This year, the Fremiers from Courcel is an explosion of fruit, with bright blackberry and cassis aromas edged with pepper and bay leaf. The texture is velvety and dense, with ripe, supple tannins and impressive length. The 0.79-hectare parcel lies in fairly deep clay soils just south of Croix Noires. This wine is a classic of the domaine, made with a whole cluster ferment and very little new oak. The wine should open in three to five years and will drink for the next 20.
94 points, Charles Curtis, Decanter (May 2023)
Once again very ripe aromas of cassis, poached (but not cooked) dark berries, earth and a whiff of menthol precede the firmer but slightly less concentrated larger-scaled flavors that flash evident power on the balanced, austere and compact finale that delivers sneaky good length. This is a big and compact wine that is frank in its delivery. As such, it's robust, even burly, Fremiers that is pointless to buy unless you expressly intend to cellar it appropriately. *Outstanding*
91-93 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound (Apr 2024)
Mint and menthol aromas combine with black cherry, blackberry and oak spice flavors in this ripe, dense red. Firmly structured and leaves a solid grip on the long, earth-tinged finish. Best from 2028 through 2045. 180 cases made, 50 cases imported.
92 points, Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator (Mar 2025)
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