Leon Stolarski Fine Wines Domaine Treloar

Yorkshireman Jonathan Hesford and his New Zealander wife Rachel Treloar created Domaine Treloar in 2006. All life-change stories need a catalyst, and theirs happened on September 11 2001. At the time, Jon and Rachel were living 500 metres from the World Trade Centre in New York. They watched both planes hit the twin towers and lost several friends and colleagues in the disaster. They lived like refugees for the following 3 months and Jon lost his job. Nevertheless, he thanked his lucky stars that he didn’t attend the meeting on the 110th floor that day. When the dust had settled (both literally and figuratively) Jon and Rachel decided to re-focus their lives to do something that inspired them. Both were very interested in wine – so they decided to become vignerons.

Rachel is from New Zealand and, as Jon had always had a high regard for its wines, they moved there to get a good grounding. Jon took a postgraduate diploma at Lincoln University, where hard work and commitment helped him to top the class. He was then offered a job as a winemaker at Neudorf Vineyards, one of the finest estates in the country, and in two years there he learned hands-on what it takes to make world-class wines. Jon and Rachel chose eventually to come to the Roussillon region of France to run their own estate, since they found New Zealand too remote and land prices too costly to start a vineyard that would not produce any grapes for three years.

They currently farm 11ha of old vines, planted in the Aspres hills of the Roussillon, on the edge of Mount Canigou. The Aspres are characterised by poor, stony soils lying over a clay and limestone subsoil. This gives the wines a particular elegance and freshness for the region. The vines are densely planted and range in age from 8 to 40+ years. Treloar employ best practices taken from local knowledge, New World techniques, current research and endless striving to make the best wines possible from the local grape varieties and terroir. They also follow a sustainable vineyard management programme, predicting disease pressure before spraying, and are in the process of moving to more organic practices. No chemical fertilizers are used and they mow and cultivate to limit weed growth, erosion and vine vigour and are developing a natural wildlife habitat in the centre of the vineyards. The wines listed here are all 2006 – Domaine Treloar’s first ever vintage. And if these superb wines are anything to go by, this is a Domaine destined for a great future. So buy now, whilst prices are relatively low!

Domaine Treloar One Block Muscat 2008 Vin de Pays des Côtes Catalanes
Domaine Treloar One Block Muscat 2008 table

Vintage	2008
Region	Trouillas in the Cotes du Roussillon, west of Perpignan
Colour/Style	Dry white - medium bodied.
Grapes	Muscat a Petits Grains and Muscat d’Alexandrie
Alcohol (a.b.v)	12.0%
Food	Aperitif, salads, seafoods, chicken, creamy cheeses
Next day	Still really good
Drink	Drinking well now, or keep for up to 3 years
A pale straw/gold colour. Grapey and floral aromas and hints of passion fruit, spring blossom and lemongrass. Tangy citrus and stone fruit flavours with subtle hints of spice. This is lighter and more delicate than the 2007, with fabulous acidity. Gorgeously fresh, juicy, gluggable even, but with a hint of seriousness and a surprisingly persistent finish. For me, this is the best dry Muscat so far from Domaine Treloar. A lovely wine, and very versatile - and perfect right now. Serve lightly chilled. Tasting note by Tamlyn Currin of jancisrobinson.com - May 2010 "16.5 Drink 2009-2010. A very pure lily blossom scent, heady, with gossamer threads of ginger and white pepper. Translucent fruit, gentle and as softly layered as cherry blossom petals. Delicious." Temporarily out of stock - 2009 vintage arriving late September 2010.

