Domaine des Tours Vin de Pays de Vaucluse Merlot-Syrah 2011 Bottle (75cl)
The 2011 Domaine des Tours Vin de Pays de Vaucluse Merlot-Syrah is a French red wine crafted by Emmanuel Reynaud in the Vaucluse. This cuvee blends Merlot and Syrah under the Vin de Pays de Vaucluse appellation. Domaine des Tours is located in Sarrians, within the Vacqueyras area, and is part of the network of estates associated with Château Rayas.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Rhone
- Appellation
- Vin de Pays de Vaucluse
- Producteur / Domaine
- Emmanuel Reynaud
- Cuvée
- Merlot-Syrah
- Millésime
- 2011
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- Merlot, Syrah
Emmanuel Reynaud
Emmanuel Reynaud managed the family-run group comprising Château Rayas in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Château de Fonsalette in Lagarde-Paréol and Château des Tours in Sarrians. These estates in the Rhône Valley produce, in particular, wines from Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côtes-du-Rhône, Vacqueyras and IGP Vaucluse. Since Emmanuel Reynaud’s death in November 2025, the running of the estate has been taken over by his sons, Benoît and Louis-Damien Reynaud.
- Owner
- Famille Reynaud
Histoire du domaine
The origins of the estate date back to 1880, when Albert Reynaud, a notary in the Avignon region, acquired a mixed-farming property in the hamlet of Rayas, in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. His son, Louis Reynaud, succeeded him in 1920, expanded the vineyard’s presence and began bottling the wines on the estate. Louis acquired the Domaine des Tours in Sarrians in 1935, followed by Château de Fonsalette in Lagarde-Paréol in 1945. On Louis’s death in 1978, Jacques Reynaud took over the management of Rayas and Fonsalette, whilst his brother Bertrand retained the Domaine des Tours. Emmanuel Reynaud, Bertrand’s son, was already managing Château des Tours when he took over Rayas and Fonsalette following the death of his uncle Jacques in 1997. He then brought the family’s various estates and their labels under a single management, including Château Rayas, Pignan, Château de Fonsalette, La Pialade, Château des Tours and Domaine des Tours. Emmanuel Reynaud passed away in November 2025. Benoît Reynaud has been chairman of Château Rayas since February 2026 and Louis-Damien Reynaud is its managing director; the sources consulted confirm their involvement in taking over the business, but do not allow us to attribute with certainty sole responsibility for the winemaking across the entire portfolio to either of them.
Merlot-Syrah
Red wine marketed under the Domaine des Tours label as Vin de Pays de Vaucluse, which later became IGP Vaucluse. It differs from the estate's usual multi-varietal red by a blend explicitly limited to Merlot and Syrah.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- Descriptive name of the two grape varieties making up the blend: Merlot and Syrah.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1999
- Style of the cuvée
- Ripe and generous red, generally characterized by a velvety texture, expressive fruit, spicy nuances, and a freshness that preserves balance.
- Position within the range
- Vin de Pays/IGP Vaucluse from Domaine des Tours, distinct from the AOC wines marketed under Château des Tours.
Histoire de la cuvée
The cuvée is documented from the 1999 vintage and across several subsequent vintages up to 2012. Professional sources identify it as a distinct bottling from Domaine des Tours crafted by Emmanuel Reynaud.
