1998 Domaine de Trévallon

Community Tasting Notes (84) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  3/28/2024 - jjones Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I don't know how to think about this wine, as the Cab Sauv/Syrah combo doesn't fit any standard blends that allow me to consider typicity. I last had the wine about 15 years ago, when it was so overwhelmed with tannins that it needed days to be tamed enough to drink. Now, it has shed that harshness, leaving a beautiful entry of smoke and dark cherries. There is a bit of volatile acidity which seems to function more as spice than fault. The wine was a joy to drink, changing over about two hours. About the only negative comment was the finish, which was a bit abrupt and short.

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  11/18/2023 - SimonG wrote: 90 Points

  Deep ruby. A touch of volatility on the nose. Similar to a bottle a couple of years ago, more impressive than loveable. Blackcurrant with a southern herbal shroud. The VA just a little too pronounced and lending a Musaresque lift that doesn’t suite this particular bottle. Still excellent wine, but frustratingly it could and should have been a little better. ***1/2

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  5/23/2023 - ankitmehra Likes this wine: 94 Points

  The 1998 Domaine de Trévallon was a marvel. A blend of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon, the bottle, in its maturity, represented the perfect blend of both grapes. With a distinctly smokey, Syrah nose the palette shifted to what we believed exuded the confidence of a late 1980s left bank Bordeaux (with a bit more of an oomph). Comprised of red cherries, cedar, graphite and leather, the palette was silky, aided by the softened tannins.

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  2/12/2023 - Eric wrote:

  ESTG does Southern Rhone and Provence (Seattle, WA, USA): Soaring violet, garrigue, piercing acidity, dusty. Quite stunning.

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  12/25/2022 - eboracum Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I was less thrilled by this bottle than by the previous. The bouquet on the nose was well up to standard combining freshness with a rich underlying Mediterranean roundness but the palate seemed harder and structured in a more angular way than I recall and noted with the previous bottles. Bottle variation or jaded palate? Or maybe the Christmas capon was too light for its forceful personality and with hindsight decanting might have been beneficial. Very good but not excellent as before.

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