Trapet Chambertin Grand Cru 2017

100 points (20/20) La Revue du Vin de France: "Chambertin pushes the envelope: it combines the dazzling purity of a Chapelle with the radiant energy of a Latricières. Harmonious, this wine goes straight to the heart of the matter, captivating us with the earthly expression of its singularity. (2020)"

97+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "Like the Latricières, the Trapets’ 2017 Chambertin was showing brilliantly at the time of my visit. This is a stunning example of this great terroir, offering up a pure and aristocratic aromatic constellation of red and black cherries, bitter chocolate, black plums, grilled meats, a very complex base of soil, mustard seed, a touch of anise and a fine base of cedary oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, structured and very, very complex, with a great core of fruit, stunning transparency, ripe, seamless tannins and great grip and focus on the very, very long, magical finish. One of the wines of the vintage! 2030-2100. (Nov/Dec 2018)""

96+ points Jasper Morris, MW: "Mid crimson colour. Perhaps a fractional reduction, certainly a less expressive nose first up. Now the depth is building. Bright dense concentrated, backward, some drier tannins but just to provide long term structure. Good acid balance too. This keeps getting better. 96+ Maybe 97? (Sep 2021)"

95 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2017 Chambertin Grand Cru has an open, expressive, beautifully defined bouquet of brambly red fruit, rose petal and subtle sous-bois scents; a star anise/menthol scent emerges with time. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannins, dense and sappy. The finish does not convey the terroir as well as others in this flight, though it meliorates in the glass and develops more intellect with aeration. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2017 tasting. Drink: 2026-2050. (Jan 2022)"

93-95 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "The 2017 Chambertin Grand Cru wafts from the glass with a beautifully complex bouquet of sweet wild berries, cherries, grilled meats, raw cocoa and cedary new oak. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, deep and reserved, with a layered, multidimensional core, tangy acids and velvety tannins, concluding with a long, pure finish. This is a lovely Chambertin in the making that displays excellent focus and tension for the vintage. (1/31/19)"

93 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from two parcels of vines approximately 40 years old and a third that was originally planted in 1919). There is just enough wood to merit mentioning on the attractively layered and super-fresh nose of dark currant, black raspberry and earth where additional notes of spice and floral elements are present. There is fine mid-palate density to the lilting yet tautly muscular and powerful flavors that coat the mouth with sappy dry extract while buffering the firmer and overtly mineral-driven sneaky long finish. This is austere, compact and serious. Drink: 2032+. (Jan 2020)"