Domaine Jean Fournier Marsannay “P'tite Grumotte” 2014

In 2011 ceëerde Laurent Fournier deze cuvée van enkel “millerandé” druifjes (onbevruchte, kleine druifjes zonder pit). Volledig gevinifiëerd in houten vaten is het een donkere, zeer dense, krachtige wijn en ondanks die densiteit blijven de tannines toch soepel en romig. Men zou deze eerder plaatsen als een Grand Cru uit Gevrey-Chambertin dan in Marsannay!

Wine Advocate (Neal Martin): "The 2014 P'tite Grumotte, which comes from a selection from vines that are regularly affected by millerandage, and this is the first vintage where Laurent used a little whole bunch in the blend. It has a very vivacious, seductive bouquet with kirsch, blueberry and cassis fruit, beautifully defined with hints of violet that develop in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with rounded tannin. There is some new oak (50%) to be subsumed, but there is already the harmony and depth here to suggest that it is a long term proposition. Gorgeous, opulent Marsannay for long term aging. Just 600 bottles only.”