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Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 25 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs25 yrs27 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: honeysuckle, white peach, beeswax, almond
Palate: dried apricot, lemon curd, fennel, saline minerality
Marsanne-Roussanne blend with Chardonnay and Grenache Blanc accents from biodynamically farmed Alpilles foothills. Honeyed weight on a saline-mineral spine; produced in tiny quantities.
What it pairs with
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Roast Bresse chicken with morels
Rich poultry, cream and earthy mushrooms find the wine's beeswax weight and saline drive. -
Roast monkfish with herbes de Provence
Dense white fish and the wine's almond-fennel palate are a tailored pairing. -
Aged Comte cheese
Nutty alpine cheese sits with the wine's honey and almond register.
History
Trevallon Blanc launched in 1991 as a counterpart to the celebrated rouge. Even rarer than the red, the white is built around Marsanne and Roussanne with Chardonnay and Grenache Blanc accents.
- 1991: First vintage of the Trevallon Blanc released
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine de Trevallon · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Roussanne, Marsanne, Chardonnay, Grenache Blanc
- Classification
- IGP Alpilles
- Oak
- Fermented and aged in old oak demi-muids and foudres for 12 to 18 months
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 90 to 150 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-25 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1991
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
Frequently asked about Domaine de Trevallon Blanc
What does Domaine de Trevallon Blanc taste like?
Honeysuckle, white peach, beeswax and almond on the nose; dried apricot, lemon curd, fennel and saline minerality on the palate. Full-bodied with medium acidity and a long mineral finish.
When should I drink Domaine de Trevallon Blanc?
Drink between 5 and 25 years from vintage. Foudre ageing gives the wine remarkable cellar potential; younger bottles benefit from 30 to 60 minutes of decanting.
What grapes are in Domaine de Trevallon Blanc?
A Rhone-style blend of Marsanne and Roussanne, with smaller proportions of Chardonnay and Grenache Blanc. The composition is not fixed; percentages shift with the vintage.
What food pairs with Domaine de Trevallon Blanc?
Roast Bresse chicken with morels is a canonical pairing. Roast monkfish with herbes de Provence and aged Comte are equally strong matches.
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