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2009 Châteauneuf-du-Pape “La Crau” HALF-BOTTLE

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
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Notes of mistral-whipped garrigue, blackberry, and plum abound... Dinner for one? A roadside picnic? Just in the mood for a splash of red? A half-bottle of perfectly mature VT will transform the occasion!

Anthony Lynch


Technical Information
Wine Type: red
Vintage: 2009
Bottle Size: 375mL
Blend: 65% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre, 15% Syrah, 5% Cinsault, Clairette, others
Appellation: Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Country: France
Region: Southern Rhône
Producer: Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
Winemaker: Frédéric & Daniel Brunier
Vineyard: 65 ha, 20 to 60 years
Soil: Alluvial deposits, limestone, molasse (red clay) with galets roulés
Aging: Wine rests in cuves for 10 months, and then ages for another 12 months in foudres, wine is bottled unfiltered, after 22 months of aging
Farming: Lutte Raisonnée
Alcohol: 14.5%

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Every three or four months I would send my clients a cheaply made list of my inventory, but it began to dawn on me that business did not pick up afterwards. It occurred to me that my clientele might not know what Château Grillet is, either. One month in 1974 I had an especially esoteric collection of wines arriving, so I decided to put a short explanation about each wine into my price list, to try and let my clients know what to expect when they uncorked a bottle. The day after I mailed that brochure, people showed up at the shop, and that is how these little propaganda pieces for fine wine were born.—Kermit Lynch

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