GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Domaine de Trevallon
Region: Saint-Etienne-du-Gres, Provence, France
Appellation: IGP Alpilles (=PGI)
Type: Dry red wine, non-sparkling
Vintage: 2020
Date of Tasting: April 2023
Type of viticulture: Organic (certified) + biodynamic mindset
Grapes used: 50% Syrah + 50% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage Blend: 100% grapes from 2020
Winemaking details: hand-harvested, whole bunch pressing, indigeneous yeasts, no filtration
Aging: 24 months under oak
Sugar level: low
Sulphites: contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Ruby
- Intensity = Deep
NOSE
- Intensity = Pronounced
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Aromas = black cherry, blackberry, black olives, thyme, rosemary, sage, black pepper and other spices
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = Medium+
- Tannins = High (ripe, refined and well-integrated)
- Alcohol = Medium (13.5%)
- Body = Full
- Flavour Intensity = Pronounced
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Flavour details = black cherry, blackberry, black olives, thyme, rosemary, sage, black pepper and other spices
- Other = precise acidity and vibrant tannins
- Finish = Long
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Outstanding
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 18-20 years
- Will gain complexity from aging
- Retail Price = 120 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = good
- Comparison with same price competition = good
- Suitability for Diabetics = suitable (level of residual sugar not communicated)
- Service Temperature = around 16°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = aged ‘Saint Nectaire’ cheese, rack of roasted lamb with rosemary, truffle based plates
- Comments = A red wine of great gastronomy that skilfully combines finesse and power to achieve breathtaking precision on the palate. The tannins although present know how to be forgotten to allow to appreciate beautiful aromas of black fruits and beautiful spicy notes. A long and complex finish that smells of the South, Provence and the local scrubland.
- Final Grade = A
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
