2005 | Domaine Trapet | Chambertin

The bouquet is deep and pure, as it offers up a reserved, but nascently complex blend of red and black cherries, red plums, blood orange, grilled meats, coffee, minerals and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, powerful and seamless, with great elegance, a rock solid core of fruit, fine-grained, but substantial tannins, zesty acidity, and stunning length and grip on the finish.

Reviews:

• Burghound: There is still a discernible touch of wood setting off the spicy, very ripe, intensely earthy aromas of ripe plum aromas that are dispalying relatively limited secondary influence. There is excellent size and weight to the muscular, big-bodied and rich flavors that deliver excellent length on the complex finish where the only nit is a touch of warmth. For my taste this has largely arrived at its peak though it should be capable of holding for several more decades.

• Wine Advocate: The Trapet 2005 Chambertin comes from three (I am told) geologically distinct parcels. Bitter-sweet cherry, anisette, and mocha scent the nose. In the mouth this is undeniably expansive and rich, with complexities of gamey meatiness and humus mingling with its sweet berry fruit. Whether it is some negative synergy with the barrel or just the result of recent bottling, I find a slight sour streak in the finish. But a small (and hopefully fleeting) blemish can be easily hidden amid such folds of fruit, viscosity and abundant, fine-grained tannin as are on display . This is perfect for those who want a friendly bear of a Burgundy they can hug -- preferably in around ten years’ time.

Producer Information

Domaine Trapet is a wine company comprised of two estates, one in Alsace, the other in Burgundy. The company in its current dual-region configuration formed when Andrée Trapet inherited her parents' vineyards in Alsace in 2002. Her husband Jean-Louis has run Domaine Trapet Père et Fils in Gevrey-Chambertin since 1990, when he took over from his father Jean. The latter property is one of the great historic estates of the Côte de Nuits. There are 16 hectares (39.5 acres) of estate vineyards, led by parcels in Le Chambertin (a very substantial 1.9ha), Latricières-Chambertin and Chapelle-Chambertin. The deep, concentrated wines from these grand cru sites are the flagship bottlings, but the Trapet Père et Fils portfolio also includes fine Pinot Noir from three premier cru and two village-level vineyards, as well as highly rated red and white Marsannay and Bourgogne Rouge and Blanc. The portfolio of Domaine Trapet-Alsace includes bottlings from five grand crus: Schoenenbourg, Schlossberg, Sporen, Sonnenglanz and the recently added Mambourg. Village wines (Riesling and Gewurztraminer) come from Riquewihr and Beblenheim. A multivarietal Alsace Blanc, A Minima, is the counterpart of a Bourgogne Passetoutgrains Gamay-Pinot Noir red.

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