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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 455 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by JK649 on 3/20/2024 & rated 91 points: Really nice wine, got better as it opened up. Missing some of that primary fruit that I was wanting for. (760 views) | | | Tasted by mfimiani47 on 3/20/2024 & rated 93 points: Really nice. Still rather tight and wound but with air opened to a fresh and refined glass of wine. Almost looked like a 100% Grenache given the granite colour. Really lovely and got me excited about CDP again. (701 views) | | | Tasted by johanbev on 3/17/2024 & rated 91 points: Cork came out easily, almost not soaked at all. Decanted and sat to breathe for about one three quarters to an hour.
The wine is clearly mature, almost no primary fruits left. Clear bricking. Aroma of leather, garrigue and fresh ground coffee.
Very pleasant but needs food to go with it as the lush embrace of CnP fruits are gone with this age, but the acid and tannins are still present.
This seems to have developed more quickly than some other mature CnPs I've had. I don't have much experience with Vieux Télégraphe other than this vintage, so I cannot tell if it's normal, or due to poor storage.
This wine has a lot of both fine and coarse deposits, much more than I expected and almost Burgundy-like, so take care during decanting. (648 views) | | | Tasted by GNBB on 3/6/2024 & rated 91 points: Decanted 1 hour. Really showing some age on the rim now. Such a super nose - delightful garrigue, lavender, light subtle brambles. Palate is still very forward with medium fine tannins, fresh acidity along with plenty of rich rosemary, black cherries and a clear, but light, savouryness. Drinking really well now. Drink now-2030 (997 views) | | | Tasted by frisbeedog on 2/18/2024 & rated 91 points: Seemed over the hill after pop and pour on the first night. The next day the wine was much improved and tasting nice. (1082 views) | | | Tasted by redders on 2/3/2024 & rated 91 points: In a good spot. Mid ripe with balance and great length. Not at all showy just class. (989 views) | | | Tasted by Juliansi on 12/30/2023 & rated 91 points: The "joker" brought by Eng, so kind of him to bring this beautifully aged CdP to our pre NY eve dinner with RN at Grand Imp Damas.
2006 was a ripe, pure and concentrated Southern Rhone vintage.
65% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre and 15% Syrah, with 10% Cinsault. Amazing seaweed nori nose, with the light funk quickly clearing.
Rich sweet black fruit, licorice comes through. Tannin M, Acid M+.
Outstanding.. I am sure I would have enjoyed this even more if it had made an appearance earlier in the French-heavy evening.
In its drinking prime or slightly plateauing, drink up. The power is starting to fade, but still immensely enjoyable with the leather on the mid-palate.
Classic CdP, this Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe has been run by the Brunier family, for six generations - since 1891.
The estate’s vineyards, 60 years old on average, are planted on the celebrated Plateau of La Crau, a site renowned for grape-growing in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. This terroir imparts to their wines a highly distinctive minerality!
30 Dec 2023
Grand Imperial, KL, Malaysia (1201 views) | | | Tasted by pbaek on 12/24/2023: Cool and blue, but also a bit dry, which is to say not very generous compared to the 2005 Marcoux for example. Vertical, seaweed notes, dark fruit. It’s a good wine, but not more than that. (994 views) | | | Tasted by JonBarnes1 on 12/22/2023: Not as bowled over as I was 2 years ago but still drinking nicely. Poured from Coravin, will decant the rest later and report back if any different impressions. Funky nose blew off within minutes; on the palate still weighty but nicely balanced. Black olive and reglisse dominate. I’d drink up and enjoy now. (943 views) | | | Tasted by whitmanlholt on 12/9/2023 & rated 92 points: Popped and poured. This is a solid red wine with some moderate sediment at the end of the bottle (which I stood up for a couple of weeks); decanting could help to remove the sediment. On the nose, I get strawberry, cherry, wet rocks, and licorice root. In the mouth, this highlights juicy red fruit with several layers of flavor and texture. The finish hits a higher-acid note with a cherry-sauce echo. Overall, I found this to be a delightful and fresh wine that should enhance most food. This was a great showing and a better bottle today. Based on this particular bottle, the wine should easily have another 5-10 years in the tank. 92 points. (981 views) | | | Tasted by mp44 on 7/9/2023 & rated 92 points: somewhat better than my last bottle 18 months ago - drinking nicely and still some legs yet (2090 views) | | | Tasted by Mr.Loulou on 7/8/2023 & rated 92 points: Still good but declining (1730 views) | | | Tasted by Cote d'Or on 6/20/2023: Tasted over 2 hrs
-med dark red minimal clearing
-heady perfumed grenache jammy spice cake some faint sweet sous bois
-med acidity, med weight faded plum kirsch fig licorice, a bit of heat accentuates the med/med- tannins
