Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Crau

” A classic Châteauneuf-du-Pape, very fine and elegant. The best editions can be aged 25 years or more. ” Or, more precisely, in the description of Daniel Brunier, at a private tasting with Chris Santini from Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant: “I never play with big words, but the 2016 edition is, by far, the best since 1978. .. I loved the wines from 2010 or 2007, there were others that filled me with emotions, but the one from 2016 … This edition is so … vibrant. He revived all the rusticity of La Crau vineyard and the old Châteauneuf-du-Pape. ” 98 James Suckling Points: ” An impressive, complex range of aromas of wild cherries, raspberries, bushes, slightly spicy pastry and minerals (stone and limestone). Super fresh flowers. On the palate, structure, roundness, depth and superb details. Powerful but elegant, with fine tannins and red fruit essence. Very fleshy, supple and dense. End in which the layers are revealed one after the other. Resonant finesse and balance, revealing the full potential of the La Crau plateau. Drink it or keep it. ” Optimal period of consumption: 2018 – 2035 Oenologist: Frédéric & Daniel Brunier Variety: 65% Grenache Noir, 15% Mourvèdre, 15% Syrah, 5% Cinsault, Clairette and other varieties – 70-year-old vines, hand-picked grapes Color: ruby-red with bloody hues Bouquet: impressive and fresh scent of black cherries, raspberries, violets, aromatic herbs and a subtle saline minerality Taste: elegant, fresh and impetuous, round and deep, strong but velvety, with superb structure, fine tannins and incredible balance; spicy, ethereal and mineral, with classic aromas of black tea, crushed stone, black cherries and raspberries; incredible end Culinary combinations: lamb, beef, deer, rooster with wine, pigeon, blue cheese Serving temperature 17 ° C Number of bottle produced: 200,000