Domaine Jean Fournier Marsannay Rouge Cuvée Saint-Urbain 2023 Winemaker_Damien Laurent and has to be made

and has to be made in the hills rather than the flat plains

which is a blend of Grenache and Syrah

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

It’s got amazing soils - 100% on silex (flint)

Domaine Jean Fournier Marsannay Rouge Cuvée Saint-Urbain 2023 Winemaker_Damien Laurent and has to be madeMarsannay 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