Domaine Rossignol Trapet, Chambertin Grand Cru 2014

" Here too there is a discreet application of wood that easily allows the ripe and fresh aromas of plum, earth, violet, humus and sauvage hints to be appreciated. There is excellent power, muscle and volume to the intensely mineral-driven big-bodied flavors that culminate in a serious, driving and explosively long finish that is very firmly structured and unapologetically built for long-term cellaring. In brief, this is seriously impressive." - Allen Meadows

"The 2014 Chambertin Grand Cru from Rossignol-Trapet has one of the most austere and backward bouquets among the septet of Chambertins. This demands coaxing and reluctantly offers blackberry, cranberry, smoke and damp undergrowth notes. But it is not as vivid as its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with a firm grip, a demonstrative Chambertin and yet unlike Armand Rousseau's Chambertin tasted alongside, it does not quite deliver the payload of complexity and intensity on the final third." - Wine Advocate