Domaine Trapet - Chambertin Grand Cru 2020 (750ml)
Price: $999.00
| Producer | Domaine Trapet |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Subregion | Chambertin Grand Cru |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 5399 |
| Size | 750ml |
Jasper Morris: 95-99 Points
100% whole bunch vinification picked around 15th September. Very dense crimson purple with a darker centre. No reduction this is entirely pure. The bouquet shows the typical ripe fruit on the nose but not much detail. Super sensual with a slow moving wave of ultra dense fruit. With the Chambertin we come b
Wine Advocate: 96-98 Points
The king of the cellar is the 2020 Chambertin Grand Cru a magical wine in the making that unwinds in the glass with aromas of cherries blackberries rich soil tones espresso roast rose petals licorice oyster sauce and dark chocolate. Full-bodied layered and multidimensional it's seamless and complete with huge concentration lively acids and rich velvety tannins concluding with a long resonant finish. Well-connected and well-heeled readers will derive immense pleasure in comparing the 2020 with the 2019 and 2018 renditions several decades from now. 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!
Vinous: 95-97 Points
The 2020 Chambertin Grand Cru was picked on 7 September and a small plot around five days later. It has a beautiful quite ethereal bouquet with a complex mélange of red and black fruit the 80-90% whole bunch completely assimilated with wonderful delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins harmonious and smooth immense depth and elegance as it fans out towards the finish with perfect sapidity. Sublime. (Drink between 2026-2055)
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