2009 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Telegramme
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(100% grenache this year): Vivid red. Floral-accented scents of candied red fruits and herbs. Refreshingly bitter and precise, with energetic raspberry and cherry flavors picking up spiciness with air. The floral quality comes back on the bright, spicy, very persistent finish. I like this wine's clarity and balance.
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The second wine of Vieux Telegraphe is called Telegramme, a 100% Grenache cuvee made from younger vines (usually 30-35 years old). Aged completely in foudre, the 2009 Telegramme Chateauneuf du Pape exhibits lots of kirsch, damp earth and spice box notes in its medium to full-bodied, endearing, open-knit, charming personality. Enjoy it over the next 5-6 years. Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 524-1524
The 2009 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Télégramme is 100% Grenache in ’09 and comes from vines averaging 25-years in age. Showing classic aromas of red fruits, spice, garriuge, and some meaty nuances, the wine is medium+ bodied on the palate and possesses a smooth, polished texture, clean fruit, and an oyster shell-like minerality that comes out on the finish. This delicious, easygoing red should be consumed over the coming 5-8 years.
Bright red. Fresh red fruits, violet and minerals on the pungent nose. Suave and understated in the mouth, offering lively cut and pure redcurrant and raspberry flavors. Packs a good punch but this wine is quite feminine in style. Balanced and harmonious Chateauneuf, finishing with good spicy length and silky tannins.