Gevrey-Chambertin Cuvée Ostrea AOC 2022 1500ml Magnum

Wine Description for Gevrey-Chambertin Cuvée Ostrea AOC 2022 1500ml Magnum by Trapet Père & Fils

Character

The Gevrey-Chambertin Cuvée Ostrea by Trapet Père & Fils is a wine that impressively expresses the deep rootedness of this venerable domaine with the heart of Burgundy. The name “Ostrea” refers to the fossilised oyster limestone that characterises the subsoil of these parcels – a terroir that gives the wine its distinctive mineral tension. The magnum bottle (1500 ml) furthermore guarantees optimal ageing conditions and promises a particularly long-lived development.

Terroir & Origin

Gevrey-Chambertin is considered one of the most significant appellations of the Côte de Nuits and combines power with aristocratic elegance. The characteristic limestone soils with their clay content give the wines of this commune their renowned depth and structure. The 2022 vintage was marked in Burgundy by exceptional warmth and early ripeness – the grapes consequently display ripe, concentrated fruit, embedded in a vibrant acidity structure that lends surprising freshness to the vintage. Trapet manages his vineyards according to biodynamic principles, which brings the expressiveness of the terroir even more to the fore.

Grape Variety & Vinification

Pinot Noir is the only red grape variety of Burgundy and achieves particular expressive power in Gevrey-Chambertin: silky texture, fine tannin structure and an aromatics that oscillates between dark berry fruit, earth and floral notes. Trapet relies on carefully crafted vinification with gentle extraction and targeted use of oak wood in order not to obscure the purity of the terroir. Biodynamics in the vineyard aims at living soils and maximum expressiveness of the vines.

Food Pairing Recommendations

This wine unfolds beautifully with Coq au Vin, wild duck with mushroom jus or a classic Burgundy beef braise. It also harmonises wonderfully with aged Époisses or other robust Burgundy cheeses. Those who open it young should decant it generously – or simply have the patience that a great Burgundy deserves.