Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape "La Crau" red 2007 (1 bouteille)

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Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape "La Crau" red 2007

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Robert Parker, Oct 2009): 96+/100. The 2007 Vieux Telegraphe may be the greatest wine made at this property since the 2005 and 1998. Dense ruby/purple-tinged with an exquisite nose of salty sea breezes, licorice, ground pepper, jammy black cherries, black currants, figs, and plums, this is a full-bodied, rich, Provencal-styled offering with lots of sweet, ripe tannin. It is surprisingly accessible for a Vieux Telegraphe (this wine normally shuts down several years after bottling), but it should have great longevity (25+ years) given its power, full-bodied mouthfeel, and enormous length and richness. This is a brilliant effort from brothers Frederic and Daniel Brunier.


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 referred to as "galets roulés".

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

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