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Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe La Crau 2019

Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC

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  • 96-98pts, Jeb Dunnuck, 2021

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe is a name synonymous worldwide with the apogee of great Châteauneuf-du-Pape. With six generations of experience, they still work meticulously to gain perfection! From top spot La Crau, this is a magnificent, ageworthy red.

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe is a name synonymous worldwide with the apogee of great Châteauneuf-du-Pape. With six generations of experience, they still work meticulously to gain perfection! From top spot La Crau, this is a magnificent, ageworthy red.

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Full bodied ripe fruit, but tight and focused, structured, very long

Aroma

Smoky red and black fruits, crushed rocks, pepper and herbal garrigue

Allergy information

Contains sulphites

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe La Crau 2019

More information

  • 14.5% ABV
  • 10.88 Units
  • 750.00 ml
  • 31 December, 2099

Vieux Télégraphe is no overnight sensation – the family have been building their domaine and reputation for 130 years. It was founded in 1891 by Henri Brunier, who gave his son Hippolyte a small plot in La Crau, a high plateau regarded then as almost unfit for cultivation! That was due to the high ratio of pebbles to soil. Now, of course, it's recognised as Châteauneuf's finest terroir. It's also where Claudio Chappe, inventor of the optical telegraph, built one of his signal towers in 1821, hence the domaine's name. Over the generations, the vineyards have been expanded and to other appellations, even to a venture in Lebanon, but the family's philosophy to create authentic wines of the finest quality remains constant. A wine to cellar.

"Full-bodied richness, tight and compact, terrific mid-palate depth, focused and one great finish" Jeb Dunnock
96-98 points
Map showing Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC
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