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JEB DUNNUCK – DÉGUSTATION DÉCEMBRE 2024
16-12-2024
Les Pallières Racines 2022 (94) The 2022 Gigondas Racines (75% Grenache and the rest Syrah and Cinsault) was mostly destemmed and spent 14 months in foudre. Coming from slightly lower elevation parcels (just beside the estate) and older vines, it's slightly deeper ruby-hued and has a meaty bouquet of black cherries, melted licorice, tapenade, and peppery garrigue. This carries to a more structured, medium to full-bodied, concentrated Gigondas that's going to benefit from 2-4 years of bottle age. Les Pallières Terrasse Du Diable 2022 (93) A great vintage for this cuvée, the 2022 Gigondas Terrasse Du Diable comes from higher...
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WINE SPECTATOR – JAMES MOLESWORTH – DÉGUSTATION AVRIL 2022
03-12-2024
2018 Terrasse du Diable (91) Solid, showing cherry and plum paste notes laced with singed tobacco, alder and red tea. The sneaky long finish has a nice chalky thread. Grenache, Mourvèdre and Clairette. Drink now through 2026. 585 cases imported.
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WINE SPECTATOR – KRISTEN BIELER – DÉGUSTATION MARS 2024
03-12-2024
2020 Vieux Télégraphe (94) This shows a lot of aromatic appeal, with dusty earth and singed incense notes covering a well of fresh cherry and red currant flavors. A gutsy, grippy style on the palate, with a cast iron spine bringing firm shape and underlying power. Slightly old-school, this still needs time to unfurl. Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah and Cinsault. Best from 2025 through 2035. 7,500 cases made, 2,500 cases imported. 2020 Télégramme (91) With gentle edges and an attractive mix of sweet red fruit and baking spices, this is supple and open-knit, reined in with notes of savory smoked graphite,...
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WINE SPECTATOR – JAMES MOLESWORTH – DÉGUSTATION JANVIER 2022
03-12-2024
2018 Vieux Télégraphe (95) A nice throwback style, with a range of dried lavender and rosemary notes peeking out from a cedar-framed core of mulled cherry, blood orange and plum fruit. Features warm stone, licorice root and tobacco leaf accents that fill in through the energetic finish. A wine that's very confident in its terroir. Best from 2024 through 2038. 2,495 cases imported.
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JEB DUNNUCK – DÉGUSTATION OCTOBRE 2024
03-12-2024
2023 Pigeoulet Rouge Not yet bottled, the 2023 Vaucluse Pigeoulet has a pretty, perfumed nose of red fruits, sappy herbs, pine, and pepper. It's lively, medium-bodied, elegant, and juicy. 2022 Télégramme (91) The only wine produced in the vintage due to the devastating tornado just before the harvest, the 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape Télégramme seems to be a mix of a normal Vieux Télégraphe and a Télégramme. Black raspberries, darker cherries, peppery garrigue, and a Grand Vin sense of salty minerality define the aromatics, and it's medium-bodied on the palate, has rock-solid ripeness, plenty of tannins, and outstanding length. It...
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VINOUS – NICOLAS GREINACHER – DÉGUSTATION AVRIL 2023
03-12-2024
2018 Vieux Télégraphe Blanc (93) The 2018 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc La Crau is showing well. Mixing bright aromas of jasmine, dried lemon peel, lime zest, yellow apple, white peach, pineapple, dried ginger and a pinch of honey. Medium to full-bodied, vibrant with a core of fresh acidity, it concludes with a sapid finish and a modestly salty aftertaste. 2019 Vieux Télégraphe Blanc (94) Vieux Télégraphe’s 2019 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc La Crau is a delicious blend of Clairette, Grenache Blanc and Roussanne. Fragrant aromas of spring flowers, grapefruit, quince, lemon zest, white peach, melon and a flinty twist introduce this 2019 La Crau....
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VINOUS – NICOLAS GREINACHER – DÉGUSTATION AOUT 2024
03-12-2024
2017 Vieux Télégraphe Blanc (93) Attention-grabbing notes of flintstone, lemon flesh, ripe pear and dried flowers introduce the multifaceted 2017 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc La Crau, a medium-bodied white with remarkable freshness. Carrying spot-on balance, the tasty 2017 sits in a beautiful drinking spot, where I suspect it will remain for five more years. A long and sapid finish wraps it up. 2022 Télégramme (92) The 2022 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Télégramme kicks off with crushed violets, ripe raspberry, wild strawberry and a pinch of dried herbs. Leafy gradations add more complexity. Round and elegant, the full-bodied 2022 walks off the stage with persistence on...
