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2015 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc “La Crau”

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe

The style of the Bruniers’ blanc from La Crau has evolved over the past decade. I, for one, heartily welcome the evolution. Echoes from my comments above will be heard here: glycerin, concentration, and unctuousness are replaced by finesse, lively aromatics, freshness, and stoniness. Make no mistake, this is still a big, bad southern white, but it is delivered with such class and impeccable balance that you drink the bottle as if it were a seaside Mediterranean apéritif. It works its most wonderful magic with simply prepared fresh seafood dishes (including pastas), terrines, or tarragon roast chicken.

**Extremely limited quantities, maximum 3 bottles per purchase**

Dixon Brooke


Technical Information
Wine Type: white
Vintage: 2015
Bottle Size: 750mL
Blend: 40% Clairette, 30% Grenache Blanc, 15% Bourboulenc, 15% Roussanne
Appellation: Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Country: France
Region: Southern Rhône
Producer: Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
Winemaker: Frédéric & Daniel Brunier
Vineyard: 40 years average, 5 ha
Soil: Alluvial deposits, Limestone, Silica, and Molasse (red clay) with galets roulés
Aging: Wine rests in cement tank for 10 months, and then ages for another 12 months in foudres
Farming: Lutte Raisonnée
Alcohol: 13.5%

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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