Price: £9.60 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)

Domaine Treloar La Terre Promise Macabeu 2007 Vin de Pays des Côtes Catalanes
Domaine Treloar La Terre Promise Macabeu 2007 table

Vintage	2007
Region	Trouillas, west of Perpignan
Colour/Style	Dry white - medium-to-full bodied, aged in oak barrels
Grapes	100% old vine Macabeu
Alcohol (a.b.v)	12.5%
Food	Strong cheeses, chicken, paella, fish stew
Next day	Better still - evolving
Drink	Excellent now, but will age for at least 5 years or more
An attractive straw/gold colour. A touch of sulphur on the nose quickly blows off to reveal notes of honeysuckle , rosewater, orange and spice, with a touch of toasty, oak vanillin. There is a lot going on here - flavours of lemon and orange pith and a variety of spicy, herby flavours, notably cinnamon, oregano and clove. Persistent and tangy, leading to a warm, spicy finish. There is a good deal of acidity, which balances out what is essentially quite a rich, honeyed wine, with just a hint of residual sugar and a touch of spritz. A really lovely and intriguing wine, which is drinking nicely now, but should evolve over the next few years and become even more delicious and quirky. Tasting note by The Wine Gang - March 2009 "Immediately quite complex on the nose, this has echoes of waxy parcel string, a deep walnut quality and orangey fruit. On the palate it is dry and quite mineral, with just a pleasant suggestion of sweet oak flavours, and masses of dry, pithy orchard fruit acidity. Lovely and unusual stuff that Treloar reckon will cellar. 89/100" Tasting note by Jancis Robinson of jancisrobinson.com - July 2009 "16 Drink 2009-2011 Very good packaging, and lively, tangy wine not totally unlike a young Hunter Semillon for its lack of alcohol and confident pure acidity. I'd love to see how this will age."

Price: £11.99 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)

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Domaine Treloar La Terre Promise 2008 Vin de Pays des Côtes Catalanes
Domaine Treloar La Terre Promise 2008 table

Vintage	2008
Region	Trouillas, west of Perpignan
Colour/Style	Dry white - full bodied, fermented and aged in oak barrels
Grapes	50% Grenache Gris, 30% Macabeu, 20% Carignan Blanc
Alcohol (a.b.v)	12.5%
Food	Strong cheeses, chicken, paella, fish stew
Next day	Better still - evolving
Drink	Excellent now, but will age for at least 5 years or more
A medium-hued, shiny gold colour, with pale orange glints. The nose offers a considerably complex mix of tree fruits, citrus, minerals and creamy/toasty oak. It is hard to pick out the individual fruits, but there is a suggestion of apple, peach and orange zest, with a real hint of nuttiness. Although clearly made in a very slightly oxidative style (think old-style Rioja) it really is super-fresh and clean as a whistle. The palate is nutty and rich, with those complex fruit flavours combining beautifully with the oak, with just a hint of oak tannin. There is a refreshing streak of citrus and apple acidity and subtle hints of spice, reminiscent of apple pie spiked with cinnamon and cloves. Although quite rich, it is never more than medium-to-full bodied, with a long, spicy finish. It is a joy to drink now, but I also feel it has genuine ageing potential, over the next 5 or even 10 years. It is a cracker, and even better than the excellent 2007. And at this price, an absolute steal. Tasting note by Tamlyn Currin of jancisrobinson.com - May 2010 "16.5++ Drink 2010-2015 A very smoky nose, savoury and peppery and intriguing. Tight spice - white pepper and allspice - and dried herbs on the palate. A wine with long, elegant, fine-boned structure, softened for a moment by pear, etched with citrus and then a lovely trace of sunflower seeds on the finish."

Price: £12.50 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)

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Domaine Treloar Le Ciel Vide 2008 Côtes du Roussillon
Domaine Treloar Le Ciel Vide 2008 table

Vintage	2008
Region	Cotes du Roussillon, Trouillas, west of Perpignan
Colour/Style	Dry red - full bodied, aged in stainless steel vats
Grapes	50% Carignan, 20% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre
Alcohol (a.b.v)	13.5%
Food	Barbequed meats, sausages, rich casseroles, pizza
Next day	Still OK
Drink	Can be drunk now, but will age nicely for another 3-5 years
A vivid, deep-ish purple core with a narrow rim. High-toned bramble and black cherry aromas, with hints of eau de vie, spices and polished leather. There is a big core of fresh, sweet black fruits on the palate, combined with grippy tannins and good acidity. The finish is warm and spicy. This is a robust wine which currently demands food (it went nicely with a lasagne, but a char-grilled steak or Cumberland sausages would also do the trick). It probably needs a few more months in bottle for the tannins to soften a little, but there is a lot of fruit, which should see it age nicely for 2 or 3 years.

