Châteauneuf du Pape, 2008

A Grenache-dominated blend with up to 15% Syrah, 15% Mourvèdre and some Clairette and Cinsault included, all from vines planted on the fine La Crau vineyard averaging 65 years old. Maturation will be in a mixture of concrete vat and wooden foudres. A more serious wine than Télégramme, certainly, that will drink a couple of years later, there is more tannin and complexity here whilst still retaining a certain elegance, composure and refreshing character of the vintage. Télégraphe fans will love this classic, unflashy, demure style, with notes of undergrowth, raspberry, bullace, bramble, and faint suggestions of sloe gin.