Domaine Rossignol-Trapet

The Rossignol family is a long line of vignerons in Volnay. The Trapet family, originally settled in Chambolle-Musigny, moved to Gevrey-Chambertin more than a century ago. In 1961 Jacques Rossignol, from Volnay, married Mado Trapet, daughter of Louis Trapet of Gevrey-Chambertin. From 1961 Jacques and Mado were associated with Domaine Louis Trapet, whose activity ended with the 1989 vintage; Jacques came to Gevrey to work there with his father-in-law. The Trapet estate was split in 1990, and that year Domaine Rossignol-Trapet was born, run by Jacques and Mado's sons, David and Nicolas Rossignol. On the Trapet side, the brothers' great-great-grandfather Louis Trapet was born in 1846, their great-grandfather Arthur Trapet in 1872 and their grandfather Louis Trapet in 1904. Their cousin Jean-Louis Trapet, son of Jean Trapet, went biodynamic immediately after the split.

• Rossignol family: a long line of vignerons in Volnay; Trapet family: in Gevrey-Chambertin for more than a century, originally from Chambolle-Musigny
• 1961: Jacques Rossignol married Mado Trapet, daughter of Louis Trapet, and the couple became associated with Domaine Louis Trapet
• Domaine Louis Trapet's activity ended with the 1989 vintage; the Trapet estate was split in 1990
• 1990: Domaine Rossignol-Trapet was born, run by David and Nicolas Rossignol

Brothers David and Nicolas Rossignol have run the domaine since 1990. As of December 2015, David was more focused on the winemaking and Nicolas on the administrative side of the business.

• David Rossignol: more focused on winemaking (as of December 2015)
• Nicolas Rossignol: more focused on the administrative side (as of December 2015)

The domaine farmed 13 hectares in 2018. As of December 2015 it had some 2 hectares of Beaune and Savigny-lès-Beaune and 11 hectares of Côte de Nuits vines. In Chambertin the domaine has 1.6 hectares from two parcels in the middle of the appellation, covering the whole slope from the Route des Grands Crus up to the wood; the vines average 55 years, a quarter of the parcel was planted in 1919, and planting density is 12,500 vines per hectare. The Latricières-Chambertin holding is 0.73 hectares, planted in 1934 and 1957, with vines averaging 55 years. The Chapelle-Chambertin holding is 0.54 hectares, 40 ares in La Chapelle and 14 ares in Gémeaux, with vines averaging 60 years, first plantings from 1930, and Pinot Noir from massal selection. In Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru the domaine holds 0.26 hectares of Clos Prieur, 52 ares of Petite Chapelle in the northern part of the climat, 12 ares 36 centiares of Les Cherbaudes, 15 ares of Les Corbeaux in the lower part of the climat, and 15 ares of Aux Combottes in the upper part. Its village Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes comes from 4 hectares in three sectors of the commune, with vines averaging about 50 years. Its Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Etelois parcel lies only in the upper part of the lieu-dit; part of it was pulled up in early April 2013 because the vines had become too old. Its 0.77-hectare Bourgogne Rouge parcel in En Grands Champs was planted in 1999. The Beaune Premier Cru Les Teurons vines, on the high slopes near Cras, were planted in 1982.

• 13 hectares (2018); as of December 2015, some 2 hectares in Beaune and Savigny-lès-Beaune and 11 hectares in the Côte de Nuits
• Chambertin: 1.6 hectares in two parcels covering the whole slope; a quarter planted in 1919
• Latricières-Chambertin: 0.73 hectares planted in 1934 and 1957
• Chapelle-Chambertin: 0.54 hectares, 40 ares in La Chapelle and 14 ares in Gémeaux
• Premier Crus: Clos Prieur 0.26 hectares, Petite Chapelle 52 ares, Les Cherbaudes 12 ares 36 centiares, Les Corbeaux 15 ares, Aux Combottes 15 ares

Biodynamic farming at the domaine started with 3 hectares in 1997, reached 6 hectares in 2001 and took in everything by 2004. The entire estate has organic and Demeter certification by Ecocert. Burgundy Report counted the domaine among the relatively early adopters of biodynamics.

