Chambertin Grand Cru 2020 - Domaine Trapet

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Jean & Jean-Louis TRAPET

(96 - 98)/100 Parker

• When to drink this wine: A great wine for ageing that needs a few years in the cellar and can evolve for decades. 
• Tasted by William Kelley on 20 January 2022: "The king of the cellar is the 2020 Chambertin Grand Cru, a magical wine in the making that unfolds in the glass with aromas of cherries, blackberries, rich earth, espresso roast, rose petals, liquorice, oyster sauce and dark chocolate. It is seamless and complete, with enormous concentration, lively acidity and rich, velvety tannins, and finishes with a long, resonant finish. "

The 2020 vintage

It proved brilliant here: as elsewhere along the Côte, the wines are more primary than their 2019 counterparts at the same stage, and tighter, displaying deep, saturated hues, vibrant fruit cores and ripe tannins. While not in the least austere, they will require some patience to realise their potential - but what potential! Boosted by the growing involvement of his sons, Pierre and Louis, Jean-Louis Trapet has initiated a viticultural revolution: in 2020, seven whole hectares of the estate's vineyards were converted to both trellises and higher posts and wires, depending on the steepness of the slope. Since then, the changes have been rolled out to other plots. And given the extent of Trapet's operation in the best climates, this means that the walk from Morey-Saint-Denis to Gevrey-Chambertin suddenly has a different face. In the winery, the vinification remains very classical, with large percentages of whole bunches. There are also more small vintages, including a Gevrey-Chambertin 1859, made from old vines in a place called Champerrier, and a bottling of Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Aux Combottes. 

The estate tells you about it: 

This miracle of nature, foreseen by Arthur Trapet one fine morning in May 1919, when he decided to buy his first parcel of Chambertin, we want to be worthy of it.

Day after day, season after season, we work to bring this royal terroir to life.

This area has the longest reign in history. Its first mention dates back to 630, when Duke Amalgaire gave the monks of the abbey of Bèze his elite vineyard. A little later, in 1219, the abbey of Bèze situated north-east of Dijon gave its domain to the chapter of the cathedral of St Mammès in Langres. It was at this time that the mention of "boschus de campo Bertuyn" appeared, the Chambertin wood immediately adjacent to the Clos de Béze. This was a field owned by a certain Bertin. Over the following centuries, many owners would shape this wonderful land. "Men change but the land remains.

This sumptuous land, where the blue blood of Pinot Noir flows, has a complex geological composition. The lower part is marl and limestone with superb clays on the inner surface.

The upper part is much whiter and marly, which slows down the vegetative cycle and gives this jewel wine a royal and rare balance!

This Chambertin wine opens up an infinite, unlimited, elusive universe, one of the richest there is!

• 1 ha 90 ares, 3 parcels
• the oldest planted in 1919

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