2010 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru

Good fresh dark red. Wild aromas of smoked meat, cocoa and flinty minerality. Sappy red fruit and mineral flavors offer good fat and saline soil tones. This premier cru still needs to lengthen a bit with further elevage , but it's already intense and vibrant.

The 2010 Gevrey-Chambertin Capita is a blend of fruit from five ler Crus: Petite Chapelle, En Ergot, Corbeaux, Combottes and Clos Prieur, which was not bottled separately in this vintage because of the low yields. It shows gorgeous depth in its sleek black fruit. Sweet perfumed notes are woven throughout, adding lift and energy to the fruit. There is gorgeous underlying energy that gives the wine its focus and vibrancy especially on the finish. The Capita is shaping up to be a gem in this vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2025. Jean-Louis Trapet is a quiet man, but when you make wines like these, words aren’t necessary. The Trapet 2010s are striking, but like everywhere else there isn’t much to go around. Trapet did not make his Gevrey villages Ostrea and the 1er Crus Clos Prieur and Petite Chapelle because yields were so small. None of the 2010s had at the time of my visit. I also tasted a number of 2009s that have turned out as good or better than I had expected. Trapet doesn’t seem to get anywhere near the recognition the wines deserve. There may be trendier domaines out there, but few that are at this level. Various US Importers, including: Polaner Selections, Mt. Kisco, NY; tel. (914) 244-0404; Stacole Fine Wines, Boca Raton, FL; tel. (561) 998-0029; A Patrick Lesec Selection (various importers), Paris Fax 011 33 4 66 37 67 23