Domaine Trapet Père et Fils is one of the historic family estates of Gevrey-Chambertin, now run by Jean-Louis Trapet and his wife Andrée, who have led a quiet but significant revolution at the domaine over the past fifteen years, converting to biodynamic viticulture and pursuing a lower-intervention, terroir-first approach to winemaking that has produced wines of increasing precision, transparency and ageing potential. The domaine holds parcels in both Chambertin and Latricières-Chambertin, the two most important Grand Crus of the Gevrey appellation, as well as in several of the village’s finest Premier Cru sites. The Latricières-Chambertin, a 7.35-hectare Grand Cru situated immediately south of Chambertin on the lower slope, is regarded as producing wines of slightly lighter but highly perfumed character compared to the Grand Vin, with a particular silkiness and aromatic finesse that the limier, iron-rich soils of this zone reliably deliver. William Kelley of Wine Advocate specifically highlighted the Latricières as “even more pixelated” than Trapet’s Chambertin in 2019, confirming the wine’s exceptional character in this vintage.

The 2019 Burgundy vintage was outstanding for red wines across the Côte de Nuits, producing wines of exceptional aromatic complexity, generous fruit weight and structural balance that place it among the finest vintages of the past decade. For Trapet, whose biodynamic philosophy and long-maceration approach extracts the most from each site without recourse to excessive new oak, the 2019 Latricières represents the culmination of the domaine’s recent quality improvement in an ideal vintage for the estate’s style. Wine Advocate’s William Kelley visited Trapet’s cellar during his 2019 Burgundy campaign and described the experience as one of his most exciting during three months traversing the Côte d’Or, further underlining the estate’s current trajectory.

Latricières-Chambertin from a biodynamically farmed, historically important Gevrey-Chambertin estate in one of the decade’s finest vintages is a wine of outstanding significance in the Grand Cru Burgundy category. The increasing profile of Domaine Trapet under Jean-Louis’s direction, combined with the quality of the 2019 vintage, makes this wine one of the most compelling recent Latricières to appear on the market.

Deep ruby with a beautifully perfumed and precise nose of black cherry, dried rose, violet, iron mineral, fresh spice and a fine earthy complexity from the Latricières limestone and iron-rich soils. Medium-bodied with silky, transparent tannins, vibrant natural acidity and a long, mineral, incredibly detailed finish. Best from 2027 through 2050.