Domaine Trapet Latricieres-Chambertin Grand Cru 2018 – 750ml Not specified

96pts Jasper Morris

2018 is the 115th vintage for this wine at the domaine! Fine dense deep fruit, ripe but less extravagant than Chapelle. The depth of fruit on the palate extends further down while the stems give a suggestion of smokiness. This is not quite in place yet but there is a volume of fruit which promises well for the future.

Barrel Sample: 93-96

96pts Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

The 2018 Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru is a magical wine in the making, and readers might think of it as a more elegant, structurally refined version of Trapet’s 1999 Latricières. Wafting from the glass with notes of cherries, cassis, dark chocolate, coniferous forest floor and rose petals, it’s full-bodied, velvety and layered, with an incisive spine of acidity, lively acids and terrific concentration, concluding with a long, resonant finish. This is worth a special effort to seek out.

Barrel Sample: 94-96

95pts Decanter

Jean-Louis Trapet’s 0.78ha parcel runs up the slope from the top to the bottom of the Grand Cru and was planted in two stages in 1937 and 1946. Exhibiting the freshness of the site, especially welcome in a vintage like 2018, this has appealing notes of clove and ginger spice, fine-grained 40% new oak, textured tannins, sweet raspberry fruit and a refreshing finish.

94pts Burghound.com

This too presents a deft touch of wood on the slightly cooler and even more floral-infused aromas of wild dark berries, anise, tea and forest floor. There is slightly better energy and certainly much more minerality on the dusty, youthfully austere and sneaky long finish. As one would reasonably expect given the natural coolness of Latricières, this is less marked by the heat of the 2018 vintage. This too is really quite lovely and harmonious.