Domaine Vieux-Télégraphe
La Crau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
2020
$113.75
About this winery
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...
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Product notes
A classic red Châteauneuf-du-Pape, very fine and elegant. The best vintages will age for 25 years and more.
Production notes
Grapes are hand-picked, with double sorting at the vine, then a third sorting in the winery. Gentle pressing and selective destemming, followed by 30-40 days’ traditional fermentation in temperature–controlled stainless-steel and wooden vats. Pneumatic pressing, then systematic malolactic fermentation.