(92-93+) The 2012 Clos Prieur was also just a touch reduced at the time of my visit, so perhaps I am underrating this wine a touch as well. It is certainly very pure and deep under its gentle note of reduction, and may even have a touch more depth in the mid-palate than the stunning Corbeaux! The bouquet is a lovely, black fruity mélange of dark berries, black cherries, grilled meat, dark soil tones, French roast, a bit of bonfire and a nice base of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, reserved and absolutely rock solid at the core, with suave tannins, excellent focus and balance and a very long, primary and soil-driven finish. This will be excellent and in all reality, it is probably just as special as the Corbeaux and Petite Chapelle. (Drink between 2022-2050)

(BH90-92 points) As is usually the case this is aromatically more elegant than the Corbeaux with its pretty and well-layered nose of red currant, plum, earth and spice hints. The mouth feel is notably finer as well with a hint of minerality adding lift to the middle weight flavors that possess more fine-grained tannins on the mildly austere, well-balanced and lingering finish. An understated wine of relative refinement.

Tasted blind at the annual "Burgfest" tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Prieur from Rossignol-Trapet has a fleshy ripe raspberry and strawberry scented bouquet that is showing a little more oak than its peers, but it is still in sync with the fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannin. The purity here is very appealing - pretty Gevrey-Chambertin that is easy-drinking thanks to its smoothness, though just lacks a little complexity. Enjoy over the next 6-8 years. - Neal Martin