- Producer
- Trapet Père & Fils
- Grape variety
- Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder)
- Region
- Côte de Nuits
- Country
- France
- Vintage
- 2014
- Alcohol
- 12.5 % vol
- Volume
- 0.75 l
- Item no.
- 9910222188
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Gevrey-Chambertin "Clos Prieur" 1er Cru 2014
The Gevrey-Chambertin "Clos Prieur" 1er Cru 2014 from Trapet Père & Fils is a biodynamically grown Pinot Noir from the Côte de Nuits, built on finesse rather than power.
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About this wine
Character
A Pinot Noir that draws its depth not from power. Jean-Louis Trapet, seventh generation of the domaine in Gevrey-Chambertin, lets the 2014 vintage speak coolly and clearly: fine-grained tannin, precise red fruit, 12.5 percent alcohol.
Terroir and origin
Clos Prieur is a premier cru site in Gevrey-Chambertin on the Côte de Nuits. In his vineyards in the village, Jean-Louis Trapet found fossil oyster shells: the soils were once a seabed, and they give the wines their saline, chalky character. Since 1996 he has farmed the domaine's 18.5 hectares biodynamically, guided by the motto that stands above his work — "Les hommes passent et la terre reste".
Grape variety and vinification
Pinot Noir, varietally pure. In the cellar, Trapet works with whole clusters, moves the grapes and musts by gravity, and intervenes as little as possible: observing rather than acting. New oak is kept to a maximum of 50 percent across the house, so as not to mask the fruit.
On the palate
Silky texture, fine-grained tannin, lively acidity. Red cherry and wild strawberry remain clearly defined, alongside floral notes, fine herbal spice and a saline, chalky thread that carries the long finish. Dry and without any heaviness.
Food pairings
Duck breast with cherry jus, whose sweetness absorbs the wine's acidity, alongside braised rack of lamb, saddle of venison with juniper or roasted pigeon. Without meat, porcini risotto works well, and with cheese, Comté or Époisses, whose salty depth picks up the mineral side.
Distinctive features
In the 1880s, Arthur Trapet secretly grafted vines onto American rootstock: illegal at the time, legalised in 1888 and now the foundation of viticulture. The Guide des meilleurs vins de France awards the domaine three stars, its highest rating.