• 1997: 3 hectares; 2001: 6 hectares; 2004: the whole domaine
• Organic and Demeter certification by Ecocert for the entire estate

Around 2010 the domaine used 30 percent of the stems and 50 percent new oak. Virtually all the 2019s fermented with some whole clusters, about 60 percent on average, and there was no pigeage in 2019; the Petite Chapelle has had no pigeage since 2003. The 2019 Bourgogne Rouge saw no new oak, with all its élevage in barrel. In 2009 the domaine gave its La Chapelle and Gémeaux grapes a separate élevage, then blended both for bottling. David Rossignol says Latricières-Chambertin has always been the domaine's last vineyard to be harvested, while Aux Combottes, about 120 metres away, is usually one of its first, often a full ten days earlier. In 2016 frost cost the domaine two-thirds of its Latricières-Chambertin crop and 85 percent of its Chambertin.

• Around 2010: 30 percent stems and 50 percent new oak
• 2019: virtually all wines fermented with some whole clusters, about 60 percent on average; no pigeage
• Petite Chapelle: no pigeage since 2003
• 2016 frost: two-thirds of the Latricières-Chambertin crop and 85 percent of the Chambertin lost

David Rossignol told Clive Coates MW that the domaine likes wines of depth, 'classic, not modern'. Tasting the 2014s, Burgundy Report found the wines complex, balanced and interesting with fine energy, with no obvious oak-derived make-up; vintages it had tasted about ten years earlier had shown a strong oak toast that more recent vintages did not. The domaine describes its Latricières-Chambertin as a very racy grand cru, more about length than concentration. The domaine says it alone owns parcels in both La Chapelle and Gémeaux and can bottle a blend of the two.

• David Rossignol: wines of depth, 'classic, not modern'
• Burgundy Report on the 2014s: complex, balanced and interesting with fine energy

Primary source: the producer's site, https://rossignol-trapet.com/, pages https://rossignol-trapet.com/notre-histoire/, https://rossignol-trapet.com/nos-vins/chambertin/, https://rossignol-trapet.com/nos-vins/latricieres-chambertin-grand-cru/, https://rossignol-trapet.com/chapelle-chambertin/, https://rossignol-trapet.com/nos-vins/gevrey-chambertin-1er-cru-clos-prieur/, https://rossignol-trapet.com/nos-vins/gevrey-chambertin-1er-cru-petite-chapelle/, https://rossignol-trapet.com/nos-vins/gevrey-chambertin-1er-cru-les-cherbaudes/, https://rossignol-trapet.com/nos-vins/gevrey-chambertin-1er-cru-les-corbeaux/, https://rossignol-trapet.com/nos-vins/gevrey-chambertin-1er-cru-aux-combottes/, https://rossignol-trapet.com/nos-vins/gevrey-chambertin-vieilles-vignes/, https://rossignol-trapet.com/nos-vins/gevrey-chambertin-aux-etelois/ and https://rossignol-trapet.com/nos-vins/bourgogne-rouge/. Official source: Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) producer listing, https://www.bourgogne-wines.com/winegrowers-and-expertise/passionate-men-and-women/rossignol-trapet-gevrey-chambertin-21220,2507,9363.html?args=Y29tcF9pZD0xNTAyJmFjdGlvbj12aWV3RmljaGUmaWQ9VklOQk9VMDAwMDIwMTAxMyZ8. Secondary sources: Burgundy Report, https://www.burgundy-report.com/burgundy-report-extra/11-2015/rossignol-trapet-2014/, https://www.burgundy-report.com/burgundy-report-extra/04-2018/domaine-rossignol-trapet-latricieres/ and https://www.burgundy-report.com/burgundy-report-extra/07-2020/rossignol-trapet-2019/; Decanter, Clive Coates MW, https://www.decanter.com/features/clive-coates-on-gevrey-chambertin-246482/. Last verified 2026-10-21.