Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape red 2011 (1 bottle)

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Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Chateauneuf du Pape red 2011

The RVF Guide to the Best Wines of France 2014: 18/20. With its very fine grain, the Vieux Télégraphe 2011 reveals a nose dominated by fig, a sign of great maturity in a deep, solid mouth, with well-rounded tannins.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Jeb Dunnuck, Oct. 2013): Forward and up-front, especially by this cuvee's standards, the 2011 Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf (65% Grenache from 70-year-old vines, 15% Syrah, 15% Mourvedre and the balance other permitted varieties) exhibits perfumed aromas of herbs de Provence, seaweed wrapper, garrigue and olive to go with plenty of sweet kirsch and berry fruit. Medium-bodied, fresh and elegant, with fine tannin, it can be consumed now (with a decant) or cellared for a decade. Drink now-2025.

Technical sheet written by the domaine:

The vines: 65% Grenache noir, 15% Mourvèdre, 15% Syrah, 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 the mantle of alpine diluvium, commonly known as "galets roulés".

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

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