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2005 Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Crau
- Rhone, France
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 119 / 750ml
- Red - Rich and Intense
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This producer also makes a white wine. Ensure your merchant has the color you are looking for.
Critic tasting note: "Strong wine here, with ample ripe dark red fruits, spice, garrigue, jam and kirsch. The wine is rich, round and full bodied, leaving with a finish packed with fresh red and black cherries. 93 Points" - 93/100, Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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2005 Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau
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Domaine Du Vieux Telegraphe, 'La Crau' Chateauneuf du Pape 2005, France
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Highlights
- From Chateauneuf-du-Pape, France
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 119 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Rich and Intense
- Southern Rhone Red Blend
- Pairs well with Lamb
Winery
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe is a producer in the southern Rhône region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Owned by the Brunier family for more than 100 years, Vieux Télégraphe is one of the best-known producers in the region. The Br...
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About the Product
- Region or Appellation
- Drinking Window
- 2009-2030
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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14.5%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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65% Grenache (Grenache), 15% Mourvedre (Monastrell), 5% Syrah, 5% Cinsault, 5% Clairette & 5% Other
Production Attributes
- Maturation
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Oaked
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French
- Ownership
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Vignobles Brunier
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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LOCATION: the stony Plateau de la Crau, in the south-east of the appellation, where the villages of Bédarrides, Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Courthézon meet. AREA: 123.5 acres. SOIL AND SUBSOIL: molasse from the Miocene epoch (1-1.5m in depth) sitting on a thick layer of clay with high stone content, and covered by the pebble blanket of Alpine
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- Winemaking
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Grapes are hand-picked, with double sorting at the vine, then a third sorting in the winery. Gentle pressing and selective destemming, followed by 30-40 days’ traditional fermentation in temperature–controlled stainless-steel and wooden vats. Pneumatic pressing, then systematic malolactic fermentation.
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- Ageing
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20-22 months in French oak foudres (60hl). Bottled unfined and unfiltered, then released at 2 years.
- Producer Tasting Notes
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a classic red Châteauneuf-du-Pape, very fine and elegant. The best vintages will age for 25 years and more.
Awards
(1)About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Salt and pepper ribs Starter Course
- Contains: pork ribs, Szechuan pepper, five spice
- Chinese
- Tandoori duck Main Course
- Contains: tandoori marinade
- Indian
- Steak frites with garlic butter Main Course
- Rump steak, with frites and salad
- Contains: beef steak
- French
- Gouda Cheese Course
- Dutch
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2005 vintage
93 / 100
11 scores
95 - 100
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90 - 94
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85 - 89
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80 - 84
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75 - 79
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0 - 74
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When to drink: 2009 to 2030
2005 Vintage
Tasted: May 2014
Strong wine here, with ample ripe dark red fruits, spice, garrigue, jam and kirsch. The wine is rich, round and full bodied, leaving with a finish packed with fresh red and black cherries. 93 Points
2005 Vintage
Tasted: Mar 2015
When to drink: 2015 to 2030
For completeness we may include critic scores in our aggregation that we do not display.
User Ratings
(15)4.5
15 ratings
Rate 2005 Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Crau
Very Good
2005 Vintage Saved: 31-Jul-2016
Outstanding wine. Smooth Graphite, rich mouth feel beautiful viscosity. What CDP should be. 7/16
Compare vintages
Vintage
Critics Score
Avg. Price (ex-tax)
All
92 / 100
$ 104
2023
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$ 96
2021
93 / 100
$ 112
2020
92 / 100
$ 106
2019
93 / 100
$ 103
2018
92 / 100
$ 100
2017
93 / 100
$ 99
2016
94 / 100
$ 94
2015
94 / 100
$ 73
2014
91 / 100
$ 67
2013
91 / 100
$ 77
2012
92 / 100
$ 94
2011
93 / 100
$ 80
2010
93 / 100
$ 95
2009
92 / 100
$ 110
2008
90 / 100
$ 80
2007
93 / 100
$ 91
2006
92 / 100
$ 104
2005
93 / 100
$ 119
2004
92 / 100
$ 65
2003
92 / 100
$ 110
2001
91 / 100
$ 110
2000
90 / 100
$ 132
1999
90 / 100
$ 123
1998
93 / 100
$ 119
1997
88 / 100
$ 100
1996
89 / 100
$ 290
1995
92 / 100
$ 115
1994
89 / 100
$ 144
1993
89 / 100
$ 112
1992
87 / 100
$ 158
1991
84 / 100
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1990
94 / 100
$ 170
1989
91 / 100
$ 258
1988
87 / 100
$ 135
1987
91 / 100
–
1986
87 / 100
$ 293
1985
89 / 100
$ 248
1984
93 / 100
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1983
91 / 100
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1982
91 / 100
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1981
92 / 100
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1980
90 / 100
$ 291
1979
88 / 100
$ 337
1978
95 / 100
$ 569
1976
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1971
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$ 781
1969
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1966
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1947
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2005 Vintage: Rhone Learn more
Vintage quality: Legendary
Current condition: Ready to drink, will keep
The 2005 vintage for the Rhône was fantastically good.
For both the Northern and Southern Rhône, the growing season was idyllic. Spring was a little on the cool side and April saw unwelcome snowstorms strike the Northern Rhône appellations of Cornas, S...
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