Le Vieux Télégraphe - Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2012
17/20
RVF
16/20
Bettane & Desseauve
93/100
Robert Parker
"This 2012 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc is a blend of Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, and Bourboulenc aged in oak barrels. A model Châteauneuf offering lovely notes of white peach, green almond, and honeysuckle, with a medium-bodied, concentrated palate that is still very fresh and crisp. Drink anytime in the next decade, or even longer." (Wine Advocate 2013 - Robert Parker)
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Eye
beautiful shiny dress
Nose
fresh, with more floral than fruity aromas
Mouth
balance and freshness dominate, very elegant
Serve
at 12°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink from
2014
Drink before
2022 and beyond
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with shellfish, grilled fish...
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (2015 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)
Rated estate (2016 guide) 4 stars (Producers of very high quality, those who are the pride of French vineyards)
About wine:
Classic style, with beeswax notes but without any oxidative character, very refined. Do not drink chilled.
About the estate:
This splendid property in Bédarrides is one of the appellation's major wines, boasting a vast vineyard in a single block, located entirely on the Crau plateau. The red wine is one of the most complete in the appellation, in a style skillfully developed by the Brunier family, who do not favor power despite the generous alcohol content, but rather balance and drinkability. To achieve this, they make use of complex grape varieties and do not necessarily seek overripe grapes! The different wines formerly produced on the Roquette vineyard are now integrated into Vieux-Télégraphe, the excellent Clos-Roquette white and the magnificent red under the name of the lieu-dit, Piedlong.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rating (2013 guide) 93/100 (Outstanding wine)
Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About wine:
This 2012 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc is a blend of Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, and Bourboulenc aged in oak barrels. A model Châteauneuf offering lovely notes of white peach, green almond, and honeysuckle, with a medium-bodied, concentrated palate that is still very fresh and crisp. Enjoy anytime in the next decade, or even longer.
About the estate:
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2014 guide) 17/20 (Great wine)
Rated estate (2016 guide) 2 stars (These very large estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About wine:
In white, the Vieux Télégramme asserts itself with dense flesh and juicy fruit. It offers beautiful aromatic complexity.
About the estate:
Under the name Vignobles Brunier, we have brought together the estates of Vieux Télégraphe, La Roquète (renamed Accent de La Roquète from the 2011 vintage onwards) and Les Pallières in Gigondas, all owned by the Brunier brothers. Three benchmark estates. The splendid pebbles of La Crau, a warm terroir, are the source of the distinctive character of Vieux Télégraphe wines. The estate produces an important and unique cuvée of great consistency. Grapes that are lightly or not at all destemmed and aged in old casks produce rich wines that need to be cellared for a long time to dissipate their energy. They then rediscover all the minerality of this superb terroir. Located in the center of the village of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the vineyard is mainly planted on the Pielong plateau and in the sandier Pignan district. La Roquète became, in 2011, L'Accent de La Roquète, produced from the finest grapes. The wines are always straightforward and pure, more elegant than imposing. The rest is downgraded to the Le Télégramme cuvée, a newcomer to the French market. And finally, the Les Pallières estate, a magnificent Gigondas vineyard located on terraces below the Dentelles de Montmirail. The wine expresses itself in a deep, structured style without heaviness.
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