| Domaine: |
Jean et Jean-Louis Trapet |
| Varieties, vine age: |
Pinot noir, about 30 years old |
| Soil, vine location: |
several plots near Brochon and in the village of Gevrey |
| Wine-making: |
hand-harvested, about 1/3 whole grapes, short cold pre-fermentation |
| Wine-storing: |
15 months in casks (1/3 new), very little racking, neither fined nor filtered, bottled by means of gravity |
| Colour, bouquet: |
nice ruby colour, discrete bouquet |
| Taste: |
red berries and cherry, slightly oaky at finish |
| Conclusion: |
very pleasant, not a monster but elegant and harmonious |
| Peak, ageing: |
already pleasant, but still young (peak in at least 3 years time) |
| Accompaning dish: |
beef bourguignon, good association (a Nuits-Saint-Georges would probably have been better) |
| Date of tasting: |
August 1999 |
Gevrey-Chambertin 1996