Thread: [TN] '08 Fourrier Gevrey

Mark Lipton wrote:
> In our continuing "sabbatical" from Kiwi wines, we opened tonight with a
> dinner of roast chicken and kumara mash:
>
> 2008 Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin VV (NZD 79)
> nose: smoke, tart cherry fruit, stones
> palate: medium body, tight acidity, solid fruity core
>
> Because of the youth of this wine, I'd opened it up an hour ahead of
> time and poured some into our glasses. After an hour's opening it had a
> good sense of fruit with a few hints of secondary development. Clearly
> in its infancy still, but it has a promising life ahead of it. Half the
> bottle was recorked for later evaluation.

Later evaluation now in: after two days sitting in the recorked bottle,
the wine has opened and is now expansive, lush, full of fruit with
vibrant acidity. Clearly great things to come for this wine if you have it.

Mark Lipton

On Thursday, March 22, 2012 5:38:03 AM UTC-4, Mark Lipton wrote:
> Mark Lipton wrote:
> > In our continuing "sabbatical" from Kiwi wines, we opened tonight with a
> > dinner of roast chicken and kumara mash:
> >
> > 2008 Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin VV (NZD 79)
> > nose: smoke, tart cherry fruit, stones
> > palate: medium body, tight acidity, solid fruity core
> >
> > Because of the youth of this wine, I'd opened it up an hour ahead of
> > time and poured some into our glasses. After an hour's opening it had a
> > good sense of fruit with a few hints of secondary development. Clearly
> > in its infancy still, but it has a promising life ahead of it. Half the
> > bottle was recorked for later evaluation.
>
> Later evaluation now in: after two days sitting in the recorked bottle,
> the wine has opened and is now expansive, lush, full of fruit with
> vibrant acidity. Clearly great things to come for this wine if you have it.
>
> Mark Lipton

sounds nice
I just wish the prices hadn't shot up on Fourrier so much