICALE CSJ FOURRIER VS. ROUSSEAU: Molto più chiuso degli altri. Registro vegetale e frutto rosso acidulo con un sottofondo più soave e ovattato, ma dà la sensazione di una maturità non compiuta. Bocca acidissima, quasi cruda e metallica. Fa partire a mille la salivazione. Versione da pasto di un 2008 che non raggiungerà mai i migliori millesimi.
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LUNCH @ CALLAS: Second time we had this wine and still disappointing. Tight on the palate, unbalanced, with overpowering acidity, raw tannins and hidden fruit. Perhaps one day it will blossom?
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Leiden visits lunch in The Hague: Wine with lots of material is developing. What is a bit troubling is the rather harsh acidity that is present. Hopefully it softens out, otherwise it will become a problem when this wine matures further.
Lovely wine. However, the bottle had been open for several days (stored in a fridge), so most of the primary fruit and impressions had been lost when I was served this. Still, a very nicely structured wine, with really good acidity showing, with a purity present that I tend to find in many well made 2008 Burgs. I will give this 92 points, based on what the state I had it in, and what was remaining of the primary impressions usually judged from. My guess is that this probably was a better wine on day one and two after opening.
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Best at day two, not decanted. Clean nose, ultra pure smell. Fresh berries, stone, some leaves, complex but young. Incredible acidity, but enough body to balance it out. Long lasting finish. Superb wine, subtle, elegant.
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Also a great perfume. Never had this many CSJs or Fourriers in one sitting. Couldn't tell if it was a beautiful CSJ perfume or Fourrier perfume. Just wonderful on the nose. Palate seemed a bit lacking to me compared to the Rousseau. This is really splitting hairs though. Would also be glad to have this.
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A Clos St Jacques kind of night. (Elite Seafood Restaurant): tasted blind. About as primary as primary gets. Just this piercing cherry fruit with tons of acidity and crunchy fruit. A really bright palate that's hyper active right now and just needs time to settle down, but oodles and oodles of potential on that palate as that fruit is insane on the wine.
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This is definitely still in its primary stage but the class and pedigree is incredible. Wonderful nose with complex primary red cherry fruits intermixed with touch of savoriness and huge lively acid core and mild mineral tone. This medium bodied CSJ have amazing refreshing acidity backbone for the freshness and lift to the medium - high level of sweet fruits concentration as well as dry extract. The tannin is seriously fine, giving good grip yet so silky smooth. The strength and force is getting higher when it flows thru the palate and leads to super long, lingering finish with saline mineral and savoriness. 92-93+
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Beautiful ruby red color, wonderful nose, but extremely acidic. The tannins are overwhelmed by it. I usually love high acidity Burgs, but this is a bit harsh. If time softens it, this will be great, but the lack of youthful fruit is kind of worrying me.
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2008 Fourrier Wines (Beltramo's, Menlo Park): Intriguing mix of red fruit, earth and smoke. Slightly deeper color than the rest of the wines. Most completely buffered feel, this wine clearly has the material and oh, what Gevrey earth on the finish. Amazingly, the acidity reverberates around the mouth like a pinball on speed without imparting any sense of sourness. Pretty exciting wine.
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Domaine Fourrier Visit and Tasting (Gevrey-Chambertin): Tasting at Domaine. Incredibly elegant aromatic start with black fruit, spice and floral elements in great harmony. This balance continues on the palate with additional support from good minerality and elegant structure. An excellent 1er with 93-94 point potential for me.
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5/12/2024 - KenK Likes this wine: 93 Points
Generous black fruits with a savory edge in a nice frame. Solid and quite good, very enjoyable. See upside from more delicate nuances in time.
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5/15/2023 - llink wrote: 92 Points
PNP, would have benefited from a decant. Red fruit dominated with a touch of savory and an earthy/Forest floor element. Sappy palate, young and deeply flavored with red fruits and a saline infused mineral texture. Long finish.
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3/25/2023 - LTTC wrote:
(A) Small glass. Berries, meat, spice and hint of soy. Quite sappy with fresh red berries. Moderate finish. 92
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2/20/2023 - Vas19 wrote: 90 Points
Horseradish and dried fruits on the nose. Interesting. Good acidity on the palate but the flavor profile is also unusual and there is a harshness to the finish. A strange bottle of burgundy.
