Trapet Pere et Fils, Chambertin Vintage:2005 (aged in 70% new oak

(aged in 70% new oak for 18 months)

The nose is in almost the exact same state as the straight cuvée with its reductive and floral aromas

It was a pleasure to spend two or three hours in the company of Eduardo Chadwick at his estate and undertake verticals of his wines

The natural ripeness of the year amps up the Chardonnay flavors

Trapet Pere et Fils, Chambertin Vintage:2005 (aged in 70% new oak(from 3 different parcels that total 2 ha). Firm reduction dominates everything with the exception of a fleeting floral note at present. By contrast there is excellent freshness and underlying tension to the superbly well concentrated and intensely mineral drive big bodied flavors that flash plenty of classic Chambertin muscle on the austere, short and clipped finish where the supporting tannins are tough to the point of being borderline hard. All of