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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by mxpbuy on 12/11/2022 & rated 88 points: Unlike later vintages, this bottling does not designate "La Crau" proudly on the label. Fill was 2.5cm and cork was soaked but fully in tact. Color was cloudy as expected with bricking but just the faintest of orange starting to appear. After about 60 minute the funk largely dissipated, but the past peak elements of the wine remained. Nonetheless, the fruit was not entirely gone nor reliant only upon the tannins to carry them. An interesting experiment that makes we wonder whether I should set aside one of my 2005s for a another 25 years to see what happens to it. (485 views) | | | Tasted by oz11779 on 12/21/2018 & rated 90 points: The sealing wax capsule has largely disintergrated, and the cork loose, but that does not seem to have affected the wine. Quite a deep garnet, no paling at the edge. Tarry nose, floral undernotes, a touch of mothballs, even some grass. Dry, fairly acid, very long; the flavour neutral at first, then developing, minty. Not complex, but it went down very well with a pork chop. (1308 views) | | | Tasted by Tony Molester on 12/22/2015: Good wine, no formal notes. Took a while to wake up and grenache was still perceptible.
Good, not great.
Drink up. (2882 views) | | | Tasted by Unfiltered on 4/26/2013 & rated 91 points: Surprisingly alive given the low ullage and pale orange colour. Well store and never moved for 20 years helps. Just an old piece of history at this point but fun to serve with younger versions to illustrate what an old wine can be. (4456 views) | | | Tasted by Sbradperkins on 12/25/2012: Cork disintegrated when we tried to open it, so we strained the wine into a decanter and served right away. Tasted a bit off at first, but then opened up beautifully and kept getting better with every sip. (4825 views) | | | Tasted by MicklethePickle on 5/18/1990 & rated 92 points: With Michael Lehmann at Singer & Foy vertical tasting of Vieux Telegraphe. Dark ruby. Nose is very nice. Rich and dense. Powerful. Lots to like. Delicious to taste, very rich. Excellent. 5-12–17–8: 92/100. (161 views) |
| Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Producer website
U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)
A visit to Domaine Vieux Telegraphe hosted by proprietor Alain Brunier -
https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2019/08/domaine-du-vieux-telegraphe-chateauneuf_3.html Red Rhone Blend Read about the different grapes used to produce red and white Rhone wines
On CellarTracker, Red Rhone Blend is the term for a wine consisting of two or more of the traditional 13 Southern Rhone grape varieties. Typically it's the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre or Cinsault grapes, but can also contain the Muscardin, Counoise, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Picpoul, Roussanne, Terret Noir, Picardan or Vaccarese grapes.
A 'food' wine. Lacking pretension and intended for local consumption with local cuisine. Lacks the 'high' notes on a Bordeaux, more earthy and sharper so often a better partner to meat dishes with a sauce. France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Southern Rhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Southern Rhone Valley
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Châteauneuf-du-Pape Appellation - Read more about Chateauneuf du Pape
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"As I have written many times in the past, the sweet spot for drinking Châteauneuf du Papes is usually the first 5-6 years after the vintage. Then they seem to go through an adolescent, awkward, and sometimes dormant stage, only to re-emerge around year 10-12, where the majority of wines are often fully mature. The best of them will continue to hold on to life (but rarely improving) beyond 15-20 years. It is only the exceptional Châteauneuf du Papes that will evolve for 20-25+ years, and those are indeed a rarity. However, things may be improving dramatically in terms of the longevity of Châteauneuf du Pape, although Grenache-dominated wines, the vast majority of wines produced in the appellation, are wines that do not have the polyphenol (extract and tannin) content of top Cabernet Sauvignons, Merlots, or Syrah-based wines. Nevertheless, the younger generation in Châteauneuf du Pape has taken seriously the farming in the vineyards. There are more organic and biodynamically run vineyards here than in any other appellation of France. The yields, which were already low, are even lower today (20-35 hectoliters per hectare), and of course, the proliferation of top luxury and/or old-vine cuvées gives a significant boost to the number of wines that will evolve past 25 or 30 years. The advantage of these wines is their broad window of drinkability." - Robert Parker
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