Price: £8.95 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)

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Domaine Treloar One Block Red 2008 Côtes du Roussillon
Domaine Treloar One Block Red 2008 table

Vintage	2008
Region	Cotes du Roussillon, Trouillas, west of Perpignan
Colour/Style	Dry red - medium-bodied, aged in oak for 12 months.
Grapes	80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre
Alcohol (a.b.v)	14.0%
Food	Spicy sausages, meat balls, roasted vegetables
Next day	Better still
Drink	Drinking beautifully now, or over the next 2 or 3 years
Youthful, medium purple core with a ruby rim. This is very fragrant stuff - wild strawberry, cherry, cigar box and forest floor aromas imbue it with an almost Burgundian elegance. Further notes of orange pith and tea add to the complexity. The palate is deliciously balanced and focused, with red fruit flavours, tannin and acidity in perfect harmony, with a little bit of spice thrown in for good measure. It is medium-bodied and subtle, rather than full-on, and the careful oak-ageing has softened the tannins beautifully, so it is already lovely to drink. You could leave this for a few years yet, and it may even improve, but why wait when it is just perfect right now? The most accessible of the Treloar reds from this vintage, and perhaps the best One Block to date. Tasting note by Tamlyn Currin of jancisrobinson.com - May 2010 "17 Drink 2010-2013 Smoky with just the merest allusion to chocolate and coffee on the nose; fragrant with fennel and cumin. Jewel-bright fruit, neatly flecked with those same cumin and fennel notes that give it so much character. So fresh! The acidity simply sings through. Tactile."

Price: £10.25 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)

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Domaine Treloar Three Peaks 2007 Côtes du Roussillon
Domaine Treloar 3 Peaks 2007 table

Vintage	2007
Region	Cotes du Roussillon, Trouillas, west of Perpignan
Colour/Style	Dry red - full bodied. Aged 12 months in barrique (5% new)
Grapes	60% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre, 30% Grenache
Alcohol (a.b.v)	14.0%
Food	Grilled meats, casseroles, cheese
Next day	Better still
Drink	Drinking now, will improve for up to 8 years
Inky-dark red/purple in colour. Black cherries, bramble and polished leather dominate the nose. As with the 2006, this is quite rich and spicy, but more subtle and restrained. Beautifully ripe and structured, with very fine tannins and excellent acidity complementing the rich fruit. Well-balanced and elegant, despite its relative youth. Tasting note by Tamlyn Currin of jancisrobinson.com - May 2010 "16.5 Drink 2011-2016 Coffee beans, savoury and meaty nose. Big. Bold. Dramatic. There's a great swathe of black fruit, damsons and liquorice, a touch of date loaf. The tannins are very confident and dry, but not drying. Sophisticated. Needs food, or time, as this one takes no prisoners, still tightly clenched."

Price: £10.99 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)

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Domaine Treloar Le Secret 2006 Côtes du Roussillon
Domaine Treloar Le Secret 2006 table

