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2020 Marsannay Rouge, Cuvée Saint-Urbain, Domaine Jean Fournier, Burgundy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Pinot Noir
Ready - youthful (Drink 2023 - 2035)
Allen Meadows
87-89/100
Jasper Morris MW
88-90/100
Neal Martin
89/100
Product: 20201325395

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Description

This is a blend of vineyards around Marsannay, along with 10- to 30-year-old vines from the best sites of Clos du Roy, Longeroies and Es Chezots, aged in 500-litre barrels. There’s 30% whole-bunch this year; the wine is fresh, juicy and straightforward, with no suggestion of heat or drought. It’s a welcoming introduction to the joys of Marsannay.

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Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Alcohol % 13%
Maturity Ready - youthful (2023 - 2035)
Grape List Pinot Noir
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Domaine Jean Fournier

Critics reviews

Allen Meadows 87-89/100

the name refers to a small tower located just behind the domaine; the fruit comes from 6 different lieux-dits). There is sufficient reduction to overshadow the underlying fruit. By contrast there is good freshness to the sleek, intense and delicious medium weight flavors that possess a lovely texture on the lingering and slightly rustic finale.

Drink from 2026 onward
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (Jan 2022)
Jasper Morris MW 88-90/100

Includes a new planting of chardonnay rose, the version which has a mildly pinkish bloom to the skin colour. Pretty lemon and lime. This has more character than I remember from past vintages, probably more a tribute to 2020 than the addition of the rose. Fills the mouth and leaves an excellent aftertaste. Just a little point of acidity but otherwise a notable succulence.
Jasper Morris MW, InsideBurgundy (Jan 2022)
Neal Martin 89/100

Aged in large barrels with 15% new oak and one-third whole bunch, the 2020 Marsannay Cuvée Saint-Urbain Rouge offers a mixture of raspberry and blueberry fruit on the nose, all very well-defined and opulent. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit and just a slight reduction, with plenty of concentration on the plummy, allspice-tinged finish. Fine.

Drink 2023 - 2029
Neal Martin, Vinous.com (Jan 2023)

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