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2003 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau |
| Vintage | 2003 |  Label 1 of 21   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe (web) | ||
| Variety | Red Rhone Blend | ||
| Designation | n/a | ||
| Vineyard | La Crau | ||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Rhône | ||
| SubRegion | Southern Rhône | ||
| Appellation | Châteauneuf-du-Pape | ||
| UPC Code | 761503633217 |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 90.8 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 121 notes) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 1/28/2010 & rated 91 points: From a 375ml bottle. Red raspberrry, jammy strawberry, with iron and sage notes in the bouquet. The palate was different than last bottle, perhaps just closed down. Monolithic is how I would describe it. (520 views) | |
| Tasted by urbanm on 1/7/2010 & rated 92 points: (611 views) | |
| Tasted by dbarco on 12/26/2009 & rated 93 points: (616 views) | |
| Tasted by mcnfarmer on 12/24/2009 & rated 85 points: (612 views) | |
| Tasted by Tarrant on 12/20/2009 & rated 93 points: This one continues to evolve, and it was excellent tonight - Dark red, well concentrated with a nose of cherry, spice, plum, pepper, earth and vanilla, amazing complexity and intensity, nicely balanced/structured, silky smooth on the palate with terrific length, wish we had more! (93 Points). (1142 views) | |
| Tasted by Nutty08 on 12/6/2009 & rated 91 points: From 375ml. Nose of kirsch, sandalwood, Provencal herbs, and stewed fruit. Nice acidity, with a little raisin and prune character on the palate. Finishing with a nice spicy mineral and roasted character. Seems typical of the '03 vintage, not sure if this will improve, but certainly approachable now. (1605 views) | |
| Tasted by jmh st louis on 11/24/2009 & rated 96 points: Spectacular forest floor and must on bouquet and palate. rich blend of prunes and violets and raspberry. (1650 views) | |
| Tasted by phatteus on 10/31/2009 & rated 93 points: (1329 views) | |
| Tasted by mimik on 10/30/2009 & rated 92 points: Young but really nice drab. Raspberry, prunes, strawberries(cooked) on a palate lush with more raspberry and some blackberry tastes. Smooth, high in glycerin but rather low in acidity given the vintage. Long satisfying finish. A bit closed. (1914 views) | |
| Tasted by Richard Jennings on 10/30/2009 & rated 91 points: Vieux Telegraphe vertical - 8 vintages '95-'07 (Vin Vino Wine, Palo Alto, California): Bricking dark red violet color; chocolate, baked berry, ripe plum nose; tasty, ripe black fruit, berry, blackberry, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 91+ pts. (2273 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 10/25/2009 & rated 91 points: Meduim ruby with ever so slight cloudiness. Smelled of underbrush, tar, tobacco, tart red fruits, all following through on the palate. good balance and structure with subtle tannic backbone. Flavors are still primary but unsure of ageability. Not to worry, should make it another 4 or 5 years. Delicious right now. (1992 views) | |
| Tasted by Yiannis on 10/5/2009 & rated 92 points: Medium to light garnet with orange hues. Complex nose with cherry liqueur, herbs and a Barolo-like combination of flowers, truffle and tar. Mid-bodied and round with ultra-soft tanins, nice fruit and moderate but sufficient acidity. Long finish. Quite developed given the age, probably due to the style of the vintage. That said, my guess is that it will continue to drink well over the next 5 years or so. (2393 views) | |
| Tasted by b.dylan on 10/2/2009 & rated 93 points: This is already a mature wine that is expected most probably to last for some more time. Brick red colour with very complex aromas. At first some dairy a little bit off-aromas clouded the nose but soon they disapeared leaving a very intense kirsch liquer nose that was enticing. Along with the kirsch some old wood and toasted bread aromas were perceptible and these aromas seemed to interchange domination in the glass. One time the kirsch was more pronounced and the toast subdued and vice versa. In the backgound fresh herbs such as mint were also there. The weight was medium to full with aromas similar to the ones detected with the nose, particularly the kirsch. No reason to wait more for this wine. (2229 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 10/2/2009 & rated 93 points: From a 375 ml bottle. Expressive and nuanced bouquet showing iron, mocha, caramel, cranberry, raisin, resin and garrigue over the course of an hour or so it took to consume. Medium bodied with full mouth coverage. There is some cranberry in the palate that gives it some nice lift. The finish is good. These small bottles have been a lot of fun to drink and have inspired me to pick up more 03s. (2059 views) | |
| Tasted by PhilJ on 10/1/2009 & rated 90 points: Still quite closed, needs a little longer to come together. (2048 views) | |
| Tasted by Lucky Jim on 9/1/2009 & rated 89 points: Surprisingly, I enjoyed this significantly more a few years back. Now tastes pretty simple and quite roasted. Not bad by any means, but was expecting an improvement rather than a decline. (2633 views) | |
| Tasted by Richard Jennings on 8/29/2009 & rated 92 points: Sandy's Birthday Potluck Dinner (Chez Sandy, San Jose, California): Ripe plum, berry, sous bois nose; tart berry, plum, bramble, mineral palate, tight yet; medium-plus finish (2614 views) | |
| Tasted by gunpwdr on 8/27/2009 & rated 92 points: Nose: Tobacco leaves, anise, fig sauce, cherry liquer, some heat. Palate: Fig sauce, black tea, tar on the attack, followed by a rush of anise, sarsaparilla, hint of mint, licorice on the mid-palate and drying, smooth tannins on the finish that screams of black licorice. So unctuous, but as I'm writing this, I'm wishing for a little fruit and acidity to free me from this tar pit. Still a massively enjoyable wine. (2559 views) | |
| Tasted by Rechrom on 8/17/2009 & rated 93 points: I love VT young; found this in a very good place for my taste, great fruit with earthy tones, not over the top. (2701 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 7/26/2009 & rated 89 points: Beautiful nose, beautiful ruby color, medium weight, smooth and silky, delicious (2706 views) | |
| Tasted by rmcnees on 7/16/2009 & rated 88 points: A bit out of balance.. earthy leather, cedar and tobacco overtake the dark berry fruits. (2941 views) | |
| Tasted by mmyette on 6/22/2009 & rated 90 points: Liked this better than the 05. This wine was rich and round, with a nose of cigar box and fig. Mouthfeel was medium to full bodied with tar, leather and blackberry fruit woven around creme-de-cassis and hints of vanilla. Finish was moderate, this wine was nice and balanced. (3431 views) | |
| Tasted by kennyg on 5/13/2009 & rated 87 points: Nicely integrated tannins, slight light spiice. short finish (3671 views) | |
| Tasted by vinrouge on 5/8/2009 & rated 94 points: Solid effort by one of my favorite CNPs. Could use a bit more cellar time but drank very well. (3651 views) | |
| Tasted by PhilJ on 5/1/2009 & rated 90 points: (1516 views) | |
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About red wine 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. Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia) The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône) Southern Rhône Châteauneuf-du-Pape Appellation Another site on this appellation |
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