Latricières Chambertin

Producer Domaine Trapet Region Burgundy, France Encepagement 100% Pinot Noir Elevage 30% whole cluster fermentation, 70% destemmed. 70% new barrels. No fining or filtering. One racking before bottling. Description Latricières Chambertin Grand Cru is typically richer, denser and more structured than the Chapelle Chambertin. The 2000 vintage has deep, expressive aromas of black fruits and cocoa. On the palate it combines rich, concentrated black fruits with layers of soft, round tannins and vanilla oak. This intense, super-ripe and racy wine will improve in botlle for several years. Reviews for 2000 Vintage From the International Wine Cellar (Mar/Apr 2003): "Points: 90(+?). Good full red. Tarry, smoky aromas of redcurrant, tobacco, coffee and earth; darker and wilder than the Chapelle. Then fat, dense, thick and full, but with firm acidity to give shape to the flavors. A somewhat more rustic style than the Chapelle, but also more reserved today. Finishes with a stronger impression of tannic spine. The Chapelle is already accessible, but this grand cru really demands at least a few years of cellaring." © International Wine Cellar Reviews for 2001 Vintage From the International Wine Cellar (Mar/Apr 2004): "Points: 91. Good medium red.  Musky aromas of raspberry and strawberry, with hints of game and animal fur. Fatter and sweeter than the Chapelle, showing more texture today but also more minerality. This cuvee is almost atypically silky in both 2001 and 2002. Finishes with broad, sweet tannins and lovely subtle persistence." © International Wine Cellar From the International Wine Cellar (Mar/Apr 2003): "Points: 89-92. Medium red-ruby. Plum and mocha on the nose, along with underbrush, pepper and animal notes. Then tightly wound and very young in the mouth; comes across as leaner and less showy today than the Chapelle, with less impression of sucrosity. Dominated by its structure, and rather tannic on the back end.  Tasted after the Chapelle, this seems almost bony." © International Wine Cellar Reviews for 2002 Vintage From the International Wine Cellar (Mar/Apr 2005): "Points: 89. Full red. Aromatic nose combines plum, chocolate and roasted, nutty oak. Supple, plump and sweet, with flavors of currant, chocolate and leather. Finishes with fine, slightly dry-edged tannins. (My sample of this estate’s Chambertin showed very good intensity but I was put off by a funky, leathery quality and a dry edge on the finish; my bottle may have been very slightly corked.)." © International Wine Cellar From the The Wine Advocate, Issue 151 (Feb 2004): "Points: 93. Trapet’s cassis, blackberry, and violet-scented 2002 Latricieres-Chambertin is concentrated and armed with outstanding depth of fruit. Syrupy black cherries, blackberries, bacon, and cassis liqueur make their appearance in this silky-textured, medium to full-bodied offering’s character. Anticipated maturity: now – 2013." © The Wine Advocate Reviews for 2005 Vintage From the The Wine Advocate, #170 (April 2007): “Points 91+   From a site Trapet senior claims manages to combine all three basic soil types of the Gevrey Grand Crus – fossil-rich Mame clay, gravel; and limestone bedbrock – for maximum complexity, comes the {2005 Latriciere-Chambertin}.   Musky, truffly, gamey and   ripe berry aromas lead into a palate featuring fresh black cherry, caramel, game, chalk, and further somewhat superficial markings of “terroir du chene”, all accompanied by firm tannins, whose effect has, I suspect, been rendered more prominent in the finish by the recent bottling.   This is an impressively concentrated, incipiently complex wine that will, in any event, probably require 7-10 years to show its full potential.” © The Wine Advocate

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