Vintage	2006
Region	Cotes du Roussillon, Trouillas, west of Perpignan
Colour/Style	Dry red - full bodied, aged in oak barrels
Grapes	Mostly Syrah with a dash of Mourvedre and Grenache
Alcohol (a.b.v)	13.7%
Food	Beef, lamb, game, cheese
Next day	Better still
Drink	Excellent now, but will age for up to 8 years
This wine is virtually all Syrah, with just a little Mourvedre and Grenache, just to keep the Syndicat happy. Aromas of bramble, spice and toasty oak. The palate offers rich berry fruit flavours and a hint of dark chocolate, with fine tannins and juicy acidity. Perfectly balanced and already drinking very well. Will keep and improve for a good few years, though. A brilliant expression of Syrah. Tasting note by The Wine Gang - March 2009 "There's a lovely fragrance here, with sandalwood and exotic spices over lifted cherry and blackberry fruit that has a creamy depth. Richly spicy on the palate too, this is a big wine with charry oak underpinning robust black berry fruits and grippy tannins. It is balanced but powerful, in the boldest style of all the Treloar red cuvées. 90/100" Tasting note by Jancis Robinson of jancisrobinson.com - July 2009 "16.5 Drink 2019-2015 Very dark. Mellow, well melded nose - more complex and evolved than the Three Peaks. Sweet and spicy start with a tarry finish but some richness in the middle." Tasting note by Tamlyn Currin of jancisrobinson.com - May 2010 "17 Drink 2010-2015 A gorgeously succulent mulberry and cocoa nose, some liquorice too. Iron-bar tannins but even those fail to contain all that voluptuous fruit. So many layers, of chestnuts, walnuts, tamarind. Highly polished and a real beauty. Gleaming."

Price: £12.30 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)

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Domaine Treloar Le Secret 2007 Côtes du Roussillon
Domaine Treloar Le Secret 2007 table

Vintage	2007
Region	Cotes du Roussillon, Trouillas, west of Perpignan
Colour/Style	Dry red - full bodied, aged in oak barrels
Grapes	80% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre, 10% Grenache
Alcohol (a.b.v)	13.7%
Food	Beef, lamb, game, cheese
Next day	Better still
Drink	Excellent now, but will age for up to 10 years
Aromas of bramble, blackcurrant and cedar, with background notes of garrigue herbs, allspice and leather. And what lovely balance on the palate - rich red and black fruit flavours combine with mouth-watering acidity and velvety tannins in a wine that is already gorgeously smooth and very drinkable. That said, there are undoubtedly hidden depths, with a complexity and tight structure which suggests a great future. The question is, to you drink or keep? I would say buy plenty, and do a bit of both! Another brilliant expression of Syrah. Tasting note by Tamlyn Currin of jancisrobinson.com - May 2010 "17.5 Drink 2012-2017 Blackish crimson and very, very meaty. Bloody almost. The fruit is lavishly ripe and dense, laced with star anise and peppery, coffee depth. Powerful and tight-packed tannins with a lustrous sheen. A wine with glamour and staying power. It certainly makes a statement." Temporarily out of stock - more arriving late July 2010

Price: £12.95 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)

Domaine Treloar Motus 2007 Côtes du Roussillon
Domaine Treloar Motus 2007 table

Vintage	2007
Region	Cotes du Roussillon, Trouillas, west of Perpignan
Colour/Style	Dry red - full bodied, aged 24 months in oak barrels
Grapes	80% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah, 10% Grenache
Alcohol (a.b.v)	13.7%
Food	Lamb, venison, other game, cheese
Next day	At present, best consumed on the night
Drink	Excellent now, but will age and evolve for 10+ years
An almost opaque purple colour with a tiny rim. The nose has masses of bramble fruits and blueberries, with toasty oak. There is a lot of other stuff going on in the background, too - polished leather, exotic spices, coffee and chocolate and an attractive hint of orange peel. It sounds full-on, and it is, but it is classy, with a degree of elegance. The palate is crammed full of fresh, vibrant fruit, with intense, juicy acidity and a rasp of mouth-puckering but fine-grained tannin. As the nose suggests, it is rich and spicy, but all the while suggesting elegance and restrained power, rather than being a bruiser - it caresses the taste buds, rather than assaulting them. It is very long, too, with a mouth-watering sweet and sour finish. This is a wine that really demands time in bottle. It has considerable structure, but the oak is quite dominant at present, and will take a few years to really integrate. Nevertheless, it is a very fine wine, and those with the patience to age it for 10 or even 15 years will be richly rewarded. Tasting note by Tamlyn Currin of jancisrobinson.com - May 2010 "17.5 Drink 2012-207 Black! A lovely nose of early autumn and tobacco, mushrooms and wild berries. Dense, animal, broodingly masculine and framed most emphatically by massive, charcoal-dusted tannins. Spiced, like Christmas cake, and dried black currants. Complex, layered and definitely a wine that needs time - to cellar and savour." Temporarily out of stock - more arriving September 2010.

