2005 Domaine Trapet Chambertin Grand Cru
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Deep, youthful red. Deep aromas of black cherry, dark berries and licorice, complicated by a hint of menthol (but no greenness), leathery and meaty nuances, and a faint liqueur-like warmth. Quite fleshy, broad and rich, with its dark fruit and mineral flavors conveying a distinctly spicy quality. This doesn't quite display the high notes of the 2008 but then it's a sunnier style of wine. Compellingly full in the mouth and evolving very slowly. Finishes sappy and very long, with serious youthful tannins that avoid dryness but could still use more time to round out. (13.25% alcohol; 38.5 h/h; 3.48 pH, 3.6 g/l acidity; vinified with 60% whole clusters, which Trapet described as "a little high" for him)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Good deep red. Sappy, deep aromas of raspberry and smoked meat; this could only be from Gevrey-Chambertin. Large-scaled, rich and sweet, but with no impression of excess weight to its sappy, mineral-driven flavors. Wonderfully silky, round and deep. This shifts to an even higher gear on the back end, which features an explosion of sweet fruits, suave tannins and great rising, palate-staining length. Has the structure and impeccable balance for a long and glorious evolution in bottle.
Round and moody and interesting. Deep and rich. Pretty good though awfully expensive. (JR)