At A Glance
- Field
- Detail
- Producer
- Domaine du Traginer
- Base
- Banyuls-sur-Mer
- Vineyard
- More than 18 hectares
- Grapes
- Grenache, Grenache Gris, Carignan, Mourvèdre and Syrah
- Named wine
- Banyuls Rimage Vin doux naturel
The Producer
Jean-François Deu began vineyard work young and founded his own domaine in 1975. Domaine du Traginer has been organically certified since 1997 and later obtained Demeter certification. Deu experimented with biodynamic methods before that certification.
The domaine does not use selected yeasts or enzymes, modern winemaking techniques, or other manipulations. Some wines are bottled without added sulphites when the vintage and must stability permit.
Place
Steep schist upper slopes define the domaine at Banyuls-sur-Mer, where the Pyrenees meet the Mediterranean. The estate's parcels are dispersed between the coast and the mountains, allowing blends from both settings.
Wines
Red Banyuls are made from Grenache, Grenache Gris and Carignan. Mutage stops fermentation by adding alcohol, followed by long maceration and ageing in century old barrels. Collioure reds use Grenache, Carignan, Mourvèdre and Syrah.
The 2024 Banyuls Rimage is 90% Grenache Noir and 10% Carignan. The grapes undergo about one month of skin maceration in temperature controlled vessels, ferment without added yeast, and mature for approximately eight months in stainless steel before bottling without filtration or added sulphur.
In The Glass
The Rimage opens with sloe, blackberry, raisins, dried herbs and gravel, alongside dark cherry and sweet spice. The palate is sweet, just over medium bodied and dark fruited, with an herbal line, low acidity, dry tannins and a fiery finish.
A Bottle To Understand It
Choose Banyuls Rimage Vin doux naturel 2024. Rimage is the younger Banyuls style, fortified with grape spirit so natural residual sugar remains. At 16% alcohol, this vintage gives one current bottle for the domaine's fortified red category before the range moves to long macerated red Banyuls and Collioure reds.
Final Word
Domaine du Traginer makes Banyuls and Collioure reds at Banyuls-sur-Mer, with organic and Demeter certified farming, mule worked vineyard parcels, and a Rimage style built around Grenache and natural sweetness.
Sources
- www.traginer.fr
- www.buonvino.co.uk/producers/domaine-de-traginer
- vigneronsbio.com/domaines-viticoles/domaine-du-traginer
- chambersstwines.com/blogs/articles/superb-biodynamic-banyuls-and-collioure-from-domaine-du-traginer
- www.systembolaget.se/produkt/vin/banyuls-9026702
- www.munskankarna.se/sv/vinlocus/tillfalligt-sortiment-14-november-2025/banyuls-rimage-2024
- www.buonvino.co.uk/product/banyuls-rimage-traginer
- www.traginer.fr/produit/banyuls-rimage-2025