1993 Chapelle Chambertin

The exceptional Chapelle-Chambertin reveals great delicacy, a roasted, coffee, herb, and jammy, berry-scented nose, ripe, sweet tannin, medium to full body, and layers of concentrated fruit. The velvety finish includes well-integrated wood and tannin. A beautifully made wine, it should drink well for 10-12 years. The 1993s are the finest wines made at the Domaine Trapet since the great 1969s. Jean-Louis Trapet has been convinced by his new broker, Patrick Lesec, to stop fining and filtering those barrels purchased by Lesec. I was told Trapet will abandon all fining and filtering beginning with the 1995s. Lesec's cuvees reveal this estate's previously unexploited potential. Bravo to the young Jean-Louis Trapet for turning this once moribund estate around. A Patrick Lesec Selection (Paris fax # 011 33 1 42843822), various American importers