-excellent complexity and old(-ish) school style still doing very well with only some notes of full maturity, but for my taste would not let this sit any longer only because the heat will likely become intrusive as the fruit fades further (1828 views) | | | Tasted by Cleekk on 5/6/2023 & rated 90 points: The first red at dinner in SF at B&L over home cooked cassava pasta with scallop and prawns. Ruby, medium to light bodied. Leather and blue fruits on the nose. Beef consomme taste with a note of balsamic vinegar in a nice way. Short finish. Pleasure nonetheless. (1897 views) | | | Tasted by oenanthe on 4/25/2023 & rated 89 points: Vieux Telegraphe Vertical (The Sun Street Hotel, Liverpool Street): A medium dark red. In the noughties flight has more in common with the 2000 than the 2005, although it is a better wine in my view. Quite robust, feels youthful, full-bodied and with a sharp tang on the finish. Drink or hold, it could resolve more in the coming years. It is fascinating how different these vintages are, a real education - we went into this with no real idea of what the best vintages in the southern rhone were but found quite quickly that our view did align with the general concensus. (2115 views) | | | Tasted by Vinumming & Ahhing on 4/25/2023 & rated 90 points: Vieux Telegraphe Vertical (Sun Street Hotel, Liverpool Street, London): In this flight of four, this is alongside the 2000 qualitatively. There is a beef consommé character to the nose with some darker, deeper aniseed notes. A faint hint of balsamic glaze too - not in an offputting way. Palate is rich, cool and correct. (1525 views) | | | Tasted by Rollerball100 on 3/26/2023 & rated 90 points: Decanted a couple of hours before dinner and then drank slowly over a few hours. Tannins all integrated and drinking smoothly now. All primary fruit gone now so it won’t improve but will hold its own for the next couple of years. Improved as the evening went on. (1461 views) | | | Tasted by asgerG on 3/15/2023 & rated 92 points: CV1. Mature garnet red, yellow tinged, 4.5. Generous mature old school C9P bouquet, Grenache liqueur, garrigue. Harmonious palate, m+T, mA, m+B, dry, almost elegant, fine balance, garrigue finish. Drink now-2030 (1514 views) | | | Tasted by dkfinancial on 10/7/2022 & rated 50 points: Totally shot. All beef bouillon and dried leaves - the fruit is gone. No tannins left. Bought on release and cellared throughout at 14C in my Vintage Keeper. Blimey. (2127 views) | | | Tasted by SMHalps on 9/23/2022 & rated 92 points: When we opened it, I though it might be shot, very little fruit and some barnyard smells on the first pass. But after about 25 minutes it opened up. Much of the fruit that was there upon release is gone, and the wine was left with many secondary flavors. How you rate the wine depends on how you like that profile. (2102 views) | | | Tasted by DanielOsman on 6/16/2022 & rated 88 points: Whilst nice. This was past its best, raisining from the outset. Even a good selection of meats was not enough to encourage the best here. Drink up. (2381 views) | | | Tasted by PIntag on 5/29/2022 & rated 91 points: Opened by a friend at a gathering. Didn't get much time with it, but it was showing very well and seemed to be in a good spot. (2257 views) | | | Tasted by Montecalvo on 2/1/2022 & rated 92 points: so young. still dark red at the edge. Nose is still primary Grenache fruit. Very clean and pure fruit. Mid palate has medium density. Balanced. Loads of time to peak. (2965 views) | | | Tasted by drmarclevine on 1/30/2022 & rated 93 points: Decanted one hour. Complex nose of black raspberry, tobacco, anise, and coffee grounds. Evolved in the glass for another hour. Black cherry with a strong beam of menthol in the mouth. Masculine and borderline brooding but with enough acid to keep things lively. Long, drying finish. Delivers the goods if you like the slightly leaner, less flashy, rugged, old-school style. Ready now but will hold in this place for 2-4 more years. Paired beautifully with a ribeye steak with mustard creme sauce. (2231 views) | | | Tasted by Winiac on 1/29/2022 & rated 91 points: Past peak but still together and balanced. Fruit is fading with tertiary flavors. Medium length and pleasant finish. (2230 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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(Domaine Du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf Du Pape, Ac, La Crau red) Subscribe to see review text. | By David Lawrason
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(Domaine Du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf Du Pape, Ac, La Crau red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jeb Dunnuck
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(Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, January/February 2009, IWC Issue #142
(Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape La Crau) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
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(Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
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Vinous, January/February 2008, IWC Issue #136
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RJonWine.com (9/9/2010)
(Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau) Group's #5 (my #5) – 77 pts.; 1, 1, 1, 1 - medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; youthful, nice tart red fruit, red berry, raspberry, white chocolate nose; youthful, raspberry, tart cherry, red berry, oak palate, very tight; medium-plus finish 92 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (10/30/2009)
(Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau) Dark red violet color; berry, herbal, chocolate nose; tight, berry, chocolate, plum palate, that gets sharp tasting on the finish; medium finish 91+ pts. 91 points |
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| 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. La Crau On weinlagen-infoFrance 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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Vineyards on weinlagen-info
"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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