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WINE ADVOCATE – YOHAN CASTAING – DÉGUSTATION OCTOBRE 2024
03-12-2024
2021 Vieux Telegraphe Rouge (95) Delicate aromas of spices, licorice, garrigue, dark berries and dark cherries preface the 2021 Chateauneuf du Pape La Crau, a medium to full-bodied, layered and textured Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It is framed around velvety, elegant tannins, with good depth at the core and a pure, precise texture that segues into a long, delicate and ethereal finish. Superb! 2022 Télégramme (92) A blend of 85% Grenache and the rest of Cinsault, Syrah and Mourvèdre, the 2022 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Télégramme offers up aromas of flowers, dark cherries and dark wild berries, followed by a medium to full-bodied, structured and concentrated...
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VIGNERON MAGAZINE : SPECIAL LA PROVENCE EN BLANC N 57 – ETE 2024
11-06-2024
Ce soir c’est mistral, ciel bleu dur comme l’eau d’un lac profond, jour pourpre déclinant, bourgeons vert tendre agités par l’ami qui assèche, éloigne les maladies, galets roulés ocre luisant sur le plateau royal de La Crau, grande scène où se joue le concerto pour clairette, grenache blanc, roussanne, bourboulenc et 7 petits rangs de picpoul. À la baguette, ils ne sont pas trop de trois pour diriger cet orchestre végétal et interpréter tous les jours la partition minérale qui accueille ces instruments anciens. Manon et Nicolas Brunier sont les enfants de Frédéric, Édouard est le fils de Daniel. Les...
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JAMESSUCKLING.COM - DÉGUSTATION PAR JAMES SUCKLING - AVRIL 2024
14-05-2024
VIEUX TÉLÉGRAPHE BLANC – CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2023 Subtle, elegant and very refined white Chateauneuf-du-Pape. It shows aromas of citrons, pears, wild herbs, fennel and blanched almonds. It's medium-bodied with balance and a refined character throughout. Textural, caressing, precise and silky on the mid-palate. Flavorful and harmonious with a focused finish. Drink or hold. 95 pts TÉLÉGRAMME – CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2021 This is a stunning, well-balanced and crunchy Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Fresh and precise. It shows notes of red berries, cherries, bay leaves, wild herbs and baking spices. Medium -to full- bodied with fine tannins. It has a bright center-palate with freshness and harmony....
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TERRE DE VINS - MARIE-PIERRE DELPEUCH - DÉGUSTATION LE 1 FÉVRIER 2024
06-02-2024
DOMAINE LES PALLIERES, L'ÉCRIN TOTAL C’est un lieu niché au bout du monde que la famille Brunier préserve amoureusement. Une terre où elle élève des Gigondas aux personnalités captivantes. Dans cet écrin de verdure de 130 hectares, 25 sont dévolus à la vigne. Distribuée en restanques, datant de l’époque où le cheval façonnait les paysages, elle profite d’une exposition nord-est. L’on comprend aisément que les frères Brunier, Daniel et Frédéric, dont la réputation du Vieux Télégraphe n’est plus à faire, ont eu un coup de cœur. En 1998, ils s’associent à leur ami importateur américain Kermit Lynch, pour acquérir le domaine Les Pallières à la famille Roux. Maison, bâtiments agricoles, cave forment un...
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JANCIS ROBINSON - ALISTAIR COOPER - DÉGUSTATION LE 5 OCTOBRE 2023
30-11-2023
GIGONDAS Domaine Les Pallières, Les Racines 2022 17. Cask sample. Very appealing and vibrant nose, which is packed full of drack fruit, thyme and herbal notes. A rich, dense, compact palate with lavender, garrigue and firm but succulent tannins – lovely extraction. Liquorice and leather on the textured finish. Plush and structure. Drink 2025 – 2033 Domaine Les Pallières, Terrasse du Diable 2022 16,5. Cask sample. Crushed red fruits, garrigue. The nose is spiced ans has crushed strawberry, sweet fruit and nice, structured tannins. Applealing and needs some years, but well balanced ; the alcohol is not overpowering and...
