Rossignol Trapet Gevrey Chambertin 2017

[@michaelpatrick50]

Why was 2017 good? I have a mixed 2017 case from the wine society bought en primeur to see if I could get into Pinot Noir. Should I be drinking it?..... Bit of a Bordeaux fan🙈.... Really enjoying your videos, thank you.

[@BurgundyWithTweedy]

Well it's partly down to personal preference, but to me it seemed like 2017 was just right - not too hot, not too cold. Burgundy from 2017 tends to have, in my experience, lovely acidity, great balance, and just overall finesse. It does everything I want from a Burgundy. By contrast 2018 was a bit too hot and some Burgundies ended up a bit jammy. I think 2016 was a bit of a difficult year (I don't remember the specifics, but perhaps a lot of rain at the wrong time?) and I found wines from that vintage very hit and miss - a lot more "green" and funky wines.

[@BurgundyWithTweedy]

Oh also another nice thing about 2017 Burgundy is that it seemed to mature very quickly. So I'm fairly sure your wines would be very enjoyable now!

[@salan3]

Another "Alas probably no longer available at that price by the time you watch this" lol

[@BurgundyWithTweedy]

Yes, sorry! 😂 I found this footage (from December) earlier today and realised I had forgotten to edit/upload it - but it's a bit out of date now! As it happens I recently took delivery of a case of the 2018 vintage of this wine I'd had cellared at BBR for a while, which I'd originally bought "En Primeur" (I am starting to think that's a con, possibly a subject for a future video). Watching these tasting notes back today reminded me that the 2017 was much nicer than the 2018! That's not to say that the 2018 was terrible - it was very drinkable - but the 2017 in my opinion was a lot more sophisticated. You can still buy the 2017 in a few places according to wine-searcher.com, but it's back to "standard" Gevrey Chambertin prices of £60+ a bottle. In the bizarre world of Gevrey Chambertin pricing I still don't think that's (comparatively) over the top if that's a particular style of wine you really want to drink... But, as always, you'd almost certainly get better by value for money with something a bit different but at least in the same broad region from Fingal Rock!