Moderate wood frames the ripe and fresh aromas of plum and dark cherry that are laced with earth and sauvage wisps. There is both good verve and richness to the lightly mineral-inflected middleweight plus flavors that possess a seductive mid-palate mouthfeel thanks to the relatively fine-grained tannins shaping the powerful, serious and compact if slightly warm finish. From a texture standpoint, this excellent and highly complex effort walks a fine line as it's not an elegant wine though it's not really rustic either. Fine development potential here.

Another cuvée that's now being bottled separately is the 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Corbeaux, a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and ample wine that's layered and textural, evocative of cherries, wild berries, smoke and dark chocolate. This terroir, located in between the village itself and the Mazis-Chambertin, sometimes produces somewhat rustic wines, but that certainly isn't the case here. The Trapet renaissance continues, and that's confirmed by a fine set of 2022s at this Gevrey-Chambertin reference point. As readers will remember, there have been a host of changes at this address in recent years: in 2020, fully seven hectares of the domaine's holdings were converted both to échalas and to higher trellising stakes and wires, depending on the steepness of the slope. Since then, changes have been rolled out in other parcels too. Given the extent of Trapet's holdings in prime climats, that means that the walk from Morey-Saint-Denis to Gevrey-Chambertin suddenly looks rather different. In the cuverie, winemaking continues to be very classical, with important percentages of whole clusters. There are more smaller cuvées too, including a Gevrey-Chambertin 1859, from old vines in lieu-dit Champerrier, as well as separate bottlings for the domaine's premiers crus that were formerly blended together.(WK)

The Corbeaux is partly their own and partly a sharecropping agreement with the Rotisserie de Chambertin restaurant. Medium deep mid purple. One aspect of this wine is softer red fruit, another is the slightly raw finish, which could come from a chauffe tartare barrel – though Louis checked, and they did not use one for this vineyard. Slightly understated, yet still quite long. Drink from 2028-2033. Tasted: November 2023.