Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape "La Crau" red 1998 (1 bottle)

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Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape "La Crau" red 1998

The Wine Review of France (magazine) : 95/100.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Robert M Parker Jr, June 2010): 95/100. Between 1978 and 2007, this 1998 is the greatest Vieux Telegraphe that was produced. It has taken a good decade for this wine to shed its tannins and come out of a dormant, closed period. It has finally emerged, and notes of iodine, seaweed, black currants, incense, and sweet cherries as well as hot rocks jump from the glass of this full-bodied, powerful wine. It possesses considerable elegance and purity, along with loads of raspberries and incense, in a round, juicy, rich style that is just emerging from the closet. The wine is still youthful and a pre-adolescent in terms of its ultimate evolution. Approachable now, it will continue to evolve for another 15-20 years. Bravo!

Technical sheet written by the domaine :

The vines : grape varieties grenache noir 65%, mourvèdre 15%, syrah 15%, cinsault, clairette and various 5%. Manual harvest with double sorting in the vineyard followed by a third sorting at the winery.

The terroir : stony plateau of the Crau, Miocene Molasses (1 to 1.5m deep) resting on a thick layer of clay rich in pebbles, and covered by a mantle of alpine diluvium, commonly known as "rolled pebbles".

Vinification : light crushing and selective destemming, traditional fermentation of 25 to 40 days in stainless steel and wooden vats under controlled temperature. Pressing in pneumatic press, systematic malolactic fermentation.

Aging : 20/22 months in French oak foudres (60 hl). Bottling without fining or filtration.