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Rossignol Trapet, Chambertin Grand Cru 2013
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Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Good medium red. Dark, brooding scents of black cherry and licorice accented by a blood orange high note. A step up in intensity of flavor from the foregoing 2013s, showing a silky texture but also lovely harmonious framing acidity to its savory raspberry and spice flavors. Spreads out to saturate the palate without leaving any impression of undue weight. Glistens and builds on the vibrant finish. Classy, sharply delineated wine with a light touch.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting in Beaune, the 2013 Chambertin Grand Cru is deeper in color than its peers. There is a slight reduction here but underneath lies some very fine raspberry and black plum fruit, though it needs to demonstrate more delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly chewy tannin and then it seems to run out of ideas towards the finish and finishes a little "uninspired." Hmm ... this is a Chambertin outclassed by some of Rossignol-Trapet's less revered crus at the moment. Though it remains a very fine 2013, it falls short of how I expected it to perform given its splendid showing in barrel. Tasted September 2016.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Good medium red. Dark, brooding scents of black cherry and licorice accented by a blood orange high note. A step up in intensity of flavor from the foregoing 2013s, showing a silky texture but also lovely harmonious framing acidity to its savory raspberry and spice flavors. Spreads out to saturate the palate without leaving any impression of undue weight. Glistens and builds on the vibrant finish. Classy, sharply delineated wine with a light touch.
About the Producer
Nicolas and David Rossignol oversee 13 hectares principally situated in Gevrey-Chambertin which, from 1997 to 2004, they slowly and fully converted to biodynamics. Their range entails 3 magnificent Grands crus that many a Burgundian wine lover only dreams of: Chambertin Grand Cru, Latricières Chambertin Grand Cru and Chapelle Chambertin Grand cru all of excellent quality and currently not stratospherically priced, at least for the moment! Thereafter are their 5 premier crus: Rossignol Trapet Gevrey Chambertin 1er cru "Clos Prieur", Rossignol Trapet Gevrey Chambertin 1er cru "Cherbaudes", Rossignol Trapet Gevrey Chambertin 1er cru "Aux Combottes", Rossignol Trapet Gevrey Chambertin 1er cru "Les Corbeaux" and Rossignol Trapet Gevrey Chambertin 1er cru "Petite Chapelle". Finally, their range is completed by 6 additional wines: a Rossignol Trapet Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes, a remarkable Gevrey Chambertin "Les Etelois" (a climate that borders the Griotte Chambertin Grand cru), a Beaune 1er cru Les Teurons, a Beaune Les Mariages", a Savigny-lès-Beaune "Les Bas Liards" and finally a regional red Burgundy. The wines of Rossignol Trapet are pure, elegant, dense, but not over extracted, and are capable of going the distance.
