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2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape “Télégramme”

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
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Just one glass of the Brunier family’s Télégramme will wash away any notions you may have of the seemingly members-only Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation. Youthful Grenache from iconic lieux-dits like La Crau and Pignan take center stage in this cuvée. If you don’t own a cellar, or a decanter, or subscribe to vintage reviews, know you are welcome in the Télégramme club, where all you need for access is a wine key, a glass, and a tasty dish to share with others.

Jane Berg


Technical Information
Wine Type: red
Vintage: 2016
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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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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