Price: £14.50 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)

Domaine Treloar Tahi 2006 Côtes du Roussillon
Domaine Treloar Tahi 2006 table

Vintage	2006
Region	Cotes du Roussillon, Trouillas, west of Perpignan
Colour/Style	Dry red - full bodied. Partly oak-aged
Grapes	50% Syrah 30% Mourvedre and 20% Grenache
Alcohol (a.b.v)	13.8%
Food	Roast or grilled red meats, game, wild mushroom dishes
Next day	Better still
Drink	O.K to drink now, but will improve for up to 10 years
75% of the blend for this wine is aged in French barriques, 30% of which are new. Another deeply-coloured wine. Fresh bramble and blackcurrant fruits are complimented by exotic spices, leather and brioche, with a touch of charred oak. The palate is rich and concentrated, with a huge core of ripe red and black berry fruits, along with notes of cinnamon and clove. Tightly structured, it has fine tannins, excellent acidity and some interesting earthy/mineral notes - great balance and poise, even at this early stage. Although a joy to drink now - with food - this is undoubtedly a wine for the long haul (5 to 10 years). Having learned his trade making wines at Neudorf in New Zealand, Jonathan Hesford has quickly captured the essence of making fine wine in Roussillon and, from his very first vintage at Treloar, this is a truly class act. Drink 2008 to 2018. Tasting note by Jamie Goode at wineanorak.com - April 2008 "It's a big old wine, made with a fair dollop of new oak, but there's more than enough fruit to deal with it. Tight, dark, concentrated and quite tannic, this could do with a few years to become more approachable and is potentially very long-lived. Ripe dark fruits dominate, with a subtly roasted coffee oak edge and a bit of plummy bitterness on the finish. There's a lot going for this wine .... I'd be fascinated to see how this wine will taste in a decade: I reckon it will be pretty serious. 93/100" Tasting note by The Wine Gang - March 2009 "This has a beautiful cedar and pencil-shaving finesse to very ripe, glossy black fruit on the nose. The palate is flooded with a super-ripe, chocolatey bittersweetness of berry fruits that has sumptuous depth but never loses focus thanks to creamy, supple tannins, oak spice and good acidity. 10+ years cellaring potential. One of this month's Five Wines to lay down. 93/100" Tasting note by Tamlyn Currin of jancisrobinson.com - May 2010 "17 Drink 2010-2016 Rich, brooding cassis on the nose with an overlay of char. Chocolate and cumin seed nestle in against black fruit. Powerful weight, exacting and smoothly cut. Glistening with life and very modern."

Price: £16.50 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)

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Domaine Treloar Muscat de Rivesaltes 2006
Domaine Treloar Muscat de Rivesaltes 2006 table

Vintage	2006
Region	Rivesaltes, near Perpignan
Colour/Style	White, vin doux naturel
Grapes	100% Muscat à Petit Grains
Alcohol (a.b.v)	15.5%
Food	Aperitif, fruit, desserts, chocolate, paté, soft cheeses
Next day	Improves and retains its freshness for weeks
Drink	Anytime over the next 5 years
An intense nose of jasmine, grape and apricot with hints of fennel and star anise. Rich and complex, yet extremely fresh, with subtle notes of cinnamon, clove, mandarin and lemon oil. A truly outstanding, delicious, ethereal wine. Serve chilled.

Price: £11.75 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)

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