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1995 Chambertin Grand Cru

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Chambertin

Burgundy

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

Vintages
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Drinking Window

2019 - 2034

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Jean-Louis Trapet carried out both a green pruning and a green harvest to reduce yields in '96, but still had his highest crop level in several years. Trapet describes '96 as a high-acid vintage. He did a long pre-fermentation cold maceration (10 to 12 days, depending on the cru then kept more of the lees to nourish the wine during levage Trapet is buying more new oak today than ever before; the target, he says, is a minimum of 50% new oak even for the basic wines. But he hastens to point out that he is buying only lightly toasted barrels that have been air-dried for a full three years. Like so many of his colleagues, Trapet describes '96 as a fruity style of wine, while '95 produced massive wines that were more austere during their time in barrel. (A Patrick Lesec Selection; importers include Adventures in Wine, Daly City, CA; Classic Wine Imports, Boston, MA; Monsieur Touton, New York, NY; and The Stacole Company, Boca Raton, FL)