2009 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Cherbaudes Vieille Vigne

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  10/27/2023 - Mr Squiggles Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This one has aged nicely from ruby into garnet. The palate is long with dark cherries and blackcurrant. Some well integrated smoke makes it a highly satisfying drop.

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  5/29/2022 - La Grappe wrote: 91 Points

  A fairly deep colour. The palate is quite concentrated, with mainly dark fruit and a savoury/meaty element. I could do without the hint of residual carbon dioxide. Otherwise, an attractive wine now but will keep.

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  4/22/2022 - forceberry wrote: 95 Points

  From a 0,6 ha parcel in Cherbaudes 1er Cru, planted in 1940. Prior to fermentation, the grapes are cold-soaked for 3-4 days, after which the wine is fermented spontaneously. Aged for 16-18 months in oak barrels (20% new). Bottled unfined and unfined, very little or no SO2. 13,5% alcohol.
  
  Translucent, somewhat evolved and very slightly hazy brick-red color with a pale, almost colorless rim. The nose feels somewhat smoky and a bit bretty with vaguely lambic-like farmhouse notes, ripe black cherries, some plummy tones, a little bit of tobacco, light stony mineral notes, a hint of sweet strawberry, a touch of gamey meat and a whiff of leathery funk. The wine is dry, funky and savory with a medium-to-moderately full body and intense flavors of phenolic spice and leathery funk, some crunchy redcurrants, a little bit of ripe cranberry, light gravelly mineral tones, a hint of tobacco and a touch of meaty umami. The wine is enjoyably firm and chewy with its high acidity and quite assertive and even slightly gritty tannins. The finish is long, savory and quite grippy with a complex and slightly funky aftertaste of leather, phenolic spice, some crunchy redcurrants, a little bit of ripe cherry, light nuances of tobacco, a hint of saline minerality and a touch of smoke.
  
  A very stern, impressive and structure-driven 1er Cru Gevrey-Chambertin with a very serious overall character and somewhat funky undertones that lend a slightly Beaucastel-like vibe to the wine. Despite its funky nature, this is still a very classy red Burgundy and instantly recognizable as a Pinot Noir. Seeing how the wine shows very little evolution and the structure comes across as pretty tightly-knit, I can imagine this will easily keep for another decade or two - maybe even longer. The most impressive effort in our mini-horizontal of three 2009 Fourrier 1er Cru Gevrey-Chambertins.

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  1/16/2022 - La Grappe wrote: 90 Points

  Mid-red to garnet colour, showing maturity; medium weight, soft and easy-going on the palate, with attractive strawberryish fruit and more mature, mushroomy notes. An attractive wine, but more deuxième than premier cru.

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  10/1/2021 - BLam Likes this wine: 92 Points

  PNP served and felt the heat of the vintage, dense color and expressive nose, smooth palate and strong structure.

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