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10/22/2022 - LW31 Likes this wine:
Took a good hour to wake up and show full Gevrey character. A little high toned at first. Elegant and very drinkable 1er, though not really showing what CSJ is capable of. Maybe best in another 5 years.
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10/8/2022 - jamesabdavis wrote:
Lovely evolved nose with flowers, earth vanilla and mushrooms. With air just becomes more and more intense.
Elegant and fresh on the palate with notable minerality, a lifted finish.
I shouldn’t have opened this: it’s a little cloudy both on the nose and palate. Needs to rest in the cellar for a few months.
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9/7/2022 - MC2 Wines wrote:
Acker Pre-Auction September 2022 (Redbury Lounge): I’ve heard very positive things about this producer at a fraction of the price of some of my favorites (notably Rousseau) and so I was quite excited to try it. Alas, not in the same league or even close. Fellow taster said it was a bad bottle and perhaps that’s true although there wasn’t an ‘obvious’ flaw and more of just a lack of tension and vibrancy that you’d want in a top Burg.
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9/7/2022 - hprphf wrote: flawed
Oxidized! Was hoping this to be singing higher than the 00 Rousseau.
P.S. I have heard 08 Fourrier has some issues across the board.
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9/22/2020 - rlove wrote: 92 Points
Fourrier's 2008 CSJ is powerful, showing red & black cherry and loads of spice. Impressively dense and concentrated. Still a bit of CO2. I'd give these more time as there is plenty of acid and fruit to carry this forward.
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8/24/2020 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points
Absolutely pure red and black cherry on nose and palate with spice and floral elements in the very near background. Very charming balance throughout with sneaky depth and power. Earth gradually and slowly emerged with more air, as did more power and concentration.
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12/10/2019 - Dalex wrote: 90 Points
This is shut down. Don’t touch for another 10 years. Even after 24 hours the acidity is relentless, hiding some incredibly dark and spicy fruit. Incredible how backwards this still is.
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10/21/2019 - sanjay2 wrote: 81 Points
Quite disappointing. I expected more stuffing, but it has minimal nose, minimal mid-palate and a minimal finish.
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4/22/2018 - wineappellation Likes this wine: 93 Points
Floral, good fruitiness, savoury, earthy, developing barnyard notes. Balanced.
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4/21/2018 - Collector1855 wrote: 89 Points
Burghound Symposium Asia - Gevrey Chambertin Clos St.Jacques 1er Cru Masterclass (Hong Kong): Nose of dark fruit, spices, lovely. The palate was overly sour, it recovered a bit with time but given the price of the Fourrier CSJ, I would not bet on this bottle, better try the 2011 if you want to buy a cheaper vintage.
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12/30/2016 - clayfu wrote:
as primary and piercing as it was 3 years ago. A little of that co2 spritz but it actually gave it great lift in the palate. Really delicious wine right now.
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12/30/2016 - FYC wrote:
Very luscious and juicy on the palate with crunchy red fruit. Elegant even with a pretty spice nose. I didn't think this would be this approachable or accessible. No out of place acidity. Maybe there is some truth to 08 being early maturing.
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11/5/2016 - fcxj wrote: 90 Points
Quite tight, would not be opening these yet.
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5/27/2016 - sergiozy wrote: 85 Points
The acid overwhelms. The wine. Fruit. Not present. Disappointing for fiurrier
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5/3/2016 - Sycamore wrote: 90 Points
Score based on 95 point aromatics and an 85 point palate. Great and wild earth, power, etc. on the former; tart red fruit and excessive acidity still at this point on the latter. Judged on the palate alone, tasted blind, one might have guessed a pedestrian regional or village wine from this vintage. Say a prayer for a better future.
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2/7/2016 - galenico wrote: 90 Points
VERTICALE CSJ FOURRIER VS. ROUSSEAU: Molto più chiuso degli altri. Registro vegetale e frutto rosso acidulo con un sottofondo più soave e ovattato, ma dà la sensazione di una maturità non compiuta. Bocca acidissima, quasi cruda e metallica. Fa partire a mille la salivazione. Versione da pasto di un 2008 che non raggiungerà mai i migliori millesimi.
