JEAN-LOUIS TRAPET - Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru - 2013 - Bourgogne, FRANCE
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$220.00
$220.00
Domaine Trapet Père et Fils is one of the greatest estates of Gevrey-Chambertin, with superb holdings in three of the top grand crus in the village and a legacy of great wines that dates back to their earliest days of estate bottling.
While the family has been important vineyard owners in Gevrey-Chambertin since 1870, it was not until the 1960s that they began to bottle a majority of their production and offer their wines directly for sale to clients. Previously they had been one of the finest sources for top négociants in the region, including Maison Leroy and Maison Joseph Drouhin. By the late 1920s, Domaine Trapet had become one of the most important vineyard owners in all of Burgundy, as they were the single largest owner in the great vineyard of Chambertin at this time, as well as owning very large tracts of Latricières-Chambertin and Chapelle-Chambertin.
The vineyards have been fully farmed under biodynamic principles since 1998, and are 100% certified biodynamic as of 2009.
In addition to his Burgundy estate, Jean-Louis and his wife also produce wines from her family’s property in Alsace.
Tasting Notes: This is a very attractive colour, shimmering, limpid and intense.
The nose is simply gorgeous, rich and ripe with swathes of violet-scented red fruit, cherry compote and bright primary berries, laced with spice. The palate begins on a similar tack, gentle and supple, set within a generous structure, which nevertheless possesses considerable power and muscle.
Jean-Louis has facilitated the production of a rather exceptional standard-bearer – really impressive!
While the family has been important vineyard owners in Gevrey-Chambertin since 1870, it was not until the 1960s that they began to bottle a majority of their production and offer their wines directly for sale to clients. Previously they had been one of the finest sources for top négociants in the region, including Maison Leroy and Maison Joseph Drouhin. By the late 1920s, Domaine Trapet had become one of the most important vineyard owners in all of Burgundy, as they were the single largest owner in the great vineyard of Chambertin at this time, as well as owning very large tracts of Latricières-Chambertin and Chapelle-Chambertin.
The vineyards have been fully farmed under biodynamic principles since 1998, and are 100% certified biodynamic as of 2009.
In addition to his Burgundy estate, Jean-Louis and his wife also produce wines from her family’s property in Alsace.
Tasting Notes: This is a very attractive colour, shimmering, limpid and intense.
The nose is simply gorgeous, rich and ripe with swathes of violet-scented red fruit, cherry compote and bright primary berries, laced with spice. The palate begins on a similar tack, gentle and supple, set within a generous structure, which nevertheless possesses considerable power and muscle.
Jean-Louis has facilitated the production of a rather exceptional standard-bearer – really impressive!
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