Tasted in Gevrey with Andrée Trapet, 13 June 2023.
Domaine Trapet
53 Route de Beaune
21220 Gevrey-Chambertin
Tel: +33 3 80 34 30 40
www.domaine-trapet.fr
More reports with Domaine Trapet
A large part of the domaine is now trained with high poles – en echelas – Andrée recounting that avoiding leaf-plucking means that the grape clusters are more protected from the heat of the sun in our recent summers. Actually the grapes were also quite well protected by their canopy when Gevrey experienced a little hail.
This year, in front of their vines in Chambertin they have also planted some young trees. We walked in their vines in Latricières and not all the rows have the high en echelas poles – every few rows they retain a lower trained row so they keep some access by tractor. The grapes are more protected but there is more work involved in training the vines. To note here also that the old vineyard road that separated the vines of Trapet and Camus in Latricières has now been blocked and a couple of extra rows of vines have been planted.
The wines…
It’s a wide range of wines here, particularly when some of the family’s Alsace wines are presented too – I feel that I miss so many of their cuvées each year – yet I love all that I taste…
The first two wines are not yet commercialised – this is the first vintage for these. They were late harvested and there is no wood. There is also a sweet version that’s been made but in very tiny quantities.
2020 Aligoté Sous Chatelet
From Auxey – vines next to those of Leroy – ‘but ours are older!’
A modest but fresh and clean yellow citrus nose. Hmm – I like the line of this wine – it’s bubbling with energy and is almost becoming juicy and zesty in the finish.
Much more depth of aroma plus a zesty energy to this nose. Extra width and depth – ooh I’m impressed – that’s has a very different form and depth of flavour – of course some tannin from the skin too – I think that this is a super characterful wine – bravo!
2022 A Minima Blanc
Sylvaner, pinot auxerois, some riesling, gewurz, muscat and pinot gris plus pinot blanc – originally a plot of Sylvaner at the core but the other cepages from the plantations around – so still from a single place.
Aromatic – airy – attractive. Some richness, but still a juicy and open clarity of flavour. Open and absolutely delicious.
2021 A Minima Rouge
Gamay and pinot but much more pinot in 21 as it contains also the grapes from the Bourgogne vines. Like the last, no sulfur in the elevage but a little before bottling ‘for the security.’
An open, airy, quite berry style to this red fruit – almost a little strawberry melds with flashes of licorice. More redcurrant flavour, with a very fine sandpaper tannin fresh and delicious once more…
Named after the date that the great grandparents bought their first parcel – the grapes coming from this exact parcel on the Brochon side of the village. In 1995 it was converted to Biodynamics by Andrée, wearing the old label of the domaine – made for the first time in 2019.
Spicy, cigar, but purity of dark fruit – that’s a very lovely aromatic. Beautiful texture, fluid, slightly creamy – that’s a great 2020 and faintly fading but long…
These 2021s were all bottled about a month ago – a longer elevage than usual ‘to hopefully aid more complexity:’
2021 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er En Ergot
Often labelled as Petite Chapelle
Direct, precise berry – a little darker red – less tobacco more cream. Larger scale, energy and intensity – properly juicy. That’s a simply excellent wine – just ultra-delicious and finely complex…
2021 Chambertin
Ooh – what depth – round, ultra-complex, generosity. In the mouth – so much more volume, very faintly accented with a tannin then an explosive width of sustained flavour. Beautiful 2021…
And for the road…
2006 Chambertin
Plenty of amber colour here. Hmm – large-scale aromatics – tons of floral complexity – this is a great nose. Fresh, more incisive and concentrated than the 2021 but still with a similar grain of tannin – some finishing bitters that remain in this finish – just a joy but still young.
2021 Riesling Riquwhir
Aromatic and an impression of sweetness. Hmm – that’s lovely – intense, vibrant – super-delicious – I would buy that!
Hmm – more complex, almost a hint of tobacco again. Oh yes – intense, broad, more mineral – wide waves of flavour that are properly intense and mineral – great wine!