Strauss & co - 8 - 11 November 2020

15 Domaine Jean-Marie Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru La Combe Aux Moines VV – 4 bottle lot (1 x 2009; 1 x 2010; 2 x 2011) 2009 ‘Soft floral notes add nuance and breadth to the ripe and pretty red berry fruit and earth aromas that precede the powerful, concentrated and focusedmiddle weight plus flavors that culminate in a balanced, focused and beautifully precise andmildly austere finish. This displays plenty of underlying tension and there is a lovely sense of overall harmony here.’ – Allen Meadows Burghound.com 2010 ‘A slightly riper though still extremely fresh nose features notes of plumand dark berry fruit liqueur aromas that complement the equally ripe and velvety full-bodied flavors that brimwith both minerality and plenty of dry extract that coats the mouth. Despite the seductive texture the overall impression is that this understated effort is both very serious and notably austere, indeed this is a classic Combe Aux Moines that is built to age. In a word, superb.’ – Allen Meadows Burghound.com 2011 ‘Soft but not invisible wood weaves through the beautifully well-layered and relatively high-toned red berry, plum, wet stone and sauvage scents. There is an appealing texture to the lush, indeed even opulent medium weight plus flavors that display a subtle minerality on the precise, firm and impressively persistent finish. This is a big but not especially rustic or muscular Combe Aux Moines.’ – Allen Meadows Burghound.com R18 000 - 22 000 16 Domaine Jean-Marie Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cherbaudes VV – 4 bottle lot 2010 ‘This is ripe yet quite cool and airy with its ultra-pure blend of red currant, plumand violet aromas. There is plenty of pungent Gevrey style earth on the seductive and strikingly refinedmedium-bodied flavors that are also supported by impressive mature tannins that are pushed to the background by the copious amount of dry extract. I very much like the delivery as the tannins are quite finely grained though dense and the overall sense of harmony is entirely beguiling.’ – Allen Meadows Burghound.com 2011 ‘An attractively fresh and layered nose of both red and dark pinot fruit is laced with plenty of pungent Gevrey-style earth, humus and underbrush notes. There is a touch of the sauvage to the bigger andmore powerful flavors that display fine complexity but not nearly the finesse. I do like the richness and this too should repay up to a decade of cellar time.’ – Allen Meadows Burghound. com R15 000 - 20 000 17 Domaine Jean-Marie Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Saint Jacques – 2 bottle lot 2010 ‘The 2010 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St. Jacques comes across as quite feminine in this vintage. Graphite, dark red berries, plums and licorice are all woven together gracefully in this expressive, impeccable wine. The tannins show a satin-like finesse that is striking. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2030.’ – Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com 2011 ‘The 2011 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Saint Jacques, has a very reduced nose at first and required vigorous aeration. There is a herbaceous and stem-like element that I had not noticed in previous bottles, before the wild berry and gamy scents emerge. The quality is really delivered on the palate: here there is the purity, the fineness of the tannin, the symmetry and precision we come to expect fromboth Fourrier and Clos Saint Jacques. It still requires another couple of years in bottle and I would not ascribe profundity to it. But there is something enigmatic and intriguing about this Clos Saint Jacques that impels me to plot its evolution.’ – Neal Martin, Wine Advocate R18 000 - 25 000 19