Familly affair
Our estate represents over 170 years of blood, sweat, tears and passion for our wine.
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.
Before the Second World War, Albert handed the reins to his son André who, together with his wife Henriette, became the first generation to bottle the wine on site. This was an important step in the devolopment of these authentic but lesser known local grape varieties.
In 1975, the next generation saw brothers Philippe and François Tiollier in charge and expanding the vineyard to its curent size of 50 acres, devoted exclusively to wine production. The brothers added new wines to the range and began international distribution which today spreads far beyond their native Savoie to Asia and the USA.
In 2011, Philippe’s eldest son, Sylvain Tiollier, joined the team to add a hint of modernity to the great traditions of Domaine de l’Idylle.
Sylvain Tiollier
Vigneron
Sylvain is a trained oenologist. Through his winemaking experiences around the world, he brings a touch of contemporary expertise to Domaine de l’Idylle. Passionate about his region, he believes the mountain climate lends finesse and balance to his Savoie wines.
From the wine to the bottle
Sitting in Natural Park of the Massif des Bauges, family's production is strictly controlled
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. Some of our production is also aged in locally produced oak barrels.
All our still wines are bottled by us on the estate.
