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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by KL1191 on 11/12/2021 & rated 92 points: With dinner at FIG in Charleston -- somm said the cork slipped right into the bottle with the ah-so, but we were planning to decant anyway.
The wine returned to the table with a wonderfully garrigue-ous bouquet, smoky and herbaceous tending toward greener notes like roasted asparagus and bell pepper, with just a touch of horse barn funk. Flavors of fresh raspberry and plum combined with miso/soy and loamy earth, backed by black pepper and anise spice. This was a bottle I was a bit suspicious about, but it turned out to be a great pairing with chicken liver pate, ricotta gnocchi in ragu, and most surprisingly, miso-marinated swordfish. (1143 views) | | | Tasted by kstoddard on 12/24/2014 & rated 95 points: From magnum (5723 views) | | | Tasted by europat55 on 2/27/2014 & rated 86 points: 1981-1988 Vieux Telegraphe La Crau CdP Vertical (Tom's house in Palo Alto, California): Strange, somewhat offending nose (B/B+). Strange palate (B+). Interesting.
My #8, Group's #5 (100 pts). Tasted blind. (6995 views) | | | Tasted by affordableCollector on 2/27/2014 & rated 87 points: light red, in color. red fruit, spicy, on the nose. cherry, raspberry, dirt, mushrooms, on the palate. light to zero body. high acid, on the finish. (5975 views) | | | Tasted by rnellans on 11/21/2011 & rated 96 points: Wonderful complex tertiary bouquet. Leafy. Smells like old old burguumdy. Seamless. Velvet, silk. Long. long finish. (8714 views) | | | Tasted by Rupert on 10/31/2011 & rated 89 points: Beaucastel v Vieux Télégraphe 1978-1990 (The Square, Mayfair, London): Muted nose, light herby fruit, quite attractive (9066 views) | | | Tasted by blackdog on 8/14/2011 & rated 95 points: Held in my private cellar since since issue. The cork was intact removed cleanly with no seepage evident. The color was still red but lighter than when young. It opened up quickly and held over a two hour diner. It had full, delightful, grenache flavors yet was fully mature.Bouquet full. C completely delightful and we were sorry when it was all consumed. The wine even seemed enhance when it was finished over some cheese. (3936 views) | | | Tasted by Papies on 2/10/2010 & rated 96 points: Chateau Beaucastel vs Vieux Telegraph with Steven Spurrier (Handford Wines, London): Handford Wines, Beaucastel & Vieux Telegraph with Steven Spurriier, London10-Feb-10
Elegant, delicate and simply delicious. An experience into the purity of aged grenache for us. Delightful!
SS additional notes - Much better than beaucastel 1981. ( we believe it is a bottle from his personal cellar) (5302 views) | | | Tasted by Tree512 on 1/4/2008 & rated 92 points: Remarkably light color and no brett - almost looks like Burgundy. Definitately CdP on the nose and palate. Fully mature and perhaps on the beginning of a very long downslope with full secondary and tertiary notes of tobacco and tar almost like a Barolo. Still good red fruit and some spine but this is about complexity and grace right now. Excellent stuff. (3968 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 10/4/2007 & rated 92 points: Vieux Telegraphe 1981-1989 Blindtasted (Tom's House, Palo Alto, CA): Medium red color; mature, horsey, barnyard and iron nose; sweet cherry, red fruit, tobacco palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish (2543 views) | | | Tasted by Tree512 on 3/2/2007 & rated 91 points: Still too young, clean and balanced, lots of sweet fruit but not nearly the complexity of the 1983 VT we had with it. I like the 1981 Beaucastel much more as well. Not bad, but not a special bottle. (2845 views) | | | Tasted by MicklethePickle on 5/18/1990 & rated 93 points: With Michael Lehmann at Singer & Foy vertical tasting of Vieux Telegraphe. Medium ruby. Lighter edge. Great Rhone nose. Smoke, beef, sweaty leather. On the palate, has excellent flavor reminiscent of the 1978 Jamet Cote-Rotie. So much character here. Wow! 5–12–17–9: 93/100. (438 views) |
| By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Sep/Oct 2023, Issue #107, Recently-Tasted Rhône Wines Autumn 2023 (9/1/2023)
(Châteauneuf du Pape- Vieux Telegraphe) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (10/4/2007)
(Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Medium red color; mature, horsey, barnyard and iron nose; sweet cherry, red fruit, tobacco palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish 92 points |
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| Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Producer website
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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. France 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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"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
Vintage Chart 1978 to Today
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