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Domaine Trapet: Gevrey-Chambertin, Chapelle-Chambertin, Chambertin
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From village to grand cru
Same estate, same pinot noir, four levels of the Burgundy hierarchy.
Gevrey-Chambertin
The village wine, from plots within the commune. Ready at around five years, it holds for about fifteen.
Gevrey-Chambertin Ostrea
A village cuvée from soils rich in fossil oysters, hence its Latin name. Denser, a little slower to open.
Chapelle-Chambertin
A grand cru next door to Chambertin, suppler and more perfumed. Ten years before opening it.
Chambertin
The grand cru that gave the village its name. The most powerful and the longest-lived: fifteen years to open up, thirty of good form.
A family of Gevrey winegrowers for several generations; Jean-Louis Trapet farms the estate biodynamically. In Burgundy, you buy a producer as much as a climat (a named vineyard plot): the same grower, from village wine to grand cru, shows the measure of each level.
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The estate's Chambertin covers 1.90 hectares in three plots; the oldest was planted in 1919, the year Arthur Trapet bought it. The lower part of the climat is marly limestone, rich in clay; the upper part, whiter and marlier, slows the vine's cycle. The Chapelle-Chambertin comes from a single 60-are plot, planted in 1945, on a warm, shallow soil of fine clay and limestone blocks. The village wine blends ten plots over 4.5 hectares, including En Dérée, mid-slope towards Brochon. Ostrea comes from the estate's oldest vines, one of them planted in 1913.
What to serve it with
- The village and Ostrea: roast poultry (wine with poultry), duck magret (wine with duck), a boeuf bourguignon.
- The grands crus: game birds, hare (wine with game), rib of beef (wine with beef).
- With cheese: an Époisses, a Comté (wine with cheese).
Which wine for which occasion
For a Bordeaux lover curious about Burgundy, a village Gevrey-Chambertin; for an exceptional gift, a grand cru (which wine to give). For a Christmas Eve dinner, the village wine with the poultry (wine with the Christmas menu).
Village, premier cru, grand cru: what is the difference?
In Burgundy, the rank belongs to the plot, not the estate. A village wine comes from the commune; a premier cru, from a recognised plot; a grand cru, from the best plots, which carry their own appellation, such as Chambertin or Chapelle-Chambertin.
Why does Burgundy keep less long than Bordeaux?
Pinot noir has less tannin than cabernet sauvignon. A village wine drinks between five and fifteen years; a grand cru, in a great year, can still last thirty. The table applies these rules; it is not a tasting note.
What is biodynamics?
Farming without synthetic products, using plant-based preparations and a calendar tied to the seasons and the moon. The estate switched to it at the end of the 1990s.
Are the prices shown the quote prices?
They are the indicative prices from the price list, incl. VAT, per bottle of the format, excluding delivery. The quote confirms the price, the availability of each vintage and the shipping; the delivery grid gives lead times. For a wine or vintage not in the table, the quote request is still open.