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WINE ADVOCATE – JOE CZERWINSKI – DÉGUSTATION LE 20 JUIN 2023
24-10-2023
The heart of the expanding Brunier family empire, this is one of the best-known estates in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, thanks to the family's obsession with quality and the long-term association with pioneering American importer Kermit Lynch. Other Brunier properties in the region include Clos la Roquête and Piedlong, listed separately but also tasted at Vieux Télégraphe with the gracious Daniel Brunier. The previous summer had not been kind to Vieux Télégraphe, as a violent, tornadic hailstorm struck la Crau the night of August 14-15, 2022. "It was an incredible tornado," said Brunier. "It destroyed everything in 15 minutes." All of the fruit...
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LA RVF: CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2021, TOUT EN DÉLICATESSE - N°674 OCTOBRE 2023
17-10-2023
Millésime après millésime, le vignoble de Châteauneuf-du-Pape ne cesse de nous fasciner par la diversité de ses terroirs, le goût de ses vins, mais aussi par son histoire car son syndicat célèbre cette année ses 100 ans. Oublions l'image d'Epinal véhiculée par les galets roulés, qui n'est que la partie émergée de cette appellation méridionale de la Vallée du Rhône, et concentrons nous sur son sous-sol riche en argile et en safres, véritable réservoir pour maintenir la terre humide, condition indispensable à l'épanouissement du vignoble. Preuve en est, [...] le célèbre domaine du Vieux Télégraphe a eu la bonne idée...
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JAMESSUCKLING.COM - DÉGUSTATION PAR STUART PIGOTT AU DOMAINE LE 18 AVRIL 2023
11-05-2023
VIEUX TÉLÉGRAPHE ROUGE - CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2020 97 pts. This amazing Chateauneuf-du-Pape squares the circle of southern richness and spring-like freshness in spite of coming from a very warm and dry vintage. The stony minerality, saltiness and dried flower character wind together to form a dynamic whole, driving this gracefully across the palate. But I must also mention the savory and licorice richness that is so deftly wrapped around them. Very long, salty and velvety finish. Drink or hold. VIEUX TÉLÉGRAPHE BLANC - CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2021 95 pts. Stunningly complex nose of dried flowers, beeswax and candied citrus peel. However, the...
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DÉGUSTATION PAR JEB DUNNUCK AU DOMAINE - LE 11 NOVEMBRE 2022
05-12-2022
VIEUX TELEGRAPHE ROUGE 2021 - 92-94 The Grand Vin is always from the heart of the La Crau lieu-dit and is 65% Grenache with the balance Mourvedre and Syrah. The 2021 saw about 30% stems and is being brought up in foudre. It has a beautiful core of red fruits (strawberries and redcurrants) as well as classic notes of crushed stone, pepper, garrigue, and sandalwood. Playing in the medium-bodied, elegant, seamless end of the spectrum, it has fine tannins and outstanding length. It's a pretty, silky, impressive 2021 with class. VIEUX TELEGRAPHE BLANC 2021 - 97 The 2021 Châteauneuf...
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ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE - JOE CZERWINSKI - DÉGUSTATION SEPT. 2021
05-05-2022
I arrived at VT during the 2021 harvest; they hadn't picked the previous two days, waiting for the vineyards to dry out a bit after the second of two rain events. "You can't have two storms like this without having some effect on structure and concentration," said Daniel Brunier. "Here, at least, we had no [spring] frost, but we lost 80% in the Ventoux." Although I tasted those wines during this visit, the Famille Brunier wines from other appellations will be covered in the next installment of Southern Rhône coverage. Piedlong is still listed here, while Clos la Roquete has...
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JAMESSUCKLING.COM - DÉGUSTATION PAR STUART PIGOTT AU DOMAINE LE 7 MARS 2022
07-03-2022
DOMAINE DU VIEUX TÉLÉGRAPHE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE LA CRAU 2019 97 pts. If anyone tells you that Châteauneuf is just a big red that’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. PIEDLONG CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2019 96 pts. This Chateauneuf beautifully marries the delicate floral side of grenache with stunning depth and lovely richness on the mid-palate. Wonderful, velvety finish that goes on and on, making you...
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VIGNERON MAGAZINE : LES MESSAGERS DE LA CRAU, VIEUX TÉLÉGRAPHE - N 48 - PRINTEMPS 2022
01-03-2022
C'est le miracle de la nature et l'œuvre des hommes, un sol pauvre, un dépouillement de pierres, un déferlement de galets roulés, un plateau ouvert aux quatre vents et la vision d'une famille, les Brunier, depuis plus d'un siècle et 6 générations. Sur le terroir de la Crau, royaume du grenache qui partage sa couronne avec quelques autres mais induit puissamment aux vins du Vieux Télégraphe leur charactère et leur âme, s'est écrit l'une des histoires les plus étonnantes de Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Reportage. [...] Tout ça fait le génie du terroir de la Crau que l'intuition des joueurs de cartes...
