Single owner private wine collection

Timed Online Auction, 3 - 11 April 2023

Single owner private wine collection
About the Session

The wines have been sourced from a private collector, whose wines have been stored in an immaculate custom-built cellar. The collection showcases the best of the wine-making world and offers a range of options to suit any palate.


Sold for

ZAR 16 415
Lot 109
  • Fourrier; Griotte-Chambertin Vieille Vigne; 2016; 1 (1 x 1); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 16 000 - 20 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 16 415

About this Item

2016 Griotte-Chambertin Vieille Vigne
1 (1 x 1) 750ml

In 1994, when he was only 23 years old, Jean-Marie Fourrier took over his family domaine. He had been working on the family estate since 1989, while also completing internships with Henri Jayer and Domaine Drouhin Oregon. Jean Marie's winemaking philosophy closely mirror's Jayer's – making great wines begins in the vineyard. He works hard to maintain healthy vines and practices extremely natural winemaking techniques. Today, Domaine Fourrier holds vines in a few of Gevrey Chambertin’s top vineyards, where most vines date back to the beginning of the 20th century. His most famous holdings, resulting in 'cult wines', are the ones in Griotte Chambertin and Clos St Jacques, which were planted between 1902 - 1910.

Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

‘Mid bright crimson. Great intensity with freshness on the nose. Real zip and tension on the palate. Deep and bitter cherry with fabulous lift. Soars on the palate! So exciting, and long. Still embryonic. Very long.’ - Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com. 18.5/20 (Nov 2017)

'The Griotte is beautiful in 2016, the inherent elegance of the vineyard synthesising perfectly with Fourrier’s limpid style. Aromas of cherry, raspberry, rose petal and liquorice mingle with subtle nuances of rich soil, introducing a full-bodied, silky wine, its fine, chalky tannins cloaked in a deep and ample core of pure, glossy and succulent fruit. This should be very special with some bottle age.' - William Kelley, Decanter.com, 95/100 (Oct 2017)

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