Why it matters
The producer
Jean-Louis Trapet leads Domaine Trapet Père et Fils, a Burgundy domaine based in Gevrey-Chambertin in the Côte de Nuits. Pinot Noir is the primary grape in the Burgundy holdings. The range covers the village name, a Premier Cru bottling and named Grand Cru wines.
In Burgundy, Grand Cru is the highest vineyard classification, while Premier Cru sits below it. These terms describe the vineyard level printed on the label, moving from a village appellation to a classified vineyard address.
Place and vineyards
Where the wines begin
At Gevrey-Chambertin, the label can move from the village name to a Premier Cru or a named Grand Cru vineyard. The Côte de Nuits is the Burgundy subregion in which the village sits, and the range includes Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru en Ergot alongside Chambertin, Chapelle-Chambertin and Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru.
A village appellation uses the commune name. Premier Cru and Grand Cru names identify classified vineyard levels, making the vineyard address more specific as the label rises through the hierarchy.
In the cellar
Vineyards and cellar
Chambertin 2021 includes 60% whole clusters. Whole cluster fermentation leaves the stems with the grapes, and stems can contribute perfume, spice and firmer tannins when they are ripe. The percentage is a defined cellar choice for this named Grand Cru cuvée.
Wines to know
The range in view
The range includes Gevrey-Chambertin, Gevrey-Chambertin Cuvée 1859, Gevrey-Chambertin OSTREA, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru en Ergot, and Grand Cru wines named Chambertin, Chapelle-Chambertin and Latricières-Chambertin.
The listed bottles are red wines, with Pinot Noir as the primary Burgundy grape. Their labels distinguish village, Premier Cru and Grand Cru levels, while Cuvée 1859 and OSTREA provide separate named wines under the Gevrey-Chambertin name.