2020 Domaine Trapet Pere et Fils, Gevrey-Chambertin, Cuvee 1859

The 2020 Gevrey-Chambertin Cuvée 1859 has a well-defined bouquet: vivid dark berry fruit laced with orange pith and hints of blue fruit. It's vivacious. The palate is medium-bodied, with fleshy, ripe tannins counterbalanced by a keen line of acidity. A sweet core of fruit errs towards Fixin rather than Gevrey, with a rounded, sensual, spicy finish that lingers in the mouth. It's absolutely delicious and vindicating my score from barrel. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.

The 2020 Gevrey-Chambertin 1859 derives from old vines in lieu-dit Champerrier that the Trapet family acquired in 1859. Offering up aromas of cherries, wild berries, orange rind and rose petals, it's medium to full-bodied, lively and concentrated, with a layered core of fruit, powdery tannins and a long, sapid finish.