2015 Jean-Marie Fourrier, Latricieres-Chambertin Grand Cru, Vieille Vigne, Bottle (750ml)

Latricières-Chambertin sits just south of the great Chambertin vineyards in Gevrey-Chambertin, a Grand Cru known for elegance and mineral lift rather than sheer power. Jean-Marie Fourrier’s Vieille Vigne bottling comes from old vines, in line with the domaine’s long-standing refusal to use fruit from young vines in its wines.

Since taking over the family estate in 1994, Jean-Marie has built a reputation on purity and transparency: native yeasts, gentle hand extraction, restrained new oak, and bottling without fining or filtering. The aim is a wine that speaks clearly of its site, and Latricières, with its cooler character, is a very clear voice.

2015 was a warm, ripe vintage across the Côte de Nuits, but this bottling isn’t a typical 2015. Critics describe a wine that is restrained and finely lined, with real minerality and tension in place of the generous texture the vintage is known for. It is a Grand Cru that favors finesse over weight, built for the long haul and still youthful, so patience will pay off.

For collectors who prize precision and site expression over richness, this is old-vine Gevrey from one of its most respected producers, best tucked away and opened with some time in the cellar.

Stephen Tanzer | 92-94 Points

"Bright medium red. Pure but reticent aromas of strawberry, raspberry and stony minerality complicated by a mulch note. Penetrating and sharply delineated, with a restrained sweetness from the cool site. There's nothing fat or easy about this youthfully imploded grand cru, but it boasts terrific minerality and lift. Hardly a typical 2015 in terms of its texture, this wine will need time in bottle."