Domaine de Trévallon & Domaine de la Grange des Pères

Na het plotse heengaan van Laurent Vaillé eerder dit jaar, is nu ook Eloi Dürrbach ons te vroeg ontvallen. 

Eloi Dürrbach (1950-2021) was de drijvende kracht achter Domaine de Trévallon, die ook Laurent Vaillé - de la Grange des Pères - tot zijn pupillen mocht rekenen. Samen zorgden ze ervoor dat we hun wijnregio’s met andere ogen zijn gaan bekijken. Eloi tilde de wijnen uit de Provence naar een hoger niveau, terwijl Laurent hetzelfde deed met de wijnen uit de Languedoc.

Als testament laten ze hun fantastische wijnen na aan de wereld. De wijnen Laurent Vaillé zijn te vinden in loten 2487 tot en met 2513, gevolgd door de wijnen van Eloi Dürrbach in loten 2514 tot en met 2517.

“A saline, alkaline, kelp-, and oyster shell-aura such as one would more usually encounter in a white wine is evident already on the nose of Vaille’s red 2007 Grange des Peres, along with a garrigue-typical evocation of wild fennel and juniper. That said, ripe plum and cassis abound as well, with the tart edge of fruit skin; piquancy of plum pit; and aforementioned mineral and herbal elements collaborating on an impressively rich yet brightly juicy and vibrantly interactive performance that practically bursts forth in a sustained and palate-staining finish of invigoration as well as saliva-inducing savor. (I would have sworn, blind, that this must be the 2008!) The mineral dimension is so distinctive and assertive that this wine is bound not to be everybody’s cup of Languedoc red. I predict it will be exciting to follow for at least the next dozen years.”- 94/100, David Schildknecht, The Wine Advocate

“The 2007 [Trévallon] Vin de Pays du Bouche du Rhône Rouge is a wine of pure and total pleasure. Ripe, racy and exotic, the 2007 possesses tremendous richness from the very first taste. But there is more to the 2007 than just flamboyance. It remains a very young wine, mostly built on fruit, with not a lot of aromatic nuance. I imagine that will come with time. Today, the 2007 is a wine to admire for its power, structure and potential. Super-ripe black cherry, coffee, licorice and dark spice are some of the nuances that linger on the substantial finish.” – 95/100, Antonio Galloni, Vinous