"90 Points - Nicolas Greinacher, Vinous.com
The 2023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Télégramme shows well, offering up ripe strawberry, raspberry and hints of licorice. Perfumed and pretty, the 2023 is a medium- to full-bodied, casual Télégramme that’s smoothly structured through polished tannins, finalizing with delicacy and finesse on the savory dissolve. Give it two more years in bottle before pulling the cork. Drinking Window 2027 - 2038"
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe has been run by the Brunier family for five generations, and since 1891. The estate’s top vineyards are situated on the famous “Plateau de la Crau”, the stony terrace where there is nothing but “galets roulés”, or rounded stones, as far as the eye can see. This special terroir imparts a highly distinctive minerality to the wines.
Télégramme comes from the younger vines of Vieux Télégraphe, less than 30 years old, and older parcels not located on the plateaux of La Crau or Piedlong. The blend is 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 6% Mourvèdre and 4% Cinsault. Ageing is in vats for 10 months followed by foudres for a further 7 months before bottling. The result is a delicious fruit driven Châteauneuf-du-Pape which drinks very well in its youth.
