Château Trillol

Owned by the Sichel family since 1990, Château Trillol is perched high up in the foothills of the Pyrenees at an altitude of 400 metres (1,312ft) in the AOC Corbières winegrowing region. The mysterious Cathar castles close by, with their thousand years of history, add to the majesty of this outstanding, unspoiled natural environment. Down in the valley, the picturesque and magnificently restored village of Cucugnan was made famous by Alphonse ...

Located in the magnificent valley of the picturesque village of Cucugnan (now legendary thanks to the famous short story by Alphonse Daudet, The Priest of Cucugnan) not far from the castles of Quéribus and Peyrepertuse, the estate’s vines enjoy an excellent situation at an average elevation of 330 metres, surrounded by the maquis scrubland typical of the Corbières. The average plantation density on the estate is 4,000 vine plants/hectare. Sinc...

Château Trillol red

Château Trillol’s red wine has a secret: the marriage of purity and density procured at every harvest by slow maturing and low yields. The same balance is also perceptible in the blend of Grenache, Carignan and Syrah and the complementarity between the siliceous soils of the maquis and the argillaceous limestone of the valley. This is a true vin de terroir – a wine typical of the place it grew in, proud of its southern o...