Fourrier Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Goulots Vielle Vignes

2018

Burghound 89-92: This is quite floral in character with cool wild red berries and whiffs of the sauvage and forest floor. There is once again good energy to the delicious, intense and well-detailed medium weight flavors that exude evident minerality on the youthfully austere, refreshing and better balanced finale.

Wine Advocate 92-94: The 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Goulots has turned out very well, unfurling in the glass with a lifted bouquet of sweet red berries, peonies, orange rind and rose petals. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and elegant, with a lively spine of acidity and a mineral finish, this is well worth seeking out, and it's one of the most classically proportioned of Fourrier's 2018s. Les Goulots is a steep, east-facing premier cru, and the domaine's parcel is shaded by the tree line.

Vinous 90-92: The 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Goulots 1er Cru has a very ripe bouquet that flirts with sur-maturité; hints of dates and fig can be glimpsed among the blue and red fruit. I would like to see more composure here. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, fleshy and ripe, a little heady in style but retaining decent balance and freshness towards the finish.