About Us

Domaine Treloar is a small boutique wine producing estate in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France.

It is owned and operated by Englishman Jonathan Hesford and his Kiwi wife, Rachel Treloar.

Jonathan is a qualified Viticulturist and Oenologist. He graduated top of his class at Lincoln University, New Zealand's premiere wine academy.

He was previously the assistant winemaker at Neudorf Vineyards, one of the most highly regarded wineries in New Zealand, where he helped make what Bob Cambell MW regards as the best ever New Zealand Chardonnay.

Here in the Roussillon he brings together a lifetime love of wine, New World techniques and the wonderful local grape varieties and terroir.

The vines are managed under the Sustainable Viticulture Program or Lutte Raisonnée.

Their aim is to make the best wines possible from every vintage.

The spiral-T logo combines the Cornish and Maori ancestry of Treloar.

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With these hands...

Treloar is a truly artisan operation. We do everything ourselves. 

It's this hands-on approach that differentiates us from most other Domaines.

In the vineyard we:-

So we are physically amongst our vines on a daily basis.

As a qualified oenologist, I don't rely on consultants to make winemaking decisions, unlike most domaines. This means the wines are distinctive rather than being made to a formula. 

"I make all the wine myself. Everything from pressing, to digging out the vats, to cleaning the barrels, to performing the analysis. This ensures that all is done to my own high standards."