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7/7/2014 - Barry Rothof wrote: 70 Points
LUNCH @ CALLAS: Second time we had this wine and still disappointing. Tight on the palate, unbalanced, with overpowering acidity, raw tannins and hidden fruit. Perhaps one day it will blossom?
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7/4/2014 - Burgaddict wrote:
Leiden visits lunch in The Hague: Wine with lots of material is developing. What is a bit troubling is the rather harsh acidity that is present. Hopefully it softens out, otherwise it will become a problem when this wine matures further.
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2/22/2014 - Ramberg wrote: 92 Points
Lovely wine.
However, the bottle had been open for several days (stored in a fridge), so most of the primary fruit and impressions had been lost when I was served this.
Still, a very nicely structured wine, with really good acidity showing, with a purity present that I tend to find in many well made 2008 Burgs.
I will give this 92 points, based on what the state I had it in, and what was remaining of the primary impressions usually judged from.
My guess is that this probably was a better wine on day one and two after opening.
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1/4/2014 - jtech wrote:
Best at day two, not decanted.
Clean nose, ultra pure smell. Fresh berries, stone, some leaves, complex but young. Incredible acidity, but enough body to balance it out. Long lasting finish. Superb wine, subtle, elegant.
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6/8/2013 - FYC wrote:
Also a great perfume. Never had this many CSJs or Fourriers in one sitting. Couldn't tell if it was a beautiful CSJ perfume or Fourrier perfume. Just wonderful on the nose. Palate seemed a bit lacking to me compared to the Rousseau. This is really splitting hairs though. Would also be glad to have this.
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6/8/2013 - clayfu wrote:
A Clos St Jacques kind of night. (Elite Seafood Restaurant): tasted blind. About as primary as primary gets. Just this piercing cherry fruit with tons of acidity and crunchy fruit. A really bright palate that's hyper active right now and just needs time to settle down, but oodles and oodles of potential on that palate as that fruit is insane on the wine.
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11/15/2012 - Sleepy Dave wrote: 92 Points
This is definitely still in its primary stage but the class and pedigree is incredible. Wonderful nose with complex primary red cherry fruits intermixed with touch of savoriness and huge lively acid core and mild mineral tone. This medium bodied CSJ have amazing refreshing acidity backbone for the freshness and lift to the medium - high level of sweet fruits concentration as well as dry extract. The tannin is seriously fine, giving good grip yet so silky smooth. The strength and force is getting higher when it flows thru the palate and leads to super long, lingering finish with saline mineral and savoriness. 92-93+
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5/3/2012 - Khamaj wrote: 89 Points
Beautiful ruby red color, wonderful nose, but extremely acidic. The tannins are overwhelmed by it. I usually love high acidity Burgs, but this is a bit harsh. If time softens it, this will be great, but the lack of youthful fruit is kind of worrying me.
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1/26/2012 - rjoyer wrote:
Very, very young at this stage, but ultra transparent and delicious. Should be an excellent wine once the primary nature of the fruit subsides.
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5/18/2011 - the godfather wrote:
mind blowing nose and great balance, decanted for 45 min, this was singing. Totally righteous stuff
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5/7/2011 - drwine2001 wrote:
2008 Fourrier Wines (Beltramo's, Menlo Park): Intriguing mix of red fruit, earth and smoke. Slightly deeper color than the rest of the wines. Most completely buffered feel, this wine clearly has the material and oh, what Gevrey earth on the finish. Amazingly, the acidity reverberates around the mouth like a pinball on speed without imparting any sense of sourness. Pretty exciting wine.
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2/12/2011 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points
La Paulée de New York Grand Tasting (Metropolitan Pavilion - New York NY): Tasting, brief note. Very similar to when tasted at the Domaine last year. Lots of incredibly pristine black fruit, great concentration, great spice. Overall meaty and powerful. Very impressive.
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2/12/2011 - ews3 wrote: 94 Points
La Paulee de NY - Grand Tasting (2008 Vintage) (Metropolitan Pavilion, NYC): delicious. full of fruit, with medium, well integrated tannin. wonderful interplay between the fruit and the tannin.
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4/30/2010 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Domaine Fourrier Visit and Tasting (Gevrey-Chambertin): Tasting at Domaine. Incredibly elegant aromatic start with black fruit, spice and floral elements in great harmony. This balance continues on the palate with additional support from good minerality and elegant structure. An excellent 1er with 93-94 point potential for me.
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