93/95

The 2024 Gevrey-Chambertin Cherbaudes 1er Cru, one of the last vineyards picked, has an expressive, more sensual bouquet with wilted rose petal infusing the brambly red berry fruit, hints of graphite and mulch-like scents. This has real character. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, red fruit laced with white pepper and a touch of bay leaf fanning out gently towards the finish. A "baby Griottes" remarked Louis Fourrier. Exactly!

94 point

Lovely, sweet aromas of pomegranate and mulberry, scented with liquorice and earth, charm on the initial attack. The texture is a step denser than the other premiers crus in this cellar, approaching grand cru level, and the tannins are muscular and firm. Cellar master François Orisé relates that after a scrupulous sorting – using an optical sorter at the end – and careful destemming, the grapes did the same four- to five-day maceration as normal, aiming to best maintain the style of Domaine Fourrier.

91/94

Ruby to crimson in colour, a complex and stylish nose, lifted red fruit of adequate ripeness. Adds depth through the middle, a light crunch from the tannins, a little austerity at the back, before the fruit returns in quite a long finish.