2009 Domaine de Trévallon Rouge, Alpilles, Provence
- Red
- Dry
- Full Bodied
- Cabernet Sauvignon (50%), Syrah (50%)
- Richard Hemming MW
- 17/20
- Antonio Galloni
- 93/100
- Jeb Dunnuck
- 94/100
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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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Critics reviews
Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon.
Sweet liquorice and black cherry with delicious floral notes and lovely blueberry flavours, too. Such expressive aromas on the nose! It's almost Pinotesque in that regard.
Drink 2015 - 2029
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.
This set of wines from Domaine de Trévallon includes several late releases directly from the estate’s cellars. The Dürrbach family crafts wines of tremendous distinction and class from their vineyards in Provence. Over the years, I have been fortunate to taste these wines, the reds in particular, with bottle age, which is when they truly blossom. The Rouge is a blend of equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. It is without question one of the world’s great reds.
Drink 2022 - 2034
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.