Supplier Story: Egginox & Domaine Trapet

maria9750
Jun 3
2 min read

With summer around the corner and containers of all sorts of vessels including Egginox tanks fresh from Slovenia on the water, the Bouchard Cooperages team wanted to take the time to highlight the special relationship between Egginox and one of their larger Burgundy clients: Domaine Trapet. For any producers still interested in Egginox (500L - 2,500L) it is not too late to add any orders in our containers so please enquire.

History

Egginox was founded in early 2019 when three Slovenian friends and business partners working in the stainless steel and wine industry were tasting in a cellar. They were tasting wine from wooden and concrete eggs, and they realized nobody had created a stainless steel egg. The following year was, of course the global pandemic, but during the ensuing lockdown, the three partners started experimenting and finding winery partners.

Today

Egginox is currently manufactured at Slometal in Nova Gorica, Slovenia which borders Italy and the Friuli wine region, one of the aromatic white wine capitols of the world. Slometal is engaged in the wholesale distribution of premium Grade A stainless steel all over Europe. Due to its access to an extremely high-quality primary material, Egginox is able to engineer stainless steel eggs for winemaking. The company is owned by Senad Orcascanin and Ivan and Klemen Princic.

Domaine Trapet - Gevrey Chambertin

Represents an important reference winery located in Burgundy's renowned Côte de Nuits appellation. The domaine was established in 1919 and includes 15 hectares with 13.5 hectares dedicated to pinot noir and 1.5 hectares dedicated to chardonnay. Estate holdings include Chambertin, Latricières, Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru sites as well as important Premier Cru Sites. Viticulture emphasizes biodynamic and minimal intervention practices.

Burgundy .. but also Alsace

Although a reference pinot noir producer in Côte de Nuits, in 2003 Trapet expanded their winemaking endeavors to Alsace where Jean Louis Trapet's wife, Andrée Trapet inherited her family's vineyards. As a result, the family has important riesling and Gewürtztraminer Grand Cru sites including Schoenenbourg and Schlossberg and a winery structure in Riquerwihr.

Domaine Pierre & Louis Trapet

Jean-Louis Trapet took over the family domaine in 1995. However, management now includes his wife and their two sons Pierre and Louis. Besides managing winemaking and viticulture both in Gervrey and Alsace, Pierre and Louis have their own label: Domaine Pierre & Louis Trapet that includes their own 2 hectares in the Côte de Beaune which includes Aligoté and Pinot Noir.

Usage of Egginox at Domaine Trapet

The partnership between both companies started in 2020 during the Covid pandemic. The Egginox are used both at the Domaine Trapet and Pierre & Louis Trapet family estates in Burgundy and Alsace. At the winery in Gevrey-Chambertin, the Egginox are used for fermenting and aging Burgundy whites. But are also used post barrel fermentation and aging prior to bottling. This helps push the wine into a slightly reductive state and concentrates the wines prior to bottling. For pinot noir, the Egginox are used for aging and "soutirage" work.

Numbers at a glance

13x 1,500L & 2,500L Egginox

Used for fermenting, aging and soutirage for aligoté, chardonnay and pinot noir