Domaine Trapet - Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru 2020 (750ml)
Price: $680.00
| Producer | Domaine Trapet |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 5516 |
| Size | 750ml |
Vinous: 95-97 Points
The 2020 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru offers very pure red berries undergrowth and rose petal scents on the nose fresh and ethereal in style. This is very...persuasive. The palate is beautifully-defined the 80% whole bunch impacting freshness and salinity filigree tannins with an abundance of tension on the finish. Class from start to finish. (Drink between 2026-2055)
jgWine Advocate: 94-96 Points
Deep and complete the 2020 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru unwinds in the glass with aromas of dark berries spices loamy soil peonies and plums. Full-bodied layered and velvety it's seamless and concentrated with ripe powdery tannins and lively balancing acids. It's another magical rendition of this cuvée from 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!
