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2018 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin Les Champeaux Vieilles Vignes

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March 19, 2023 - $210

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RATINGS

91-93+ The Wine Advocate

Aromas of cassis, plums, dark chocolate and sweet soil tones, complemented by a subtle top note of warm spices...medium to full-bodied wine that's muscular and structured...excellent concentration and a long and ripely tannic finish.

91-93Vinous / IWC

...very floral and perfumed on the nose...lightly spiced palate is well balanced, with ripe black cherry and wild strawberry fruit and a touch of blood orange toward a finish of moderate length.

89-92Burghound.com

...riper nose is composed by notes of poached plum and a port-like nose yet the aromas are quite fresh. There is excellent volume and mid-palate density to the caressing middle weight flavors that also exude evident minerality on the focused, powerful and pit-fruit inflected finish.

REGION

France, Burgundy, Côte d'Or, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey Chambertin, Les Champeaux

Côte de Nuits is the northern part of the Côte d’Or and it includes the most famous vineyards and wine communes in the world. There are more Grand Cru appellations in the Côte de Nuits than anywhere else in Burgundy. Of the fourteen communes, or villages in the Côte de Nuits, six produce Grand Cru wines. They are Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-St.-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Flagey-Échezeaux and Vosne-Romanee. Some of the vineyards within the Côte de Nuits are tiny, which adds to their prestige. The fabled Grand Cru vineyard La Romanee is barely two square acres. Altogether there are twenty-four Grand Cru vineyards. The region takes its name from the village of Nuits-Saint-Georges. Côtes de Nuits produces mostly reds from Pinot Noir, and the wines have been in demand for centuries. During the 18th century King Louis XIV’s physician recommended that for his health the king only drink wines from Nuits-Saint-Georges. Like most of Burgundy, the soils of the Côte de Nuit can vary greatly from one vineyard to another, though most are a base soil of limestone mixed with clay, gravel and sand.

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir, 1er (Premier) Cru

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.