Success stories have abounded in Burgundy in recent years, but few have been more important than the resurrection of Domaine Fourrier.
Owner of 60-to-100-year-old vines in some of Gevrey-Chambertin's most fabled sites, it was not until Jean-Marie Fourrier took charge in 1994 that Domaine Fourrier once again fulfilled its towering potential—making it today one of the Côte d’Or’s greatest sources for wines that purely express site, aromatic ...
Domaine Fourrier owns 9 hectares of vineyards spread amongst the communes of Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-St.-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny and Vougeot. The holdings are scattered up and down the slopes and range from village to Grand Cru level. Included among the holdings are important parts of Clos St. Jacques and Combes Aux Moines as well as a small but valuable slice of Griottes Chambertin. The impeccably tended vineyards are composed of vines of a...
Working with Mother Nature, intervening as little as possible in order to allow the vines, the terroir and the vintage to reveal themselves, is the basis of Jean Marie's winemaking philosophy. To capture the individual, unique expression of terroir in his wines, he vinifies each vineyard separately, not only the premier and grand crus. A cold soak of 3 to 4 days prior to fermentation allows gentle extraction of color and aromatic phenols. Four...
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