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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
There's Trapet, and then there's the less-well-known Trapet-Rochelandet ... In Gevrey-Chambertin, the relatively unknown Domaine Trapet-Rochlandet has an interesting, substantial portfolio of vineyards, including a plot in the delightful Ruchottes-Chambertin. In July, I had the pleasure of …
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The 2002 Gevrey Chambertin Petite Chapelle from Dugat-P is still young and quite vibrant. In the nose fresh raspberry notes ... beginning to have more complex hints of truffle and sous-bois. On the palate fresh and juicy raspberry fruit ... fine length with a quite intense earthy minerality in the …
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The combination of the 1993 vintage and the vinification style of Bernard Dugat-Py in the mid 90s could potentially go very wrong - but somehow it doesn't. The Petite-Chapelle 93 offer quite fresh raspberry fruit, a earthy minerality, notes of tar and even slight hints of forest floor. The nose is …
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The Petite Chapelle is a full level up from the otherwise good Vieilles Vignes. In the bouquet lovely and delicate pinot fruit - notes of strawberries, raspberries with a hint of pomegranate and red currant. On the palate lovely jellied fruit with refined red berry aromas. Elegant and harmonious …
[Read more...] about Domaine Dupont-Tisserandot, Gevrey Petite Chapelle 2011
The Gevrey Chambertin Petite Chapelle 1959 from Daniel Sanders is in my view slightly over the hill. The bouquet is offering powerfull notes of sous bois, coffee, chocolate and caramel. On the palate elegant but slighly tired fruit with a quite forward alcohol and some sweet caramel notes coating …
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