Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Domaine Fourrier |
Label Name: | Morey St Denis 1er Clos Sorbes |
Vintage: | 2021 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Morey-Saint-Denis, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Pinot Noir |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 3 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 3 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 15-16°C |
Awards/Ratings
Merchants and critics give Clos Sorbé consistently strong scores across vintages (typical range ~90–94 pts); Specific vintage reviews vary; see merchant/producer notes
Tasting Note
Perfumed red and dark cherry, wild strawberry, violet and crushed stone with subtle spice, earth and cedar; medium-bodied, focused acidity and fine, firm tannins with a long, mineral finish.
Food Pairing
Roasted duck, roasted game (quail/venison), mushroom risotto, herb-roasted chicken; Asian: Peking duck, miso-glazed black cod, mushroom hot pot, char siu pork with balanced sauces.
Production Method
Hand-harvested Pinot Noir; native-yeast fermentation with partial whole clusters, gentle punch-downs, aged ~16–20 months in mainly older oak with a small % new; bottled unfined/unfiltered.
Vineyard Info
Domaine Jean‑Marie Fourrier (Gevrey‑Chambertin) — small, terroir-driven domaine using old vines and minimal intervention. Clos Sorbè is a walled 1er Cru in Morey‑St‑Denis producing elegant, mineral Pinot Noir.