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WINE SPECTATOR'S INSIDER WEEKLY : A VINTAGE TO CELEBRATE
26-01-2022
JAMES MOLESWORTH Rhône producers are crowing about their 2019s vintage, another vintage where the southern swath of the valley was drenched in sun and heat through the summer. The result is a set of bottlings marked by vivid fruit flavors and lush textures that allow the wines to glide. Maby will age on a fairly rapid (yet delicious) track, while the best examples have well-integrated grip for more serious cellaring. Here's a crop of late-release 2019s and a 2020 that missed my annual tasting report on the region (out now in Wine Spectator's Feb. 28, 2022 issue), but can be...
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LE NOUVEAU BETTANE + DESSEAUVE - GUIDE 2022
10-10-2021
DOMAINE DU VIEUX TÉLÉGRAPHE Cette splendide propriété de Bédarrides, propriété de la famille Brunier, est l'un des crus majeurs de l'appellation. Elle dispose d'un vaste vignoble d'un seul tenant, entièrement situé sur le plateau de la Crau et produit des vins d'une qualité remarquable. Le rouge est l'un des plus complets de l'appellation, dans un style savamment mis au point par les Brunier, qui ne privilégie pas la puissance malgré la générosité en alcool, mais au contraire l'équilibre et le raffinement. Du clos-la-roquette, en passant par télégramme et piedlong, jusqu'au grand vin, tout est d'une grande précision aromatique et d'un...
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EN MAGNUM - LE NOUVEAU 2021 - HORS SÉRIES #1 - DÉCEMBRE 2020
01-12-2020
LES DOMAINES 4 / 5 ÉTOILES - DOMAINE DU VIEUX TÉLÉGRAPHE Cette splendide propriété de Bédarrides, propriété de la famille Brunier, est l'un des crus majeurs de l'appellation. Elle dispose d'un vaste vignoble d'un seul tenant, entièrement situé sur le plateau de la Crau et produit des vins d'une qualité remarquable. Le rouge est l'un des plus complets de l'appellations, dans un style savamment mis au point par les Brunier, qui ne privilégie pas la puissance malgré la générosité en alcool, mais au contraire l'équilibre et le raffinement. Pour cela on joue sur l'encépagement complexe et l'on recherche la juste...
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DECANTER - PRODUCER PROFILE DOMAINE DU VIEUX TÉLÉGRAPHE PLUS 15 WINES TASTED - MATT WALLS - OCTOBER 9 2020
09-10-2020
Fierce Independence It was Henri Brunier who laid the first stone in 1891. He bought some land to the east of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and gave it to his son, Hippolyte. 'Why did he buy it? We don't know,' says Daniel. 'It wasn't even vines, it was woods.' At this time, Châteauneuf was already internationally recognized for the quality of its wine, so even if clearing the land was hard work, deciding what to plant was less of a challenge. Hippolyte's son Jules extended the domaine to 17ha and named it after a nearby stone tower that was used to transmit messages...
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JEB DUNNUCK - SOUTHERN RHÔNE: THE CHARMING, PROVENÇAL 2018s AND THE MOST CONCENTRATED, CLASSIC 2019s
06-10-2020
Dégustation par Jeb Dunnuck au domaine le 6 Octobre 2020 The 2019s will be a step up over the 2018s and offer more depth, concentration, and richness, all while showing considerable purity of fruit and elegance. While the year will be known for its hot, dry summer, the region saw substantial precipitation late in 2018 as well as early in 2019. A normal spring (just under 100 millimeters of rainfall) saw a healthy fruit set and yields are up over 2018 and 2017. This early-season rainfall is essential when trying to understand the vintage. [...] Looking at the wines,...
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KERMIT LYNCH NEWSLETTER: 2017 LES PALLIÈRES
01-01-2020
by Clark Z. Terry, January 2020 It's always a pleasure to have Daniel Brunier, vigneron at Vieux Télégraphe and Les Pallières, in town to visit customers. He knows how to put on a show, and anyone who attended our Autumn Tasting in Oakland in November saw his talent to connect with the public. Daniel's arrival was well timed with the arrival of the two 2017 bottlings from Les Pallières. When speaking about his work, Daniel likes to build connections between the wines he makes across the Rhône Valley. He's a man of Gigondas and Ventoux, not simply Châteauneuf, where Vieux...
