Domaine Fourrier’s 2019 Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru (Vieille Vigne) is a Pinot Noir from one of Gevrey-Chambertin’s smallest and most prized grand cru sites, made in Jean-Marie Fourrier’s characteristically restrained, low-intervention style with limited new oak. At about 14% alcohol, it reads as a serious, complete 2019 that combines ripe fruit with firm structure.

This is also a genuinely scarce wine. Decanter notes it comes from “a parcel planted in 1928” that the domaine bought in 1955; at “0.28ha,” production is tiny—“a normal year is five barrels, this year three” (Decanter).

Across the board, the reviews are excellent. Jasper Morris (Inside Burgundy) is especially enthusiastic, calling it “Heady, rich, crimson purple,” with “ripe cherry intensity” that stays “in an intense red fruit register,” and praising how it “balances the lusciousness of the vintage with a really pure intense chiselled structure,” finishing “Sublime” (Jasper Morris, 96–98; published with a 98 score). Burghound likewise flags it as a top rendition for the estate, describing “excellent volume and focused power” and “stunningly… textured flavors… concentrated and muscular yet refined,” concluding it is “very likely to be among the finest example of Griotte that Fourrier has produced… In sum, this is a knockout!” (Allen Meadows, Burghound, 94–97; published with a 97 score).

The aromatic and flavor profile leans dark-fruited and floral. William Kelley at Wine Advocate highlights “rose petals, raspberries and plums,” plus “raw coca and sweet soil tones,” with a “satiny attack” and “long, mouthwatering finish,” calling it “supple and seamless” and “immensely charming” (William Kelley, Wine Advocate, 94–96; published with a 96 score). Decanter emphasizes “expressive black cherry fruit,” “nuanced mineral and floral notes,” and a “silky and subtle” texture, adding that while it is “less powerful than the Clos-St-Jacques,” it still has “the density and structure to make it worthy of long ageing” (Decanter, 97).