ageing in Slavonian casks now around 70 years old
The result: purity and elegance that speak to Jura's mineral terroir
Grower Champagne at its finest
and elegant mineral tension
a blend of Chenin Blanc from several terroirs around Vernou-sur-Brenne
Domaine Fourrier, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Saint Jacques Vieilles Vignes, 2010 SO032126 Champagne ageing in Slavonian casks nowClos Saint Jacques is the Premier Cru that Burgundy treats as a Grand Cru in all but name, and Fourrier's 0. 89 hectare strip of it was planted in 1910. Jean Marie Fourrier took over the family domaine in 1994 at twenty three, having made the 1989 vintage alongside Henri Jayer, and he has chased purity ever since: parcels vinified separately, native yeasts, no more than 20% new oak, a year on fine lees, almost no added sulfur, and no fining or