Producer | Domaine Trapet |
Country | France |
Region | Burgundy |
Varietal | Pinot Noir |
Vintage | 2021 |
Sku | 6650 |
Size | 750ml |
60% whole bunch vinification. A fine if slightly less deep purple. A very fine fruit laden yet precise bouquet. Alpine strawberries always a good sign for me. Very long finish here yet the sensuality of the fruit now with cherries comes out even more. Really long and exceptionally stylish. Drink from 2028-2038.
The 2021 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru the first Grand Cru to be picked with 50% whole clusters has a fragrant pure and (unlike Latricières) inviting bouquet that just wants to seduce. Very sensual. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins that frame the crystalline red fruit supreme mineralité with one of the most elegant finishes you will find in this vintage. Reminiscent of Dugat's Chapelle-Chambertin this is divine.
bhThe 2021 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru is also very attractive wafting from the glass with aromas of dark berries licorice rich spices orange zest roses and baking chocolate. Medium to full-bodied fleshy and layered it's deep and textural with an ample core of fruit that largely conceals its ripe strutting tannins.
The first Trapet grand crus shows admirable concentration with a smoky side to the ripe plummy fruit. Pierre Trapet remarks that a modest proportion of whole clusters were used in 2021 even in this parcel planted in thin soils over the limestone base where the grapes ripen early. The key was selection; what was left after sorting produced a wonderfully supple silky wine with enough density and grip to ensure it ages well. The grapes come from from Trapet?s 0.60-hectare old vine parcel in Chapelle-Chambertin. (Drink between 2027-2050)
This too is quite firmly reduced. There is a bit more power if decidedly less minerality to the attractively textured medium-bodied flavors that deliver outstanding length on the serious compact and built-to-age finale.
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