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VINOUS - THE RICHES AND RICHNESS OF CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE - JOSH RAYNOLDS
20-12-2019
VINOUS.COM - DÉC 2019 Châteauneuf-du-Pape fans will find plenty to like from 2017, a vintage marked by consistently warm to hot weather that yielded distinctly rich, fleshy, fruit-driven wines. The growing season presented its share of challenges, and yet the best wines are compelling. Even so, readers need to be selective, as the style of the year is quite particular, and some wines are overdone. Read more Vieux Télégraphe rouge 2017 94-95. Full shimmering ruby. A complex, highly perfumed bouquet evokes ripe boysenberry, Chambord and Asian spices, and a sexy floral nuance gains strength with air. Sweet and seamless on the...
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JAMES SUCKLING - RHONE IN THE ZONE WITH A STRING OF SOLID VINTAGES
26-10-2019
JAMESSUCKLING.COM - 12 OCTOBRE, 2019 - NICK STOCK, SENIOR EDITOR The Rhone Valley's three most recent vintages are very distinctive and deliver quite clear influence over the wines they made. The most recent, 2017, is in a difficult position to be compared with the extrememly strong years of 2015 and 2016. However, after tasting a few hundred wines this summer in the Rhone Valley and visiting a few dozen producers, the 2017 has made some excellent wines. Read the article Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape rouge 2017 96. Immediately a sense of darker fruit in this vintage. The nose has closed up a little since tasting...
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JAMES SUCKLING - DOMAINE LES PALLIÈRES 2018
11-10-2019
Vin de France Au Petit Bonheur Rosé 2018 93. This offers such complex and sophisticated drinking with a lightly toasted thread to the ripe, rich fruit. Grilled-peach flavors abound and the length is exceptional. Drink now. Terrasse du Diable rouge 2018 92-93. The fruit for this is sourced from elevated terrasses (above 300m) and the depth and righ, dark cherries and plums are stunning. Rich red plums, mulberries, chocolate and plenty of tannin here. Sapid, chalky finish. A blend of 85% grenache and 15% mourvedre. 70% de-stemmed and 30% crushed with stems. Drink or hold. Les Racines rouge 2018 91-92....
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DE VIGNE EN CAVE: LES DESSOUS DU TERROIR DE GIGONDAS : LA MONTAGNE MAGQIUE
01-10-2019
LA REVUE DE VIN DE FRANCE - OCT 2019 - SOPHIE DE SALETTES «PARCELLES ASSEMBLÉES OU ISOLÉES» Daniel Brunier (Domaine Les Pallières à Gigondas, Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe à Châteauneuf-du-Pape) a attendu de faire connaissances avec les vignes et les vins des Pallières avant de décider que les parcelles ne seraient plus assemblées dans une seule cuvée. «Nos 25 hectares de vignes s'étagent de 200 à 400 mètres d'altitude. Nous avons constaté dès les premières années que les vins du bas et du haut ne s'assemblaient pas harmonieusement. C'est pourquoi nous avons préféfé les séparer à partir du millésime 2007.» La...
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JEB DUNNUCK - SOUTHERN RHÔNE PART 2: 2017 & 2018 FROM GIGONDAS...
26-09-2019
"To quickly summarize the two vintages reviewed here, 2017 is a terrific vintage throughout the Southern Rhône. The wines offer rich, powerful, incredibly Provençal styles that resemble more elegant examples of the 2009s or even fresher, more docused examples of the 2007s... A step back, 2018 is nevertheless a good vintage that suffered due to an incredibly rainy winter and spring followed by a massive mildew outbreak in the spring and early summer. This was less of an issue for higher elevation, hillside regions such as Gigondas and Rasteau that see better airflow and cooler temperature. It's also worth pointing out that the vintage...
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SOMMELIERS INTERNATIONAL - AUTOMNE 2019 - CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE 2016
01-09-2019
#165 - AUTOMNE 2019 Exploité par la famille Brunier depuis six générations (1891), le Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe, installé à Bédarrides, possède des vignes d'une soixantaine d'années, sur une superficie de 70 hectares. Situé en Châteauneuf-du-Pape, sur le célèbre plateau de Crau, le vignoble offre des cuvées d'une grande minéralité grâce son terroir de galets roulés si spécifique. Aujourd'hui, Frédéric et Daniel gèrent ensemble le domaine, accompagnés de leurs fils respectifs: Nicolas et Édouard. Les deux frères défendent la culture raisonnée bio et durable pour permettre au raisin d'exprimer tout son potentiel. Cette attention vis-à-vis de la vigne s'étend d'ailleurs...
