Domaine de l'Idylle

In 1840, François Tiollier bought the land where fruit trees and vines flourished already. He added the mansion, took a good look at his creation and christened it Domaine de l’Idylle. Idylle means love story. Unable to have children, the property skipped a generation to his nephew Albert.

Albert Tiollier, focused more on wine production than fruit and his efforts were recognised in 1920 with the first of many medals for Domaine de l’Idylle...

Le Domaine de l’Idylle nestles in the age of the valley of the Combe de Savoie, deep in french Alps. The Tiollier family has been working this terroir to produce a range of subtle fine Savoy wines since 1840. Respecting nature and tradition are the key values of our family run vineyard.

These steep slopes rising on the southern flank of the Savoie valley, face the Alps and are gorged with sunshine. The soil is mainly argilo-calcaire, a gift...

In 2010, a new undergournd cellar was built combining tradition and modernity to honour the sacred grapes : gravity flow and strict temperature controls. It is this attention to detail at every stage of the wine making process which limit the need for additives and ensure the character of each of our wines is preserved.

Most of our wines are matured in stainless steel vats, for 3 to 12 months, thereby perserving the wine in purist states. S...