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2020 Marsannay Rouge, Clos du Roy, Domaine Jean Fournier, Burgundy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Pinot Noir
Ready - youthful (Drink 2023 - 2035)
Neal Martin
88-90/100
Allen Meadows
89-91/100
Jasper Morris MW
89-92/100
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2020 Marsannay Rouge, Clos du Roy, Domaine Jean Fournier, Burgundy

Description

This is on very cool Comblanchien limestone; the vines need Champagne rootstocks to prosper. For this, Laurent selects his oldest vines (some 70 years old) from Clos du Roy. It’s raised two-thirds in demi-muid, the rest in barrique. This has more Marsannay grip and a spicy graphite finish, but then it unfolds, and there is a delicacy, too. 

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Alcohol % 13.5%
Maturity Ready - youthful (2023 - 2035)
Grape List Pinot Noir
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Domaine Jean Fournier

Critics reviews

Neal Martin 88-90/100

Racked two weeks before my visit, the 2020 Marsannay Clos du Roy Rouge is the one cuvée that flirts with over-ripeness on the nose, with touches of tinned prune infusing the black fruit. The palate is sweet and candied on the entry, very structured with chalky tannins on the finish. I probably favour the white this year.

Drink 2023 - 2033
Neal Martin, Vinous.com (Mar 2022)
Allen Meadows 89-91/100

Ripe aromas of plum, dark pinot fruit, cassis and earth are trimmed in very subtle oak influence. The succulent and utterly delicious medium weight flavors possess both good verve and delineation while exuding a refreshing salinity on the clean, balanced and sneaky long finish. Lovely.

Drink from 2027 onward.
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (Jan 2022)
Jasper Morris MW 89-92/100

Fairly black with purple rim. More of the blackberry style, along with dark raspberry behind. Some energy a good tannic tension. Solid weight behind, now some red cherries. This progression on the palate from initial black fruit to a core of red is typical of Laurent’s winemaking. The Clos du Roy is a bit ponderous at the moment, but I suspect that is more to do with its backwardness than a lack of flair.
Jasper Morris MW, InsideBurgundy (Nov 2021)