Domaine de Trévallon Rouge 2020
Domaine de Trévallon
Trévallon famously lost its Baux-de-Provence AOC status decades ago for refusing to reduce its Cabernet Sauvignon below the allowable limit — and never looked back. The 2020 is a textbook example of what happens when conviction meets terroir: a roughly equal blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah that tastes like the rocky, sun-scorched Alpilles landscape itself. One of the great values in serious French wine.
Nose
Dark berry compote and crushed violets with garrigue herbs and a streak of graphite. There is a brooding, mineral quality beneath the fruit, like warm stone after rain.
Palate
Concentrated yet poised, with blackcurrant and dark cherry supported by cedar, dried herbs, and fine-grained tannins. The mid-palate is savory and complex, showing a hint of smoked meat and fresh rosemary.
Finish
Very long, with cedar, dark fruit, and a lingering mineral freshness.
- Varietal
- Cabernet Sauvignon / Syrah
- Blend
- Approximately 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Syrah
- Vineyards
- Estate vineyards on limestone soils in the Alpilles, Les Baux-de-Provence
- Alcohol
- 13.5%
- Organic / Biodynamic
- No
Food Pairing
Roasted rack of lamb coated in Provençal herbs — rosemary, thyme, and lavender — echoes the garrigue character of the wine, while the lamb's richness meets the wine's tannin structure.
Founded by Eloi Dürrbach in the limestone foothills of the Alpilles mountains near Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Domaine de Trévallon has been crafting its signature Cabernet-Syrah blend in defiance of appellation rules since 1973.
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