92-95 points Jasper Morris, MW (Inside Burgundy): "The first vintage of this 1859 cuvée was 2019. The name refers to when Louis Trapet arrived in Gevrey and bought En Derée and Champerriers. The soils include a lot of silica and drains well. There is very good genetic material here too, replanted after phylloxera and before 1st World War. A lively fresh purple colour. Splendid raspberry and fresh plum fruit with excellent acidity. Startlingly fine. Drink from 2026-2033. (Dec 2022)"
93 points La Revue du Vin de France: "The nose of Cuvée 1859 sends a shiver down your spine: delicate, subtle, it smells of violets, pure and bright. Very elegant, the palate is pure and harmonious, finely bouqueted, fleshy and salivating. (2024)"
91-93 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2021 Gevrey-Chambertin Cuvée 1859, the cuvée introduced in 2019 to celebrate the arrival of the Trapet family in Gevrey, comes from two parcels planted just after phylloxera. It has a beautiful bouquet with perfumed red cherry and wild strawberry fruit, touches of pressed rose petals and crushed stone. Very well delineated. The palate is medium-bodied with finely-chiselled tannins, sapid and lively, very focused with a tensile, slightly gourmand finish. This is very promising. Drink: 2026-2040. (Jan 2023)"
92 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2021 vintage of Cuvée 1859 is another superb villages in the making this year. This wine included thirty percent whole clusters, which was a bit more than what was used for the straight AC and the Ostrea. The bouquet is deep and complex, offering up scents of black cherries, sweet dark berries, grilled meats, raw cocoa, sweet stem tones, a touch of espresso, a bit of cedar and a beautifully complex base of soil. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and impeccably balanced, with a lovely core, excellent soil undertow, fine-grained tannins and a long, suave and complex finish. Village wines simply do not get any better than this. 2031-2075. (Nov/Dec 2022)"
90-91 points/'Very Good+,' Steen Öhman (Winehog): "This cuvee comes from the original Ostrea: two plots planted in 1913, with the label memorialising the Trapet family’s arrived in Gevrey-Chambertin in 1859 from its origins next door in Chambolle-Musigny. Velvety and organic, this is not as dense as the 2020, but still shows the class of old vines and biodynamic farming. This is a sexy beast, and what a village! Drink from 2029. (11/23/22)"
93 points La Revue du Vin de France: "The nose of Cuvée 1859 sends a shiver down your spine: delicate, subtle, it smells of violets, pure and bright. Very elegant, the palate is pure and harmonious, finely bouqueted, fleshy and salivating. (2024)"
91-93 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2021 Gevrey-Chambertin Cuvée 1859, the cuvée introduced in 2019 to celebrate the arrival of the Trapet family in Gevrey, comes from two parcels planted just after phylloxera. It has a beautiful bouquet with perfumed red cherry and wild strawberry fruit, touches of pressed rose petals and crushed stone. Very well delineated. The palate is medium-bodied with finely-chiselled tannins, sapid and lively, very focused with a tensile, slightly gourmand finish. This is very promising. Drink: 2026-2040. (Jan 2023)"
92 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2021 vintage of Cuvée 1859 is another superb villages in the making this year. This wine included thirty percent whole clusters, which was a bit more than what was used for the straight AC and the Ostrea. The bouquet is deep and complex, offering up scents of black cherries, sweet dark berries, grilled meats, raw cocoa, sweet stem tones, a touch of espresso, a bit of cedar and a beautifully complex base of soil. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and impeccably balanced, with a lovely core, excellent soil undertow, fine-grained tannins and a long, suave and complex finish. Village wines simply do not get any better than this. 2031-2075. (Nov/Dec 2022)"
90-91 points/'Very Good+,' Steen Öhman (Winehog): "This cuvee comes from the original Ostrea: two plots planted in 1913, with the label memorialising the Trapet family’s arrived in Gevrey-Chambertin in 1859 from its origins next door in Chambolle-Musigny. Velvety and organic, this is not as dense as the 2020, but still shows the class of old vines and biodynamic farming. This is a sexy beast, and what a village! Drink from 2029. (11/23/22)"
| Product SKU | 349215 |
| Producer | Trapet |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| SubRegion | Côte de Nuits |
| Appellation | Gevrey-Chambertin |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Designation | Village |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 1.5L |
| Color | Red |
| ABV | 12.5% |
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