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Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
Mini-Vertical 4-bottle sampler
Little has changed at VT over the decades: ever-precise vineyard management, picking at the exact right time, and a continual quest for finesse have yielded a long string of vintages defined by elegance and restraint. These wines consistently showcase silky Grenache fruit seasoned with herbes de Provence and always feature a savory, filtered-through-stones finish.
La Crau gave wines of total class in 2014 and 2013. The 2014 VT is a medium-bodied beauty with an ethereal quality that is all-too-rare in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The 2013, on the other hand, is a more classically structured wine—deep and concentrated with an intense minerality punctuating the whole.
With this mini-vertical, we encourage you to enjoy one of each in its youth and save one for the future. Who knows—by then, the seventh generation at VT could be in charge. –Anthony Lynch
Vieux Télégraphe Mini-Vertical:
2014 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge “La Crau” $83.00
2013 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge “La Crau” $79.00
Receive two bottles of each
Normally $324.00
SPECIAL SAMPLER PRICE
$275.00
(a 15% discount)
Wine Type: | sampler |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Appellation: | Châteauneuf-du-Pape |
Country: | France |
Normally $324.00 SPECIAL SAMPLER PRICE $275.00 (a 15% discount) |
Vieux Télégraphe Mini-Vertical:
Two 2014 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge “La Crau” $83.00
Two 2013 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge “La Crau” $79.00
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About The Producer
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
One cannot think of Châteauneuf-du-Pape without thinking of Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe. The Brunier family is legendary in its own right, having been rooted to the plateau known as La Crau for over a century. The wines of Vieux Télégraphe evoke terroir in its purest form, reflecting the dramatic climate, the rough terrain, the sun exposure at a high altitude, the typicity of the varietals, and of course, the influence of their caretakers, the Brunier family. For many, La Crau is Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s grandest cru. The wines of V.T. are classic, displaying strength, rusticity, and tremendous longevity. Their goal is to find a harmony between aromatic complexity, tannic structure, and richness, which they achieve year after year.
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Kermit once said...
Kermit once said...
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