What an amazing wine! Still going strong after 46 years. Most impressive was the full bodied, silky smooth, mouth feel. Soft tannins and great nose. Wish I had more!
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The 1978 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau is showing beautifully, offering up aromas of ripe plums, licorice, grilled meats, loamy soil, fennel seed and warm spices. Medium to full-bodied, rich and layered, it's fully mature, with melting tannins, lively acids and a fleshy, enveloping core of fruit. Long and sapid, it's easy to see why many consider this the reference-point wine from this estate.
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Oh my! An absolutely brilliant showing from a 42 year old Chateauneuf. Still dark and vibrant and a beautiful match for a friend's homemade cassoulet. Clearly wine of the night and outshone a'98 in magnum.
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Was excited to try this to compare with other Rhone 78s. Unfortunately this bottle was gone - despite perfect storage since release a sunken cork and it was undrinkable.
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5/9/2024 - Pitkin_CT Likes this wine: 99 Points
What an amazing wine! Still going strong after 46 years. Most impressive was the full bodied, silky smooth, mouth feel. Soft tannins and great nose. Wish I had more!
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4/10/2021 - William Kelley Likes this wine: 95 Points
The 1978 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau is showing beautifully, offering up aromas of ripe plums, licorice, grilled meats, loamy soil, fennel seed and warm spices. Medium to full-bodied, rich and layered, it's fully mature, with melting tannins, lively acids and a fleshy, enveloping core of fruit. Long and sapid, it's easy to see why many consider this the reference-point wine from this estate.
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2/28/2021 - M&D24 wrote: 95 Points
Oh my! An absolutely brilliant showing from a 42 year old Chateauneuf. Still dark and vibrant and a beautiful match for a friend's homemade cassoulet. Clearly wine of the night and outshone a'98 in magnum.
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1/31/2021 - joshabramson Likes this wine: 94 Points
Very delicate and elegant wine. Opened up nicely and became more expressive after 15-20 minutes in the glass. Still very much alive and juicy.
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3/16/2020 - mpdonnel wrote: flawed
Was excited to try this to compare with other Rhone 78s. Unfortunately this bottle was gone - despite perfect storage since release a sunken cork and it was undrinkable.
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