| Domaine les Aphillanthes
Owner: Daniel Boulle
Address:
Quartier Saint Jean 84850 Travaillan.
Tel. 490 37 25 99
Direct sale: Yes. Advisable to make an appointment.
The domain owns a total of 37 ha. situated in Travaillan, Cairanne and
Sérignan. Daniel Boulle is the 4th generation at the domain and
took over in in 1987. Until 1999 all the production was sold to a
cooperative. Now the whole production is
vinified at the domain but 1/3 is still sold in bulk. New cellars were
built in 2000. From 2007 the domain is certified as biodynamic (Biodivin)
and organic (ECOCERT).
Dainel Boulle is a friend and a client of the oenolog Phillippe
Cambie.
Robert Parker: ("maybe the
richest Cotes du Rhone I have tasted") .
A range of cuvées are made. The best cuvées are aged in barriques
or demi-muids for 6-12 months. Most of the cuvées are made from vineyards
situated at Plan de Dieu, but this name is not mentioned on any of
the labels.
(The prices are for wines offered in 2008)
Cotes du Rhone Village Cairanne L'Ancestrale du Puits
from only 1,4 ha CDRV Cairanne is made from Grenache, Mourvedre and Syrah. Syrah
and Mourvedre is aged in wood (2004:16,00€)
Cotes du Rhone Village Cuvée le Cros
100% Syrah. 17-18 hl/ha. Produced from 5 ha. (2001: 13,00€)
Cotes du Rhone Village Vieilles Vignes
95% Grenache and some Syrah/Mourvedre. (2001: 13,00€)
Very limited production.
Cotes du Rhone Village Cuvée 3 Cépage
Equal parts of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre. 5 ha. (2001: 11,00€)
Cotes du Rhone Village Cuvée des Galets
From 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 20% Mourvedre. 20-22 hl/ha. (2003: 9,50€)
Count for the main part of the production - from 20 ha.
Cotes du Rhone "Mourvedre"
100% Mourvedre. 3 ha. The most expensive cuvée (2003: 22,00€.)
Cotes du Rhone
Cotes du Rhone Rosé
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