Champagne & Burgundy

Online-Only Auction, 18 - 25 July 2022

Burgundy and Champagne

Sold for

ZAR 10 553
Lot 43
  • Fourrier; Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St Jacques; 2001; 1 (1 x 1); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 10 553

About this Item

2001 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St Jacques
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

‘Saturated medium red. Wild, musky aromas of redcurrant, coffee and smoke. Large-scaled and sweet for a wine from this vineyard, but also complex and suave, if rather closed at present. Shows an intriguing mineral quality as well as lower-pitched earth tones. Distinctly gamey today: be sure to decant this if you want to try a bottle anytime soon. Finishes with sizable dusty tannins.’ - Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, 92/100 (Mar 2004)

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