Châteauneuf du Pape
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe

Châteauneuf du Pape


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1998
12x75cl
DP
£758.46

2008
12x75cl
DP
£480.00


Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe, Châteauneuf du Pape, 1998

1998

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe, Châteauneuf du Pape, 1998
ABV:
14%
90+/100
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous

Good full medium ruby. Complex nose combines black fruits, nuts and flowers; strong peppery, vegetal suggestion of young syrah. Quite tight and rather powerfully styled, with an herbaceous suggestion of youthful syrah. Like the '99, this is tannic, but here the tannins are sweeter and more thoroughly buffered by fruit. Built for aging; may ultimately merit a higher score.
Date Reviewed:
01/2001

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Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe

The Domaine takes its name from a tower built in 1793 by Claude Chappe (the inventor of the optical telegraph system) on the plateau near Bédarrides. The Domaine, owned by the Brunier family, consists of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and old Clairette vines planted in a small area named La Crau. The Bruniers produce very refined, beautifully measured Chateauneuf du Pape, the result of a harmonious marriage of traditional and modern techniques. Grapes are de-stalked except for their old Grenache vines, the wines are vinified in and aged in cuve for ten months, followed by a further 12 months in 50-70 hl oak "foudres." Eventually bottling takes place, without filtration, after a total of 22 months. This Domaine is a yardstick for modern era of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

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