2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Telegramme

The 2010 Telegramme Chateauneuf du Pape (100% Grenache) exhibits copious aromas of raspberries and black cherries intertwined with hints of licorice, lavender and spice box. Medium to full-bodied, rich and heady, it is best drunk over the next 10-12 years. The Brunier family continues to turn out a beautiful array of wines, ranging from its value-priced Le Pigoulet and new entry called Megaphone, to their top-of-the-line, world-class Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape. The estate’s second wine, Telegramme, possesses one of the most innovative and charming labels in the wine world. This estate is somewhat unusual in that it has 135 acres of contiguous parcels in the famous La Crau sector of Chateauneuf du Pape. It has one of the most precocious terroirs in the appellation, and is often among the first estate’s to harvest because of La Crau’s microclimate. Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 524-1524

A noticeable step up from the ’11, the 2010 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Télégramme is a beauty. Very fresh and pure, with lively black cherry, licorice, leaf tobacco, seaweed, and a hint of mint, this elegant, ripe, and 2010 has a medium to full-bodied mouth feel, loads of fruit, and a clean finish. It will continue to impress for upwards of a decade.

(predominantly grenache, with "all the other" varieties): Bright ruby-red. Fresh raspberry, wild strawberry and rhubarb on the nose, along with an attractive floral nuance. Silky and pure, the red fruit flavors showing good energy and betraying no rough edges. Open-knit and and well-balanced Chateauneuf with resonating floral and raspberry notes on the finish.