Vieux Telegraphe
Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape La Crau
Rhone Valley
$211.60
Min. Quantity: 2
Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe's Chateauneuf du Pape is a classic Chateauneuf du Pape, highlighting the Southern Rhone as the leading wine region for Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre blends, in the world.
The vineyard, with an average age of 60 years, is located on the famous plateau of La Crau, which is widely acclaimed as the pinnacle of viticulture in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. This terroir marks the wines with a very special minerality, as if they had been filtered through the thick layer of rolled pebbles.
This wine is also showing an abundance of aromas and flavours of red plums, raspberries, black cherries, tobacco, spice, black olives and garrigue.
The Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape is an outstanding wine that would pair beautifully with beef bourguignon, chicken and mushroom risotto, duck dishes or grilled eggplant.
Expert Reviews & Awards
"The 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape La Crau is a hugely successful vintage, marked by scents of sun-warmed stones, garrigue, black cherries and black olives. Full-bodied, rich and velvety, it finishes with tremendous length and softly dusty tannins, which should help ensure a long, positive evolution." (96 Points - on the 2019 vintage).
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate — 96 Points
"The finished blend that is now aging another year in 60 hectoliter barrels, this has a very fleshy, round, rich and smooth-honed palate that has such completeness already. The raspberries and red plums are stunning here. The tannins are there and very open-knit and there's a super sapid feel to the finish. The 15% Mourvèdre does much of the heavy lifting here. It shapes the finish and drags it deep. Around one-third from crushed grapes with stems. Drinkable on release, but best from 2024" (94-95 Points - on the 2018 vintage.)
James Suckling — 93 Points
"The flagship of this great estate is the 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape and it could quite possibly be one of the longest lived wines in the 2018 vintage, which in general, is a charming, forward vintage geared for consumption in the first decade of life. Revealing a more ruby, almost translucent color as well as a great perfume of wild strawberries, blackberries, Asian spices, peppery garrigue, and flowers, it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, a building, undeniable sense of minerality, plenty of mid-palate depth, and enough tannins to warrant 2-3 years or bottle age. It has the more upfront, expressive style of the vintage yet my money is on this evolving for 15-20 years." (94 Points - on the 2018 vintage.)
Jeb Dunnuck — 94 Points
Winemaking Notes
Made from Grenache 65%, Mourvedre 15% and Syrah 15%, Clairette, Cinsault and sundry others 5%. Matured for 20-22 months in French Oak foudres before being bottled unrefined and unfiltered and released at 2 years old.
Cellaring Notes
This wine can be aged in good cellar conditions for up to 20 years from release.
Producer
Vieux Telegraphe
One of the Rhône's great estates, Vieux Telegraphe is run by Fredec and Daniel Brunier, the great-grandsons of founder, Hippolyte Brunier. The domaine occupies some 70 hectares on the stony plateau of Le Crau in the east of the Châteauneufdu- Pape appellation. The wines of Vieux Telegraphe are true classics - robust and earthy with strong personalities and a great track record of longevity in the cellar. The reds are led by Grenache with Mourvedre and Syrah following in behind and are aged in concrete tank for 9 months before time in foudre. As a counterpoint to the estates rich red wine offerings, the white wines show great detail and clarity with the Châteauneuf predominately Clairette and Grenache Blanc with aging split between stainless steel tanks and barrique.
Variety
About Grenache & Grenache blends
Grenache is grown around the world and it is mostly known as a blending partner with other grape varieties. However, when it is made into a varietal wine on it's own, Grenache can produce a richly flavoured red wine that shows an abundance of red berries and delicious peppery spices.
Some of the finest wines from Chateauneuf du Pape, in the Southern Rhone, are made from 100% Grenache. Other great wines from this region are made from Grenache blended with Syrah and Mourvedre. These iconic wines are also full-bodied, rich and textural with a concentration of spicy red fruit aromas and flavours.
In Spain, Grenache is known as Garnacha and it is used in blends with Tempranillo, from regions such as Priorat and Rioja.
Outside of Europe, some of the world's highest quality Grenache wines are made in the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale, as well as other Australian regions. Made from old bush vines, these wines are known for their impressive concentration of ripe fruit flavours and their overall approachability. Being a late ripening grape, Grenache needs to be planted in warm or hot climates.
About Rhone wines & Rhone style blends
The Rhone Valley is one of France's most spectacular wine regions. Set on the banks of the River Rhone, this incredible wine region features The Northern Rhone and The Southern Rhone.
In the The Northern Rhone, the only permitted red wine grape is Syrah (Shiraz), whereas The Southern Rhone is mostly known for producing Grenache, with Shiraz and Mourvedre playing a supporting role. Syrah from the Northern Rhone is deeply coloured with high levels of tannin and ripe aromas and flavours of blackberry, blackcurrant and black pepper. Grenache from the Southern Rhone can be full-bodied, quite ripe and show spiced red fruit flavours such as cranberry and red plum. It also blends beautifully with Syrah and Mourvedre.
Both regions also make beautiful white wines such as Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne, as well as dry Rosé.
However, the red wines from the Rhone Valley are distinctively powerful and they underpin the reputation of the Rhone Valley, around the world.
So too, are the Rhone style red wines that produced in Australia, in regions such as The Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale.
The Rhone Valley has been a significant source of inspiration to Australian winemakers, who are also known around the world for making powerful Shiraz, Grenache or Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre (GSM) blends.
Region
About Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is an Appellation d'origine controlee (AOC, or controlled designation of origin) wine region running roughly 200 km south of Lyon, in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes administrative region in the central-southeast of France. Although strictly one region, the Rhone realistically can be split neatly into two the north and south. In Northern Rhone, Syrah is king, with famous appellations such as Cote Rotie, Hermitage, St-Joseph, Cornas and Crozes-Hermitage producing stunning wines along with lighter tones from the whites based around Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne from Condrieu, Chateau Grillet, St-Joseph, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage and St-Peray. In Southern Rhone, Syrah combines with Grenache and Mourvedre in the enchanting wines of Chateauneuf du Pape, Gigondas, Vacqueyras, and the eminently drinkable wines of Cotes du Rhone. With its diversity of terroir and famous appellations, the Rhone Valley gives the wine-lover a great range of wine styles from some of the world's most famous sub regions.
Details
Closure: Cork
Country: France
Wine Body: Full Bodied
Wine Sweetness: Dry
Size: 750mL
Non Alcoholic: No
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