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2014 Châteauneuf du Pape “Télégramme”

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
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Wonderfully perfumed—seductive, yet cerebral. Rich and muscular with suave, handsome features; radiantly bright with a long, tender, caressing finish. Good for a Tuesday night, but don’t doubt the long-term potential.  
     In addition to being a word-for-word copy of my online dating profile, these are also my notes for the 2014 Télégramme. Produced from the “young” vines at Vieux Télégraphe—thirty-five years young, that is—this red is all about the sweet fragrance of Grenache from a world-class terroir: blackberry, raspberry, lavender, plus a delicate spiciness. If you’re looking for guaranteed pleasure and satisfaction in a dapper young Châteauneuf-du-Pape, swipe right on the 2014 Télégramme. —Anthony Lynch

Technical Information
Wine Type: red
Vintage: 2014
Bottle Size: 750mL
Blend: 90% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre
Appellation: Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Country: France
Region: Southern Rhône
Producer: Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
Winemaker: Frédéric & Daniel Brunier
Soil: Alluvial deposits, Limestone, Silica, and Molasse (red clay) with galets roulés
Farming: Lutte Raisonnée
Alcohol: 14.5%

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Inspiring Thirst

I want you to realize once and for all: Even the winemaker does not know what aging is going to do to a new vintage; Robert Parker does not know; I do not know. We all make educated (hopefully) guesses about what the future will bring, but guesses they are. And one of the pleasures of a wine cellar is the opportunity it provides for you to witness the evolution of your various selections. Living wines have ups and downs just as people do, periods of glory and dog days, too. If wine did not remind me of real life, I would not care about it so much.

Inspiring Thirst, page 171