80% whole bunch vinification for this special cuvée which blends two of the original Trapet family vineyards, En Derée and Champerrier. A crimson colour, a little darker, and the whole bunches are much more evident even with a chocolate note. Juicy and joyous, with the youthful dry patch of the stems which disappears with age. A slight youthful astringence, but this too will pass. Drink from 2029-2035. Tasted Nov 2024.

The 2023 Gevrey-Chambertin Cuvée 1859 is a blend of Champ Perrier Bas and En Derae lieux-dits, the first parcels purchased when the domaine was addressed in the titular year. This has an expressive, impressively delineated bouquet with black cherry and Dorset plum notes and a deft, savory touch. Its palate is very well balanced, with the 80% whole cluster imparting subtle peppery notes, good depth and body toward the finish. This is very classy.(NM)

The 2023 Gevrey-Chambertin 1859 is showing very well, mingling aromas of raspberries and blackberries with notions of rose petals, violets and spices in an inviting bouquet. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and layered, with refined tannins and a long, spicy finish, it derives from old vines in lieu-dit Champerrier that the Trapet family acquired in 1859. The Trapet family has produced an attractive set 2023s. 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 classical, with important percentages of whole clusters, followed by élevage in ever diminishing percentages of new oak, with foudres joining barrels in the cellar.(WK)