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Domaine de Trévallon
Domaine de Trévallon

The Domaine de Trevallon is located outside the small town of Saint-Etienne-du-Grès, 25 km south of Avignon and 7 km west of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. It is situated on the northern slopes of the Alpilles, a massif composed of limestone rock with sharp, jagged crests reminiscent of what the Provençal poet, Frédéric Mistral, described as a "Greek landscape". The Trévallon vines are planted in a series of vineyards dotted about the hillside, surrounded by holm oaks, olive and almond trees and scrub - to the avid wine enthusiast, a quite magical landscape. And the wines made here are simply wonderful. Indeed, to lovers of fine, terroir-driven wines, Domaine de Trévallon is undoubtedly one of the greatest estates in the whole of France.



The celebrated wine writer Clive Coates speaks of Trévallon thus;

“It is here, literally dynamited out of the solid, craggy limestone rock, that Eloi Durrbach blasted the surrounding garrigues into submission and planted a vineyard. It is here that one of the great and most individual wines of the Midi is produced………. If anything comes close, it is Mas de Daumas Gassac, or Auguste Clape’s Cornas, or the Peyraud’s Domaine Tempier in Bandol. Or a mixture of the three. All these are splendid wines in their own right. But they will only hint at what Trévallon has to offer.”

 As one of the pioneers of the wine-growing renaissance that took place in the region around Les Baux, Eloi Dürrbach planted his first vines here in 1973. "My father, René Dürrbach, who was a friend of the painter, Albert Gleizes, one of the forerunners of Cubism, used to come and visit him in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, back in the 1950's" said Eloi Dürrbach. "At the time, we lived in Cavalaire, on the French Riviera, where I was born. My father wanted to find somewhere more peaceful to live and, in 1955, bought the Trevallon farmhouse, surrounded by 60 hectares of scrubland. Back then, nothing grew here, there was nothing but rock. But my father always thought it would be an excellent place to make wine." 

And that is just what Eloi Dürrbach decided to do - but not before embarking on the monumental task of preparing the ground for the planting of his vines. The rock was broken up with dynamite, the ground was worked to a deep level, mixing the splinters of rock into the soil. Finally, Eloi planted his first 3 hectares of Cabernet Sauvignon (grown from cuttings taken from nearby Chateau Vignelaure) and Syrah (cuttings taken from Chateau Rayas in Chateauneuf-du-Pape) in the winter of 1973, with the first Trevallon wine being produced in 1976.


The Domaine de Trévallon red wine is a 50/50 blend of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. Each variety is vinified and aged separately. 90% of each goes into large old oak foudres, whilst the remaining 10% is aged in 2 year-old 225 litre oak barriques, which will have been used for ageing the previous year’s white wine. The white itself is a blend of  45% Marsanne, 45% Roussanne and 10% Chardonnay, which is aged in 1 year-old 225 litre oak barriques. This is a very special white wine that will age gracefully for 10 years or more.
Domaine de Trévallon has a superb website www.domainedetrevallon.com where you can read more about the origins and development of the estate, together with tasting notes for every vintage ever produced, up to and including 2005. At the time of writing, we are listing the 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2005 red wines, plus the 2006 white wine. Because of Monsieur Durrbach’s never-ending quest for perfection, no wine was made at Trévallon in the cold and damp 2002 vintage, and only a relatively small amount was made in 2003, which suffered from the opposite extreme of searing heat and extreme drought. But the vintages we are offering are all (to some extent or other) classic Trévallon vintages – and all will offer superb drinking over the next twenty years. And we hope that the wines of Domaine de Trévallon will become a fixture of our list for many years (and many vintages) to come.

All of these wines are available elsewhere in the U.K (though often only in full case quantities) but rarely will you find all of them on any single merchant’s list - and the prices will almost invariably be more expensive than ours.

If you have tasted the wines of Domaine de Trévallon before, then you will know just how good they are. If you haven’t, then you really should – this estate is undoubtedly the “1st Growth” of Provence, and to my mind one of the greatest estates in the world.
Domaine de Trévallon 1999 Vin de Pays des Bouches du Rhone
Domaine de Trevallon 1999
Vintage
 1999
Region Provence - Saint-Etienne-du-Grès, near Les Baux
Colour/Style Dry red, full bodied. Aged in oak foudres for 20 months
Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah
Alcohol (a.b.v)
 12.0%
Food Fillet steak, rack of lamb, game, cheese
Next day
Still going strong
Drink Can be drunk now, but will age beautifully for 15+ years
Just slightly fading black cherry colour. A fabulous nose of balsamic, cherries, violets, lilies, grilled meats and a hint of VA - truly elegant and classy. Quite evolved in the mouth – some tannins are present, but they are softening nicely and there’s an engaging earthy character with typical mouth-watering Trévallon acidity. This wine has lovely structure, and the component parts are really beginning to knit together. Whilst drinking quite well now, it cerainly has the stuffing to age and evolve gracefully for at least another 10 years.
 
Price:  £29.12 (Including: VAT at 15%)

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Domaine de Trévallon 2000 Vin de Pays des Bouches du Rhone
Domaine_de_Trevallon_2000_table
Vintage
 2000
Region Provence - Saint-Etienne-du-Grès, near Les Baux
Colour/Style Dry red, full bodied. Aged in oak foudres for 20 months
Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah
Alcohol (a.b.v)
 12.5%
Food Fillet steak, rack of lamb, game, cheese
Next day
Still going strong
Drink Can be drunk now, but will age beautifully for 10+ years
A lovely damson colour, with an elegant nose of blackcurrants, violets and roses. A core of blackcurrant, raspberry and damson fruit flavours with spicy, floral notes – very northern Rhone, in fact, with some meaty/savoury notes thrown in for good measure. This wine has a really lovely balance of fruit, tannins and acidity, making it probably the most approachable of all the current vintages. A truly lovely wine.
 
