Domaine Trapet : Chapelle 1441 Pinot Noir Fin 2024

Characteristics and Tasting Tips for the Chapelle 1441 Pinot Noir Fin 2024 from Domaine Trapet

Tasting

Appearance

The colour is a medium-intensity ruby, bright and relatively translucent, with violet highlights, reflecting a winemaking approach that respects the naturally delicate character of Pinot Noir.

Nose

The nose reveals fresh red and black fruit aromas, including cherry, wild raspberry and blackcurrant, along with a touch of graphite characteristic of this vintage. Hints of forest floor and a chalky minerality, driven by the limestone soils of the Grand Cru Froehn, complete this aromatic profile.

Palate

On the palate, the wine is fresh and taut, driven by lively acidity and fine yet present tannins. The structure, precise and elegant, favours tension over power, delivering a sense of purity and vibrancy.

Food and Wine Pairing

This Alsace Pinot Noir pairs gracefully with roast meats, such as rack of veal or duck breast, as well as game served with a red berry sauce. It also works very well with savoury tarts and pies, delicate fish, or dishes with lightly spiced flavours, in the style of certain Eastern cuisines.

An Alsatian Red Wine Marked by Elegance and Precision

The Estate

Domaine Trapet Alsace was born when Andrée Trapet took over her parents' family estate in Beblenheim, in the Haut-Rhin. Together with her husband Jean-Louis Trapet, who also heads the Burgundy estate in Gevrey-Chambertin, she has developed a vineyard of around 14 to 15 hectares spread across several lieux-dits and grands crus of Alsace, including Froehn, Schoenenbourg, Sporen, Sonnenglanz and Mambourg. Farmed biodynamically and Demeter-certified, the estate has now been joined by the family's fifth generation, who continue this commitment to wines that express their place of origin.

The Vineyard

The Chapelle 1441 Pinot Noir Fin comes from select micro-plots on the estate's finest terroirs in Alsace, located around Riquewihr and partly within the Grand Cru Froehn in Zellenberg, covering approximately 0.50 hectares. This terroir is characterised by limestone-marl soils rich in active limestone, which favour both ripeness and freshness in Pinot Noir. The vines benefit from favourable exposures on the hillsides and are farmed according to biodynamic principles, with particular attention paid to soil life and planting density.

Winemaking and Ageing

The Chapelle 1441 Pinot Noir Fin 2024 is crafted according to biodynamic principles, with the Burgundian precision so dear to the Trapet family. Ageing combines oak barrels and concrete eggs: the wood provides measured micro-oxygenation, while the ovoid shape of the concrete eggs encourages the wine's natural circulation, without any lees stirring, in order to preserve the purity of the fruit while building texture.

Grape Variety

100% Pinot Noir.