Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc La Crau 2016

Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc La Crau 2016

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Rhone Valley - France
White still

How to serve

Serve at:

12 - 14°C.

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Glass:
Full Bodied and Aged White Wines
Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc La Crau 2016
Remarkably fragrant with just the right mix of minerality and noble unctuousness, appealing now but built to last, too. The grapes are from the famed La Crau vineyard.

Colour

Intense golden yellow color with bright reflections.

Bouquet

Acacia, honeysuckle, pear, mirabella, macadamia nuts supported by a beautiful minerality.

Flavour

A beautiful freshness balances all until the end. Dominance of the notes of white flowers and white fruits. With a nice minerality below.

Pairing

Starters
Pasta
Fish
Shellfish
Cheese

Features

Name Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc La Crau 2016
Type White still
Classification AOC Châteauneuf du Pape Blanc
Year 2016
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 13.50% by volume
Grape varieties 30% Grenache blanc, 40% Clairette, 15% Roussanne, 15% Bourboulenc
Country France
Region Rhone Valley
Origin The stony Plateau de la Crau, in the south-east of the appellation, where the villages of Bédarrides, Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Couthézon meet.
Soil composition Molasse from the Miocene epoch (1-1.5m in depth) sitting on a thick layer of clay with a high stone content, and covered by the pebble blanket of Alpine diluvium generally known as “galets roulés”.
Production technique grapes are hand-picked, with double sorting at the vine, then a third sorting in the winery. Pneumatic pressing, then static settling. Fermented in barriques, demi-muids and 30 hl foudres.
Ageing Maturation on the lees in barriques, demi-muids and 30 hl foudres. Bottled at 1 year.
Allergens Contains sulphites

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Vintage

James Suckling
95/100 
2016
Robert Parker
91/100 
2016
Vinous
92/100 
2016
Wine Spectator
95/100 
2016
xtraWine
92/100 
2016
Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe
From this winery:

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe has been run by our family, the Brunier family, for six generations - since 1891 to be precise. The estate’s vineyards, 60 years old on average, are planted on the celebrated Plateau of La Crau, a site renowned for grape-g...

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