Price:  £30.83 (Including: VAT at 15%)

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Domaine de Trévallon 2001 Vin de Pays des Bouches du Rhone
Domaine_de_Trevallon_2001_table
Vintage
 2001
Region Provence - Saint-Etienne-du-Grès, near Les Baux
Colour/Style Dry red, full bodied. Aged in oak foudres for 20 months
Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah
Alcohol (a.b.v)
 14.0%
Food Fillet steak, rack of lamb, game, cheese
Next day
Still going strong
Drink Can be drunk now, but will age beautifully for 15+ years
A purple core with a ruby edge, this has a densely fruited and perfumed nose, with mulberry and blackcurrant fruits and floral hints. A big wine and very much of its vintage - at 14.0%, this is 1% to 1.5% higher in alcohol than most Trévallons - but nevertheless displaying remarkable balance and elegance. Yes, there is a touch of baked fruit, but the depth of fruit is immense. Slightly lower in acidity (as to be expected with Rhone/Provence 2001’s) but deliciously drinkable. Warm spicy, full of fruit and very classy, this may well turn out to be one of the greatest and most long-lived Trévallon vintages.
 
Price:  £33.22 (Including: VAT at 15%)

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Domaine de Trévallon 2004 Vin de Pays des Bouches du Rhone
Domaine de Trevallon 2004 table
Vintage
 2004
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Region Provence - Saint-Etienne-du-Grès, near Les Baux
Colour/Style Dry red, full bodied. Aged in oak foudres for 20 months
Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah
Alcohol (a.b.v)
 13.0%
Food Fillet steak, rack of lamb, game, cheese
Next day
Still going strong
Drink Best kept for a few years and will age for 15+ years
Black cherry colour. The nose has lovely depth and complexity of fruit - some sweet cigar box notes along with blackcurrant and blackcurrant leaves. Elements of both Cabernet and Syrah showing on the palate, with black fruits and spice and lots of complexity, but with a very youthful, tight structure. This has tannins, fruit and acidity in abundance – all the structure necessary for longevity, though it may take longer to come round than the 2005. This will start to drink well in 3 to 5 years and evolve nicely for 15 or more. A classic Trévallon for the long haul .
 
Price:  £27.60 (Including: VAT at 15%)

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Domaine de Trévallon 2005 Vin de Pays des Bouches du Rhone
Domaine de Trevallon 2005 table
Vintage
 2005
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Region Provence - Saint-Etienne-du-Grès, near Les Baux
Colour/Style Dry red, full bodied. Aged in oak foudres for 20 months
Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah
Alcohol (a.b.v)
 13.0%
Food Fillet steak, rack of lamb, game, cheese
Next day
Still going strong
Drink Approachable now, but will age beautifully for 12+ years
All blackcurrants and raspberries at present, with a lovely fruit pastille sweetness to the fruit, remarkably fine tannins and lovely acidity – a wine with superb balance. Opens out beautifully in the glass, with a touch of pepper and herby garrigue to compliment the intense fruit flavours. Although it needs time to knit together a bit more and gain complexity, this will be a delicious medium-to-long term drinker (say over the next 10 to 12 years or so). A lovely wine.
 
Price:  £28.14 (Including: VAT at 15%)

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Domaine de Trévallon Blanc 2006 Vin de Pays des Bouches du Rhone
Domaine de Trevallon Blanc 2006 table
Vintage
 2006
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Region Provence - Saint-Etienne-du-Grès, near Les Baux
Colour/Style Dry white, full bodied. Aged in oak for 14 months
Grapes 45% Marsanne, 45% Roussanne, 10% Chardonnay
Alcohol (a.b.v)
 13.0%
Food Smoked salmon, shellfish, chicken, cheese
Next day
Brilliant - maybe even better
Drink Can be drunk now, but will age for 5 to 10 years
This wine is made from just 2 hectares of vines, with only 4,000 to 5,000 bottles made each year. Unlike the red (the majority of which is aged in large old oak foudres) the white is aged mostly in 1 year-old oak barriques. Light silvery-gold in colour, with floral/blossom notes and nicely wieghted oak. The mouthfeel is rich and dense, yet beautifully fresh and well-balanced. It possesses considerable depth of fruit and lots of minerally complexity, along with fennel and some fine oak tannin. After some time in the glass, further notes of orange peel, honey and liquorice develop. Combining the structure and profile of a white Hermitage with the clarity and lightness of touch of a Savennieres, this is a real stunner of a wine, which will age and evolve for a good 8 to 10 years.
Now sold out - we hope to get some of the 2007 vintage later this summer.
 
Price:  £38.66 (Including: VAT at 15%)
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The minimum order value is £50 (plus the delivery charge). You may of course choose a mix of any wines in our range. Orders between £50 and £175: delivery charge is £6. Orders over £175: delivery is free! (If your order is over £175, please remember to change the delivery charge in checkout to £0.00). Please note: Delivery to non-mainland addresses (Scottish Highlands and Islands, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, etc.) is usually possible, but may not be on a next-working-day basis. It is also more expensive than delivery to mainland addresses, so will be charged at cost (for orders under £175) but with a small discount for orders over £175 - please call us for a quote.
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