
- Colour
- Red
- Producer
- Domaine Fourrier
- Region
- Gevrey-Chambertin
- Grape
- Pinot Noir
- Case size
- 6x75cl
2016 GEVREY CHAMBERTIN 1ER CRU LA COMBE AUX MOINES DOMAINE FOURRIER - 6x75cl
- Colour
- Red
- Producer
- Domaine Fourrier
- Region
- Gevrey-Chambertin
- Grape
- Pinot Noir
- Case size
- 6x75cl
No further quantities available
Go to BasketNeed help? Call +44 (0)20 7793 7900 or email wine@goedhuis.com.
Tasting Notes
-
Goedhuis, November 2017
This premier cru is on the site of the quarry where the monks of Cluny gathered the stones to build their abbey. This is a beautifully rounded wine with a velvety texture. The fruit is generous and opulent, with ripe, dark black fruits and hints of mocha. The finish has a sweet intensity.
-
Burghound, January 2018,
Score: 90-92Moderate amounts of wood and menthol characters serve as a less than neutral backdrop for the earth and sauvage-inflected dark pinot fruit-suffused nose. The supple, round and unusually forward flavors possess a seductive mouthfeel though the finish immediately tightens up which suggests that this will need the better part of a decade to reach its apogee. Drink: 2024+
-
Stephen Tanzer, January 2018,
Score: 91-94Good moderately saturated red. Deep, brooding aromas of black cherry, licorice and smoky minerality. As mineral-driven as the Goulots but with more size and breadth to its dark fruit and spice flavors. Sweet and seamless in the middle, spreading out horizontally to saturate the palate; lovely floral element. Finishes suave and very long, with fine-grained tannins; at once fully ripe and vibrant. This beauty will need at least a few years in bottle to reveal its full personality.
-
Decanter, January 2018,
Score: 91The Combe aux Moines was still quite heavily charged with CO2 when I tasted it, but this warm site has produced another sweet, open-knit wine which offers up aromas of ripe cherry, summer fruits and rose petal, and a rich, full-bodied, ample palate impression. This is just a little brief on the finish, which keeps the score down a touch. Drink 2024-2040
More Tasting Notes Hide More Tasting Notes
Producer
Domaine Fourrier

Jean-Marie Fourrier took over his family domaine in 1994 and has attacked every vintage with dynamic determination and ambition, building the reputation of the estate with astute viticulture and fanatical winemaking. He had learned from the best, most notably the late Henri Jayer of Vosne Romanée and Domaine Drouhin in the Willamette Valley in Oregon with whom he did his formative training. He is a keen participant in the growing trend towards minimal intervention in the vineyard and winery. The domaine has a remarkable array of very old vines, many having been planted between the wars. The Fourrier wines are pure and balanced.
Region
Gevrey-Chambertin
The greatest village in terms of notable grand cru vineyards, Gevrey Chambertin has no less than 9 of them including its most famous Chambertin and Chambertin Clos de Bèze, and includes a premier cru vineyard that many people deem grand cru in quality - Clos St. Jacques. It encompasses approximately 400 hectares under vine also making it the largest top quality vineyard area in the Côte de Nuits. Gevrey-Chambertin has many followers who seek out its deeply coloured, robust and textured wines. They are often firmer than the neighbouring appellations of Chambolle Musigny and Vosne Romanée and can take several years to soften once released. Due to its size and reputation, the list of excellent producers is noteworthy and many are worth seeking out.