A notable intense fresh purple. Now just Clos de Combes, a substantial plot purchased from Domaine Rebourseau - back in 1924! Lots of iron oxide, which I could predict given the blood orange taste in this wine, along with fresh strawberry. Good fruit acid balance, and length. Drink from 2028-2034. Tasted Nov 2023.

The 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin Ostrea is excellent, mingling aromas of cherries and raspberries with notions of peonies, spices and licorice, followed by a medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy palate framed by supple tannins and lively acids. It concludes with a precise, saline finish. 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 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin "Ostrea" comes from a single plot from Au Combe du Bas and includes 30-40% whole bunches. It has fine clarity on the nose: brambly red fruit, briar and pressed violets unfolding in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with gentle grip on the entry. It has fine structure, slightly chalky towards the finish, but it should flesh out during the remainder of its élevage.(NM)