- Producer
- Trapet Père & Fils
- Grape variety
- Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder)
- Region
- Côte de Nuits
- Country
- France
- Vintage
- 2023
- Alcohol
- 12.5 % vol
- Volume
- 0.75 l
- Item no.
- 9910222176
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Gevrey-Chambertin "Petite-Chapelle" 1er Cru 2023
The Gevrey-Chambertin "Petite-Chapelle" 1er Cru 2023 is a biodynamic Pinot Noir from the Côte de Nuits, where Jean-Louis Trapet favours transparency over power.
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About this wine
Character
A Premier Cru that speaks quietly. Jean-Louis Trapet, seventh generation of Domaine Trapet Père et Fils, seeks finesse: clear cherry fruit, fine-grained tannin, aromatic depth without opulence. At 12.5% vol. the wine stays nimble. Jean-Louis Trapet is described as "un pur et un doux" — pure and gentle.
Terroir and origin
The Petite-Chapelle vineyard lies in Gevrey-Chambertin, just below the Grand Cru Chapelle-Chambertin, which together with Chambertin and Latricières-Chambertin forms the heart of the estate. In his village vineyards, Jean-Louis Trapet found fossilised oyster shells, relics of a former seabed. They lend the saline, chalky trace beneath the dark berry fruit. In total, the estate farms 18.5 hectares.
Grape variety and vinification
100 percent Pinot Noir. Since 1996, Jean-Louis Trapet has farmed biodynamically, out of conviction rather than as a label. His credo: accompany, never force. That means precise soil work, observation rather than intervention, and gentle cellar work relying on gravity rather than pumps. Fermentation, depending on the wine, uses a high proportion of whole clusters; for new oak he draws the line at 50 percent.
On the palate
Dry, juicy and precise, with fine-grained tannin and lively acidity. Ripe cherry and wild raspberry carry the wine, violet and fine spice sit behind, the finish stays mineral and long.
Food pairings
Coq au vin, duck breast with cherry jus and braised lamb shank. Also porcini mushrooms, beef fillet with truffle or a mature Époisses.
Highlights
In the 1880s, Arthur Trapet secretly grafted vines onto American rootstock, illegal at the time; the method was legalised in 1888. The Guide des meilleurs vins de France awards the estate three stars, its highest rating.
