Domaine du Trapadis
Helen Durand
Route d'Orange 84110 Rasteau
Tel. +33 4 90 461 120
Direct sale: Every day 8.00-12.00 and 14.00-19.00
Mail: durand.helen@wanadoo.fr
Web: http://www.domainedutrapadis.com/
(Not available)
The grandparents of the owner today were both born by wine growers. When
they married in 1942 some fields of the two families were brought together and a
new domain was born, Trapadis. The name Trapadis is derived from the word "Trapalas"
which means "cave" in Provençal,.
The mother of Helen Durand (born Charavin) married Robert Durand. When they ran
the domain the yield was sold in bulk to merchants. In 1990 the 16 years
old Helen Durand started to bottle some wine and started an oenologic education. In 1996
he became responsible for the domain.
In 2016-2017 a new cellar was built just behind the old cellar.
Today the domain covers 32 ha. of which 24 ha in
Rasteau, 3,5 ha in Cairanne and some ha in Roaix from where the grapes were delivered to the
cooperative until 2012.
The vines have an average age of 35 years but
some of them are planted in 1922.
Since 2010 the vineyards have been certified agriculture biologique and
later also biodynamique.
Helen Durand at Decouvertes in Avignon 2019
Wines (Information is not available for the moment.
Rasteau
2017: 70% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre, 10% Carignan. Matured in cement tank for 18 months.
Rasteau Harys
2012: 80% Syrah, 20% Clairette. Yield 20
hl/ha.
Matured in cement tank for 24 months
Rasteau Les Cras
2014: 70% Grenache, 10% Carignan, 10% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah.
Rasteau
Les Adrès
2012: 80% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre, 10% Carignan.
10% aged in barriques.
VDN Rasteau Grenat
2016: 90% Grenache and 10% Carignan. 20% aged in barriques for 11
months.
Cairanne
2015: 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Carignan.
Cotes du Rhone Village Roaix Les
Perrières
2013: 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Cinsault
Cotes du Rhone
2017: 100% Grenache.
Cotes du Rhone Rosé
2014: 80% Grenache and 20%
Carignan/Mourvèdre/Cinsault/Clairette/Counoise.
Cotes du Rhone Blanc
2011: 90% Grenache Blanc and 10% Clairette.
10-15 hl./ha. Aged in barriques for 8 months.
VDF Esprit
2017: 100% Grenache
VDF Grenache Vendanges Tardives Les Ponchonnières
From late harvest Grenache with a yield of 4 hl./ha.
50% aged in tank and 50% in barriques for about 18 months.
Photo from a visitor on FB January 2021
Photo fra FB February 2020