Domaine Jean Fournier Marsannay Rouge Cuvée Saint-Urbain 2023 Winemaker_Damien Laurent The vines picked up and

The vines picked up and started producing incredible fruit

and aged in the finest French oak he can get his hands on

It spends 13 months ageing in second- and third-use French oak barrels

Laurent loves this blend - each site gives balance and something special to the wine

Corinna sold her wine very briefly in Ireland around 10 years ago - she couldn’t be happier to be back

Domaine Jean Fournier Marsannay Rouge Cuvée Saint-Urbain 2023 Winemaker_Damien Laurent The vines picked up andMarsannay is known to make ripe and dark Pinot Noirs, and this is an amazing example. What makes it even more amazing is that its the second wine of his top four Marsannay sites. He makes small volumes of single vineyard wines from these sites, and he blends the rest together to make the Cuve Saint Urbain. These sites Clos du Roy, Les Longeroies, Le Chapitre and Les Echezeaux are earmarked for future Premier Cru status. So youre getting Premier Cru