2016 Trapet Pere et Fils, Chambertin Grand Cru

The 2016 Chambertin Grand Cru contains 50% whole bunch fruit this year, after half the vineyard (three parcels) was decimated by frost. It has a very elegant bouquet that takes time to unfold in the glass: blackberry, raspberry, wild hedgerow, wet stone and a touch of graphite. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannin, leaning more toward red fruit than black, well balanced with a fine line of acidity and a grainy, structured finish. Classic Chambertin here and a great success considering the extent of the frost damage.

(just 17 hectoliters per hectare produced due to frost losses; 40% vendange entier ): Good full red. Very sexy, inviting aromas of redcurrant, raspberry, espresso, minerals, game and smoky oak. Then surprisingly high-pitched and youthfully imploded in the mouth but not at all dry, with concentrated dark berry fruit flavors energized by mint and herb elements. This superb terroir -driven wine is a perfect blend of wild and fresh elements--and of intense purple fruits and subtle minerality. Finishes with dusty, late-arriving tannins and terrific length and lift. This has all the elements to make a classic Chambertin.