Trapet Pere et Fils, Gevrey Chambertin

Trapet Pere et Fils, Gevrey Chambertin(from Les Cercueils, Jouise, Clos Prieur Bas and Les Crais). A discreet touch of wood frames spicy and ripe yet reasonably cool aromas of dark raspberry, plum and an array of floral nuances and in particular violet. The rich and supple flavors coat the palate with sappy dry extract that also does a good job of buffering the moderately firm tannic spine shaping the complex, firm and sneaky long finish. This youthfully austere effort is very good and a

energetic and refined barely middle weight flavors exude a subtle minerality on the lingering and balanced finish

then certainly not rustic either

La Morra and Grinzane Cavour and additional fruit from Castiglione Falletto and Barolo

35 ha parcel

The wine needs a few more years to get out of this more reticent phase

Time in the glass brings out the wine's more floral side and a range of red-toned fruit

5-hectare plot of 65+-year-old vines at the top of the Paje vineyard

A tad sickly

it isn’t as technically correct as the 2019 version

derived from long aging

This imposing and robust effort is also quite compact so patience advised

This expression of Cerretalto has fewer hidden dimensions