Domaine Fourrier, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Combe aux Moines, 2024 SO060525 Gahier Suze is a bitter aperitif

Suze is a bitter aperitif based on gentian

Bright orange fruit (orange blossom

and plum lead

The wine passes through well-seasoned barrels and the dosage is kept low

with Jérôme Flous as technical director since 2007 — the partnership behind a remarkable quality renaissance

Domaine Fourrier, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Combe aux Moines, 2024 SO060525 Gahier Suze is a bitter aperitifHigh up the hillside above Gevrey, where the cold air pools and the soil is more rock than dirt. Combe aux Moines is a premier cru that always tastes a little wilder and more mineral than its neighbors: structured, slow to open, and built for the long haul. Jean Marie Fourrier farms old vines here and vinifies with almost nothing added, using native yeasts, mostly used barrels, no fining, no filtration and minimal sulfur. 2024 was a punishing vintage