Gerard Raphet Clos de la Roche Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France 2019 Domaine Trapet where chocolate-covered cherry

where chocolate-covered cherry

” Look for an array of flavors like apple

firm tannins

It's a fine example of an old-vine wine

with notes of pepper at the finish

Gerard Raphet Clos de la Roche Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France 2019 Domaine Trapet where chocolate-covered cherrySlightly more evident wood sets off fresh and markedly ripe aromas that are vaguely liqueur like with notes of red raspberry, spice and pungent earth nuances. The richer, denser and more powerful flavors possess excellent verve while delivering fine persistence on the gently rustic, youthfully austere and balanced finish. This needs to develop better depth, but the underlying material appears to be present for that transformation to occur over time.