Domaine Trapet Chambertin Grand Cru 1996 Bouteille (75cl)
The 1996 Domaine Trapet Chambertin Grand Cru is a red Burgundy wine from the Chambertin parcel in the commune of Gevrey-Chambertin. Classed as a Burgundy Grand Cru, it is crafted exclusively from Pinot Noir by Domaine Trapet, owned by Jean and Jean-Louis Trapet. The estate has owned its first Chambertin parcels since 1919, anchoring this cuvée in its historical heritage of Côte de Nuits grands crus.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Gevrey Chambertin
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Trapet
- Parcelle / Cru
- Chambertin
- Millésime
- 1996
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Trapet
Domaine Trapet Père et Fils is a family-run estate based in Gevrey-Chambertin, in the Côte de Nuits. It cultivates 18.5 hectares in Burgundy, mainly in Gevrey-Chambertin and Marsannay, including plots in Chambertin, Chapelle-Chambertin and Latricières-Chambertin. The Trapet family has been managing the vineyard using biodynamic methods since the 1990s.
- Owner
- Famille Trapet
- Maître de chais
- Pierre et Louis Trapet
- Surface (ha)
- 18.50 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 65 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The Trapet family’s history in winemaking in Gevrey-Chambertin dates back to the acquisition of a plot known as En Dérée in 1859. Louis Trapet, originally from Chambolle-Musigny, acquired the Premier Cru Petite Chapelle in 1877. The estate’s holdings then expanded with the addition of plots in Latricières-Chambertin and Clos Prieur in 1904, followed by Chapelle-Chambertin in 1909. The first plot of Chambertin was acquired in 1919. Jean-Louis Trapet took over the family-owned part of the estate in 1990, following a split in the historic estate. Herbicides were phased out across the entire estate in 1992. The first trials of biodynamic viticulture began in 1995 in Marsannay and Gevrey-Chambertin, before this approach was adopted across the whole estate in 1997. In the same year, the estate began the process of obtaining Biodyvin and Demeter certification. Pierre and Louis Trapet, sons of Jean-Louis and Andrée Trapet, have joined the family business and are now involved in vineyard work and winemaking.
Chambertin
Chambertin is both a physically demarcated climat in Gevrey-Chambertin and the eponymous terroir of a Grand Cru appellation reserved for red wines. It occupies the middle of the slope, with an easterly exposure and a relatively moderate gradient compared to the neighboring Clos de Bèze. Its shallow, stony calcareous brown soils overlie entroquitic limestones and Bajocian marls, with a Bathonian component in the upper part.
- Vineyard commune
- Gevrey-Chambertin
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The toponym means "Bertin's field", named after a former owner or operator of the site; older forms such as "Champ Bretin" and "Champt Berthin" are attested in 1584.
- Exposure
- East, facing the rising sun
- Slope
- Mid-slope, relatively moderate gradient
- Soil
- Calcareous brown, stony soils beneath a thin cover of silts and scree.
- Subsoil and geology
- Entroquitic limestones and Bajocian marls; Bathonian calcareous clays towards the top.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 1.900000 ha
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 1919
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner of three plots
- Indicative vine age
- Three plots; the oldest was planted in 1919, with subsequent replanting.
Histoire de la parcelle
The name Chambertin has been known since the 13th century, and its winegrowing potential has been recognized for centuries. Thomas Jefferson cited it among his favorite wines in 1787, while Napoleon I's predilection for this wine contributed to its renown. In 1855, Jules Lavalle classified it as "Tête de cuvée, cru hors ligne, vin extra". On October 17, 1847, its name was joined to that of Gevrey to form Gevrey-Chambertin; the Chambertin appellation was officially recognized on July 31, 1937.
