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2019 Domaine de Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Crau

Rare Large Format Bottles

Up to 97 points

A â€œMasterpiece of Eleganceâ€

James Suckling

"A brilliant Chateauneuf-du-Pape from the Brunier Family"

Jeb Dunnuck

One cannot think of ChÃ¢teauneuf-du-Pape, the most celebrated cru of the southern RhÃ´ne, without thinking of Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe. The Brunier family is legendary in its own right, having been rooted to the enigmatic plateau known as La Crau for over one hundred years. The wines of Vieux Telegraphe evoke the concept of terroir in its purest form: they reflect their dramatic climate, the rough terrain that defines the soil, their full sun exposure at a higher altitude, the typicity of the varietals with an emphasis on Grenache, and of course, the influence of their caretakers, the Brunier family. For many, La Crau is ChÃ¢teauneuf-du-Papeâ€™s grandest cru.

2019 Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape La Crau

1.5 liter- $196 (6 available)

2019 Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape La Crau

3.0 liter- $429 (2 available)

2019 Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape La Crau

6.0 liter- $839 (3 available)

2019 Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape La Crau

15 liter- $2759 (1 available)

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2019 Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape La Crau

97 JS / 96+ WA / 95 VM / 96-98 JD

If anyone tells you that ChÃ¢teauneuf is just a big red thatâ€™s never elegant, then they need to taste this masterpiece of elegance. So many spicy and savory nuances on the very concentrated but almost perfectly proportioned palate. This is both joyful and serious at the very long, focused finish. Decades of aging potential! Drink or hold. - James Suckling

The 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape La Crau is a hugely successful vintage, marked by scents of sun-warmed stones, garrigue, black cherries and black olives. Full-bodied, rich and velvety, it finishes with tremendous length and softly dusty tannins, which should help ensure a long, positive evolution. - JC, Wine Advocate

Saturated ruby. Deep-pitched red/blue fruit liqueur aromas pickup suggestions of licorice, pipe tobacco and pungent flowers and herbs with air. In a lush, weighty style, offering expansive black raspberry, cherry cola, singed plum and fruitcake flavors sharpened by a jolt of spiciness on the back half. For all this wine's richness, itâ€™s energetic as well, showing solid, spice-and floral-driven persistence on the finish, which is framed by velvety, even tannins. -- Josh Raynolds, Vinous Media

Looking at the flagship 2019 ChÃ¢teauneuf du Pape from this benchmark estate, it reveals a denser ruby/purple color as well as stunning notes of smoke red and black fruits, crushed rocks, peppery garrigue, and truffly earth. Hitting the palate with full-bodied richness, it stays tight and compact on the palate, with terrific midpalate depth, a focused, structure mouthfeel and one great finish. This is a brilliant ChÃ¢teauneuf du Pape from the Brunier family that's going to benefit from upwards of 5-7 years of bottle age and have 30+ years of overall longevity. - Jeb Dunnuck

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