Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape white 2021

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Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape white 2021

RVF Guide to the Best Wines of France 2024 (August 2023): 93/100. For the white, the 2021 vintage is more expressive: the freshness of the vintage only enhances its flavor.

Technical sheet written by the domaine :

GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION: stony plateau of the Crau (southeast of the appellation. Intersection of the villages of Bédarrides, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and Courthézon).

AREA: 6 hectares.

SOIL AND SUBSOIL: Miocene molasses (1 to 1.5 m deep) resting on a thick layer of clay rich in pebbles, covered by an alpine diluvium mantle, commonly known as “rolled pebbles”.

GRAPE VARIETIES: clairette 40%, grenache blanc 25%, roussanne 25%, bourboulenc 10%.

AGE OF VINES: average of 45 years.

VINIFICATION: manual harvest with double sorting in the vineyard, followed by a third sorting at the winery. Pressing in pneumatic press, followed by static settling. Fermentation in barrels, demi-muids, and 30-hectoliter foudres.

AGING: on lees in barrels, demi-muids, and 30-hectoliter foudres.
Bottled after 1 year.

PERSONALITY AND AGING: a member of the classic school of Châteauneuf-du-Pape whites, more focused on floral than fruity aromas, characterized by balance and freshness. It may have a dormant period between 4 and 8 years of age, but great years age as well as the reds.

TASTING TEMPERATURE: 12 °C