2008 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau

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  3/8/2024 - bacchus of knockholt wrote: 82 Points

  Took this to a Bacchus blind tasting and was very disappointed. Well past its best. Brown, tawny colour with a tarry nose and dried fruit and some peppery notes. I expected a wine of this standing to still be drinking well. The Domaine de la Jannasse 1998 tasted alongside it was still drinking well.

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  10/2/2023 - thh18731 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  This is pouring quite nice. Beautiful fruit, nice tannic structure, and a long finish with a hint of leather.

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  9/20/2023 - nsellen Likes this wine: 91 Points

  I’ve been rather unkind about the bottles I’ve had previously. Over the course of this six pack they’ve ranged from dense rich fruited and tannic alcoholic monsters, through shrill acidic fruitless alcoholic harpies and tarry, pruney, baked alcoholic etc. so bottle six was approached with low expectations.
  
  The wine decanted and clear, plenty of ruby with bare tinge of orange at rim. Nose leapt out of the glass, medicinal, tar, eucalyptus or camphor, herb, iron and a bitterish tang. Meat or blood maybe. All very Musar. It’s the best comparator I have to help me land this wine. I loved it. There’s sweetness on the palate a thick almost creamy mouth feel. Prickle of pepper from the alcohol or maybe the Syrah. Rich, rolling herballeatherytarry and something exotic behind it all. Resin? rosemary? Whatevs. I’ll stop now. This wine lasted three nights with no sign of decay. It’s in a great place but clearly only just become drinkable to my palate. Criticism? Only that the alcohol is still making its presence felt but at least it’s not dominating as it has in the past.
  
  I’m glad to be proven wrong and glad to have the 2009s in reserve.

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  9/16/2023 - cugel_saga Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Still fairly fresh and hanging on to a slice of slightly muted acidity.
  Dark fruits, maybe hints of ripe plums or old cherries.
  Leathery, herby notes.
  Good tannic finish.
  
  I like these CNDPs with plenty of years on them. This is good but I think I'll like it even more in 5 years. I've had a few cracking bottles of the 2003 in the last 18 months and it has been incredible.

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  8/18/2023 - TexasBob Likes this wine: 92 Points

  From magnum. Medium Garnet with orange cloudiness under the lights. Milk chocolate, red berries, orange zest, and spice box on the nose. Red berries, cream, and a touch of menthol late into the finish. There is also a potpourri of other dried flower and fruit notes. Very tasty.

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