Trapet Pere et Fils, Marsannay Rouge Vintage:2012 I was really looking forward

I was really looking forward to the bottled version of the 2018 Pingus after a great showing of the cask sample last year

Extremely well done for the second wine of Araujo

There is excellent punch and muscle to the broad-shouldered flavors that possess a seductive mid-palate mouth feel that contrasts markedly with the firm

A tad beery

Trapet Pere et Fils, Marsannay Rouge Vintage:2012 I was really looking forwardA more elegant nose features notes of ripe and cool red currant, earth and soft floral hints. There is a lovely sense of underlying tension to the mineral and saline inflected flavors that culminate in a moderately austere but balanced and persistent finish. This offers good if not truly exceptional quality for the appellation. 88 2017+