1993 Latricieres Chambertin

The Latricieres-Chambertin's bouquet of roasted herb, cinnamon, coffee, and black-cherries jumps from the glass. This succulent, medium to full-bodied wine offers outstanding fruit extraction, admirable ripeness, and well-integrated acidity and tannin. Approachable now, it should age gracefully 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