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2009 Domaine de Trévallon Rouge, Alpilles, Provence

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Other Varieties
Ready, but will keep
Antonio Galloni
93/100
Jeb Dunnuck
94/100
Product: 20098030380
2009 Domaine de Trévallon Rouge, Alpilles, Provence

Description

2009 in the South of France was almost perfect for the vines. The early rain provided energy and fuel, the mid-summer temperatures engendered complexity through their diversity, and the late-season warmth ensured a happy coincidence of phenolic and fruit ripeness.

Trevallon provides a magnificent illustration of this benevolence, all the more so because the marriage of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah requires particular conditions, with sufficient warmth to ripen the Cabernet skins but diurnal patterns through the season to allow the Syrah to shine through with pellucid purity. The wine succeeds admirably, with the roundhead Cabernet providing a sober framework and the more cavalier Syrah broadening the mouthfeel, harnessing the sweetness and lifting the mood.

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Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2009
Alcohol % 13
Maturity Ready, but will keep
Grape List Other Varieties
Body Full Bodied
Producer Domaine de Trevallon

Critics reviews

Antonio Galloni 93/100
The 2009 Alpilles Rouge is a powerful, brooding wine. It is also the most reticent of the five wines in this report. I don’t see the aromatic nuance, textural richness or finesse of the best years. Instead, the 2009 comes across as brooding and a bit monolithic. Of course, it is possible the 2009 is in that transition from a young to an older wine. We shall see. Today, it is pretty bombastic, with plenty of dark fruit, leather, smoke, game and scorched earth notes that add to its virile character. This bottle was released from the domaine in 2020.Drink 2022 - 2034antonio_galloni, Vinous.com.com (Sep 2020)
Drink 2022 - 2034
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (Sep 2020)
Jeb Dunnuck 94/100
The 2009 Coteaux d'Aix en Provence Alpilles is drinking beautifully today and shows the ripe, sexy, voluptuous style of this vintage in the Southern Rhône Valley. Gorgeous kirsch, herbes de Provence, lavender, tobacco and exotic spice characteristics all flow to a full-bodied, opulent 2009 that has sweet tannin, plenty of mid-palate oomph, and a great finish. It’s drinking at point, yet I suspect will keep for another 7-10 years in cool cellars.jeb_dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com (Nov 2018)
Drink 2022 - 2034
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com (Nov 2018)

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