Domaine de Trevallon (Rouge) Offline

Alba, London
Tasted Friday, May 9, 2008 by SimonG with 1,642 views

Introduction

A tasting of every vinage of Trevallon's red wine from 1981 to 2003. No 2002 was produced owing to excesive rain / flooding.

Flight 1 - Light, possibly declining (2 Notes)

  • 1984 Domaine de Trévallon

    France, Provence, Les Baux-de-Provence

    Mid garnet; quite spicy nose, some garrigue. Still quite fresh and together, then starts to fade a little with acidity coming to the fore, but still very decent for an 84. Lovely nose. Getting a bit thinner and acidic after being open for an hour. **1/2 with a ***1/2 nose. After a bit longer this develops an interesting coffee-cream nose that then intensifies to ridiculous proportions - just like sniffing a synthetic coffee-cream choc. This is less endearing.

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  • 1987 Domaine de Trévallon

    France, Provence, Les Baux-de-Provence

    Similar colour to 84, possibly a little fuller. Slightly riper nose, sweet fruit. A bit more Musar-like nose. Slightly spritzy with a sweetish finish. Musar-like palate too. ***

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Flight 2 - Light, mature (3 Notes)

  • 1991 Domaine de Trévallon

    France, Provence, Les Baux-de-Provence

    Sweet fruity nose. mid garnet. Slightly grippier on entry with good acidity. Southern Rhone aspects to this. Smooth and mellow. Lovely balance. Not a blockbuster but class shows through. ***1/2 at best, but gets a little disjointed (prominent acidity) after a while bringing it back to **1/2.

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  • 1992 Domaine de Trévallon

    France, Provence, Les Baux-de-Provence

    More red fruit and focused nose, hints of black olive then garrigue. Acidity to the fore. A little simple and short but still pretty decent. **1/2

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  • 1993 Domaine de Trévallon

    France, Provence, Les Baux-de-Provence

    Spicy, coffee nose then more claret-like. Some tannin on the finish. A little tight still. **(*)

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Flight 3 - Light, younger (3 Notes)

  • 1994 Domaine de Trévallon

    France, Provence, Vin de Pays des Bouches-du-Rhône

    Fullish deep garnet to ruby. lovely nose. Wine. Garrigue, olives. Savoury fruit and acidity. Mineral. ***

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  • 1996 Domaine de Trévallon

    France, Provence, Vin de Pays des Bouches-du-Rhône

    Initially a caramelly nose, then strongly olive with hints of anchovy. Very sweetly fruityentry then very savoury mid-palate backed by good acidity. ***1/2

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  • 1997 Domaine de Trévallon

    France, Provence, Vin de Pays des Bouches-du-Rhône

    Lovely nose, very savoury, olives, soe garrigue. Very smooth and rounded, gently warming. lovely and a point. Top pick so far for drinking now. ***1/2

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Flight 4 - Mature, possibly lighter (4 Notes)

  • 1981 Domaine de Trévallon

    France, Provence, Les Baux-de-Provence

    Very Northern Rhone. Nicely mushroomy, smokey fruit nose. Garrigue, savory, smokey fruit on palate. Olives. lovely acidity. Like a mature Hermitage. ****1/2

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  • 1982 Domaine de Trévallon

    France, Provence, Les Baux-de-Provence

    Ripe, slightly pruney nose. Smooth, garrigue, lovely balance. really lovely palate, slight caramel on the attack. 82 claret-like. ****1/2

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  • 1985 Domaine de Trévallon

    France, Provence, Les Baux-de-Provence

    Lovely nose, fresh pure and focused. Mineral. Best yet. Smooth, refreshing, balanced palate. Really lovely. 85 Claret-like. Just lovely. *****

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  • 1986 Domaine de Trévallon

    France, Provence, Les Baux-de-Provence

    More poised and focused nose. A lot tighter and more focused palate. Again, parralels with 86 claret. Seems a bit hard after a while. ****(*) or ***(*)? Not sure.

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Flight 5 - Mature, full (4 Notes)

  • 1983 Domaine de Trévallon

    France, Provence, Les Baux-de-Provence

    Lovely nose, spicy, fruity, full. Now vanilla. Lovely sweet fruit, richly rounded, some glycerin, lovely texture. slutty. Fruit cake. Porty in a good way. Ripe southern Rhone style. *****

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  • 1988 Domaine de Trévallon

    France, Provence, Les Baux-de-Provence

    Garrigue, black olive. Slightly sterner in mouth, less generous, maybe more serious. Slightly cammembert / lactic character. More prim than the 83, getting a bit acidic with time. ****1/2

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  • 1989 Domaine de Trévallon

    France, Provence, Les Baux-de-Provence

    Fragrant, slightly smoked green tea nose. Quite focused and mineral. Good acidity. Fresh finish. ****

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  • 1990 Domaine de Trévallon

    France, Provence, Les Baux-de-Provence

    Richer, savoury nose. Then cleaner and lighter. Full, structured, still needs a bit of time. Maybe lacking a little acidity for the long haul? ***(*1/2)

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Flight 6 - Young, full (3 Notes)

Flight 7 - Imature (3 Notes)

Closing

A fascinating look at just over two decades of one wine. Lovely stuff, quite Southern Rhone but ultimately quite difficult to pigeon-hole. Needs a decade even in light vintages, and the best ones nearer twenty.

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