2004 Chambertin Grand Cru

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Chambertin

Burgundy

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2019 - 2029

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"Very ripe in sugars and tannins but crisp, with good natural tension," said Jean-Louis Trapet of the young 2005s. Trapet told me he did not chaptalize and carried out a very light extraction. This biodynamic producer essentially makes wine without sulfur additions. "I add five centiliters per barrel of SO2 just prior to the bottling, but nothing before that," he said. The 2005 grand crus should be very long-lived. (A Patrick Lesec Selection; importers include The Stacole Company, Boca Raton, FL; Classic Wine Imports, Boston, MA; Wine Warehouse, Commerce, CA)

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Jean-Louis Trapet reported that three separate hail events affected vines in his Gevrey vineyards in 2003. He did expensive extra passes through the vines to eliminate compromised fruit and used talc at the beginning of September to dry the grapes. He told me that he was pleasantly surprised when he brought in fruit with potential alcohol between 12% and 12. 5%. Trapet did a gentle extraction, with less pigeage than usual. He says the 2004s will give pleasure in two or three years. "They're less austere than the 2001s, but they still communicate clear terroir character. "(A Patrick Lesec Selection; importers include The Stacole Company, Boca Raton, FL; Classic Wine Imports, Boston, MA; Wine Warehouse, Commerce, CA)