Domaine Trapet - Bourgogne Rouge 2020 (750ml)
Price: $45.00
| Producer | Domaine Trapet |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 5397 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Advocate: 89 Points
The lovely 2020 Bourgogne Rouge wafts from the glass with aromas of cherries and wild berries mingled with loamy soil and peonies. Medium to full-bodied rich and fleshy with powdery tannins and a vibrant core of fruit it's indicative of what a success this vintage is chez Trapet. I've written before about the ongoing renaissance at this Gevrey-Chambertin benchmark. Energized by the increasing involvement of his sons Pierre and Louis Jean-Louis Trapet has initiated a viticultural revolution: in 2020 fully seven hectares of the domaine's holdings were converted both to échalas and to higher trellising stakes and wires depending on the steepness of the slope. Since then changes have been rolled out in other parcels too. And given the extent of Trapet's holdings in prime climats that means that the walk from Morey-Saint-Denis to Gevrey-Chambertin suddenly looks rather different. In the cuverie winemaking continues to be very classical with important percentages of whole clusters. There are more smaller cuvées too including a Gevrey-Chambertin 1859 from old vines in lieu-dit Champerrier and a bottling of Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Aux Combottes. The 2020 vintage has turned out brilliantly here: as elsewhere along the Côte the wines are more primary than their 2019 counterparts at the same stage and more tightly wound displaying deep saturated hues vibrant cores of fruit and ripe tannins. Without being in the least austere they'll require some patience to realize their potential?but what potential!
