Domaine Trapet Père et Fils Gevrey Chambertin Cuvée Ostréa Vieilles Vignes, 2020 (Organic)

With one foot in Burgundy and one in Alsace, the Trapet family aims to translate and pass on all the expressions of the grape and the terroir, such as the know-how transmitted to them from generation to generation. Jean-Louis, the seventh generation, joined his father Jean at the estate in 1986. He made his first cuvée entirely alone in 1990 and has run the estate since then with his wife Andrée, who took over her Alsatian family estate in 2003. While the estate is best known for its three grand crus, the quality at Domaine Trapet is outstanding up and down the hierarchy of their vineyard holdings. The vineyards have been fully farmed under biodynamic principles since 1996 and certified biodynamic since 2009.

Grape

100% Pinot Noir

Vineyard & Vinification Note

Organic sustainable farming.

Ostrea comprises 2 hectares and 50 rows over four parcels in the north, towards Brochon. The oldest, planted in 1913, contributes really attractive intensity.

When the harvest comes in, having already been sorted in the vineyard, it is hand-sorted once more then and de-stemmed to a degree, dependent on the vintage.

Cold maceration of between 5 and 7 days encourages greater depth of colour and more intense aromatics without extracting too harsh tannins. Lightly crushed, there is then a long cuvaison for more gentle extraction. Fermentation is carried out in open-top vats with natural yeasts.

The wines are aged for 15 to 18 months in barrel, the proportion of new wood depending on the wine.

In the Trapets’ view, the oak’s purpose is to facilitate controlled oxidation of the young wines. The wines remain in cask for between 12 and 18 months before bottling Depending on the vintage, the wines are neither fined nor filtered. At any rate, no more than 10% would ever be filtered.

Wine Advocate

Mingling aromas of cherries and red berries with hints of licorice, rose petals and spices, the 2020 Gevrey-Chambertin Ostrea is medium to full-bodied, deep and complete, with lively acids, powdery tannins and a long, perfumed finish. Derived from old vines in the commune of Brochon, it is, as usual, a touch more structured and tightly wound than the domaine’s regular Gevrey cuvée. 90-92+ Points– William Kelley, January 2022

Allen Meadows’ Burghound

Ripe and fresh aromas combine notes of red and dark raspberry, violet, the sauvage and a hint of newly turned earth. There is excellent richness and mid-palate density to the caressing yet powerful flavors that exude a subtle minerality on the firm, serious and youthfully austere finale. This is also a very fine villages that should age gracefully. 89-92 Points, January 2022

Food Pairing

Great with fish, especially salmon, mushroom risotto and chicken. Also good with duck and lamb.