Description

Red Wine: 2000 | Domaine du Vieux Tlgraphe | Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Crau

Medium red-ruby. Warm, inviting aromas of smoky red fruits, tobacco and black pepper.

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Producer: Domaine du Vieux Tlgraphe

Ratings: WA | 91 D | 95

Vintage: 2000

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14%

Varietal: Southern Rhone Red Blend

Country/Region: France, Rhone

Medium red-ruby. Warm, inviting aromas of smoky red fruits, tobacco and black pepper. Bright and gripping on entry, then juicy and brisk in the middle, with slightly medicinal red fruit, mineral and tobacco flavors and somewhat clenched tannins.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The elegant 2000 Vieux Telegraphe La Crau possesses 14.8% alcohol, along with a deep ruby/purple color, charming, rich, fruitiness, and firm tannin in the finish. With loads of freshness, copious quantities of pepper, seaweed, and black fruit characteristics, and a distinctive minerality, this full-bodied, sweet 2000 requires 2-3 years of cellaring.

• Decanter: Slightly deeper in hue than La Nerthe, but the same depth of colour as Pgau. This wine has, remarkably enough, retained wild flower and lavender notes with a falling honeyed sweetness, too. On the palate, it has better volume and force than La Nerthe, with lower acidity and richer tannins. This is a very complete wine at present, with notes of thyme and meaty umami framing the refined, stony fruits.

Producer Information

Domaine du Vieux Tlgraphe is a producer in the southern Rhne region of Chteauneuf-du-Pape. Owned by the Brunier family for more than 100 years, Vieux Tlgraphe is one of the best-known producers in the region. The Brunier family also produces Gigondas-designated wine under the Les Pallieres label, IGP from Vaucluse, AOC Ventoux and wine under the label Massaya from the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. Another Chteauneuf-du-Pape red was released by the family under the label La Roquette until 2011, when it was replaced with Piedlong.The domaine was established by Hippolyte Brunier and produced its first wine in 1900. It has grown to become one of the largest land owners in Chteauneuf-du-Pape with almost 100 hectares (240 acres). The majority of its vineyards are dedicated to red varieties, with Grenache being the most important grape in the region, though small sections of white wine are used in the production of Chteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc. The best fruit comes from the La Crau plateau, which sits elevated above many of the region’s other vineyards, and is known for its galets, or pudding stones, that account for 70 percent of the soil composition and can reach depths of up to five meters (16ft). The eponymous Vieux Tlgraphe is the flagship wine and is made with grapes from the La Crau vineyard, which has the oldest vines. The estate also makes a Tlgraphe Blanc, as well as the second wine, Tlgramme, made in both red (rouge) and white (blanc) styles. The Tlgramme Rouge has a higher percentage of Grenache in its blend and fruit comes from the domaine’s younger vines, but these are still decades old. The production of the Tlgramme is more than 16,000 cases annually, giving it some of the largest production figures for a Chteauneuf-designated wine. The Tlgramme Blanc is made in very small numbers and produced mostly for export to the United States.