Chateauneuf du Pape, 2005 Red Wine
Domaine Vieux Telegraphe "La Crau", Rhone ***93 Points- Wine Cellar Insider***
Bottle size: 75cl
ABV: 12%
Price:
$128.14 USD
Description
It was Henri Brunier who gave birth to this beautiful family story 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, so much so that the density of rolled pebbles made the soil ungrateful.
The latter planted his first vines on this dominant plateau, where the wine-growing vocation 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, increased the heritage to 17 hectares and gave the fruit of his work the apt name of “Old Telegraph”.
The vineyard, with an average age of 70 years, is located on the famous Crau plateau, a mecca for viticulture in Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
This terroir gives our wines a very particular minerality, as if they had been filtered through the thick layer of rolled pebbles, left behind when the Alpine glaciers melted, well before the formation of the Rhône Valley.
Condition
good level and label
Reviews
***93 Points- Wine Cellar Insider***
Strong wine here, this beautiful 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape wine reveals ample ripe dark red fruits, spice, garrigue, jam and kirsch. The wine is rich, round and full bodied, leaving with a finish packed with fresh red and black cherries.