2003 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin Vieille Vigne

Community Tasting Notes (17) Avg Score: 90.7 points

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  1/19/2024 - beatles wrote: 91 Points

  Brought by PBaek; I liked it more than him, I am less spoiled by life. Served blind, a tell tale Burgundy, I guessed Gevrey, but not the vintage, as I placed it 2002 - which goes to show, that I find the warm vintage handled well here. Very ripe, strawberry galore, hitting the Pinot nerve quite perfectly, sous bois, mature but not declining. 91 is a conservative score.
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  1/19/2024 - pbaek wrote:

  Not as good as the bottle I opened in 2020. Still on the rich and ripe side with sous bois notes, but there is also a slightly pruny side here, even christmas spices as Dan Bailey suggests. Time to drink up.

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  12/15/2022 - DAN BAILEY wrote:

  Very 03. Rich, dark, heady with christmas cake notes. More cndp than burgundy.

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  4/16/2021 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Two Fourriers side-by-side: Both bottles well cellared since bought on release. Served double blind to friends. I was interested to see if tasters picked the 2003 hot vintage character. People again picked the wine as a red Burgundy, but guessed later vintages (2009 - although that was a good pick, given the vintage similarities - 2012 and 2013). A lot of people have written off the 2003 Burgundy vintage due to the heat. However, this wine is an example of how better makers coped with vintage conditions and produced quality red Burgundies in 2003, that may though need more time to come around ... Vibrant ruby with a touch of garnet at the rim (quite a surprising colour for an 18 year old wine). A deeper, darker nose than the 2002. Musky with dark spices and violet notes. In the mouth, much richer and more primary than the 2002. A lovely Burgundy drinking 10 years younger than the label indicates. Opulent but not overdone or - to me - overripe (although Graham reported a 'stewed fruit element'). Blackberries, black cherries and spices. Good freshness and acidity retained. Drink over the next 5 years (or longer if you're braver). About half of the tasters preferred each of the two wines.

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  3/16/2020 - pbaek wrote:

  Exceptional wine, fruit in the darker end of the spectrum, cherry notes, spices. Lots of matter here, just a hint of underbrush. Surprisingly fresh, perfumed. This will live for lot longer.

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