2018 Domaine Trapet Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru

Domaine Trapet's 2018 Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru is a magical wine in the making and is considered a more elegant, structurally refined version of Trapet's 1999 Latricières. Aromas of cherries, cassis, dark chocolate, pine trees and rose petals rise from the glass. The wine is full-bodied, velvety and layered, with a sharp backbone of acidity, lively acidity and great concentration, ending with a long finish. The term “Latricières” was used to describe land that is unsuitable for crops and offers little to no value, and yet this Grand Cru vineyard is known for producing some of the most iconic Pinot Noir red wines in the world. In fact, as far back as the Middle Ages, locals called the wines from here “petite merveille” or “little wonders.” The Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru is located at the western end of the “Route des Grands Crus”—a country road that runs parallel to the D974 (formerly known as RN74) in the Gevrey-Chambertin region of the Côte de Nuits. The vines are planted on rocky marl soils, the same as those of the famous neighbors Chambertin and Chambertin-Clos de Bèze. A producer that sets a particularly high standard for this area is cult winery Domaine Leroy and Domaine Trapet