Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Vieux Télégraphe,
Absolutely outstanding, Châteauneuf-du-Pape at it’s finest. A family estate dating back to 1891. This is full bodied and luxurious wine perfect for any special occasion. The wine is drinking very well now but can always be aged further.
Grape – Grenache 65 %, Mourvèdre 15 %, Syrah 15 %, Cinsault, Clairette et divers 5 %.
Vintage - 2018
Country – France
Region – Rhone Valley
Sub-Region – Châteauneuf-du-Pape
ABV – 14.5%
Bottle Size - 750ml
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe has been run by the Brunier family, for six generations - since 1891 to be precise. The estate’s vineyards, 60 years old on average, are planted on the celebrated Plateau of La Crau, a site renowned for grape-growing in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. This terroir imparts to our wines a highly distinctive minerality, as if they have been filtered through the thick layer of large pebbles left behind when the Alpine glaciers melted, long before the Rhône Valley formed.
Grapes are hand-picked, with double sorting at the vine, then a third sorting in the winery. Gentle pressing and selective destemming, followed by 30-40 days’ traditional fermentation in temperature–controlled stainless-steel and wooden vats. Pneumatic pressing, then systematic malolactic fermentation.