Domaine Vieux-Télégraphe


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It was Henri Brunier who gave birth to this beautiful family history in 1891, in the village of Bédarrides, well known today for holding the south-eastern part of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation. That year, he donated to his son Hippolyte, plots of land located on La Crau, a place considered at that time as uncultivable, as the density of rolled pebbles made the soil ungrateful. The latter planted his first vines on this dominant plateau, where the vocation of winegrowing dates back to the 14th century and where in 1821, Claude Chappe, inventor of the optical telegraph, installed one of his relay towers. Jules, son of Hippolyte, brought the estate to 17 hectares and gave the fruit of his labor the well-found name "Vieux Télégraphe" (Old Telegraph). Frédéric and Daniel Brunier, the fifth generation and Nicolas and Edouard Brunier, the sixth generation. At the end of the Second World War, it was Henri, the second of the name and the fourth generation, who had the heavy task of rebuilding the heritage and watching over its destiny. Not content to simply increase the estate to 55 hectares in one piece, he gave this great classic of Châteauneuf-du-Pape its full dimension, creating a "style" of Old Telegraph and positioning it on all the most beautiful markets in the world. Since the very beginning of the 80s, his two sons, Frédéric and Daniel, have taken over the destiny of the family business in tandem. They now farm 100 hectares in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation and 20 hectares in the Vaucluse PGI and AOC Ventoux. To this, we must add the Les Pallières estate, taken over in 1998 in partnership with their friend Kermit Lynch, which represents 135 hectares in a single block in the Gigondas appellation, 25 of which are planted with vines. In 2015 and 2016, Nicolas, son of Frédéric and Edouard, son of Daniel, entered the history of the Vieux Télégraphe, fully integrating the company in key positions. After more than 125 years of existence, the Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe and its associated vineyards, guided by the fifth and sixth generations of winegrowers, have managed to keep alive the entire original philosophy.