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KERMIT LYNCH NEWSLETTER: LE VIN EN ROSE - SEPT. 2019
01-09-2019
"Le Vin En Rose" par Jane Berg, Septembre 2019 2018 Vin de France Rosé "Au Petit Bonheur" - Les Pallières If you're feeling résistant to any policy makers these days, stock up on the sandy blond Au Petit Bonheur from Les Pallières. The INAO, the certifying body for France's winemaking regions, believe that Gigondas's eponymous rosé, despite being made naturally from organic grapes, may not identify as such if it does not look pink enough. Vexed by this rule, Kermit and the Bruniers decided to part ways with the Gigondas AOP and make their rosé as Mother Nature intended, in a vin gris style....
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THE WINE ADVOCATE - DOMAINE LES PALLIÈRES 2017 & 2018 - JOE CZERWINSKI
30-08-2019
Les Racines rouge 2017 93-95. Despite being riper and more concetrated than the Terrasse du Diable bottling, the 2017 Gigondas Les Racines shares a similarly edgy structure. Potent raspberry fruit is delivered on a full-bodied, richly textured palate that finishes crisp and a bit jagged. Give it a couple of years in the cellar, and it should be fine for drinking over the next 10 years. Terrasse du Diable rouge 2017 91-93. From a cool sute at 300-400 meters above sea level, the 2017 Gigondas Terrasse du Diable is a blend of 85% Grenache and 15% Mourvèdre. It boasts knockout...
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JEB DUNNUCK - CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2018
16-08-2019
Télégramme rouge 2018 90-92. Including slightly less Grenache than normal, the 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape Télégramme is the entry level wine of the estate, yet it always delivers plenty of character. Violets, ripe cherries, blue fruit hints, and ground pepper all give way to a medium to full-bodied, fruit-forward, fleshy, nicely textured 2018 that's going to drink nicely right out of the gate. Vieux Télégraphe blanc 2018 93-95+. A blend of Clairette, Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, and Bourboulenc brought up mostly in foudre, the 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc offers a more crystalline style with its white peach, crushed citrus, white...
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JEB DUNNUCK - MÉGAPHONE ET PIGEOULET 2018
16-08-2019
Pigeoulet rouge 2018 88-90. A blend of mostly Grenache and Syrah (there are small amounts of other red varieties), the 2018 Vaucluse Le Pigeoulet offers a complex style in its kirsch, herbes de Provence, white pepper, and floral aromas and flavors. This beauty is sweetly fruited, with polished tannins, loads of charm, and a great finish. Mégaphone rouge 2018 89-91. A blend of 66% Grenache and 33% Syrah all from a single vineyard in the Ventoux, the 2018 Ventoux Megaphone is a richer, more serious wine that offers rich black cherry and blackberry fruits as well as plenty of ground...
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JAMES SUCKLING - MÉGAPHONE ET PIGEOULET 17 & 18
22-07-2019
Le Pigeoulet Vin de Pays Vaucluse rouge 2018 90-91. Ripe red cherries and raspberries with a fine palate that has a very sleek, plush and attractive feel. The palate is sappy and plush. 80% grenache, 10-15% carignan and the balance is syrah. Drink now. Mégaphone Ventoux rouge 2017 93. Super plush, and opulent, offering notes of sweet red plums, raspberry compote and darker blackberries. The palate is bathed in mixed-berry flavor, as well as dark cherries and dark minerals. Starts really supple, then turns fine and tightens through the finish. Noble tannins and darker fruit. A blend of 80% grenache and...
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LES MAGNUMS D‘EN MAGNUM - L‘INCONNU DE LA RUBRIQUE : PIEDLONG ROUGE 2016
18-06-2019
[Pourquoi lui] Je suis tombé dessus un jour par hasard avec l'impression de changer de dimension. À l'aveugle, je ne l'aurais jamais placé en Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Ce vin est issu d'un assemblage de deux parcelles, les grenaches de Piedlong et les mourvèdres de Pignan, pour 10 %. Du coup, la famille Brunier m'est apparue comme une bande de grands couturiers. Qu'elle est. J'en ai acheté plein. [On l’aime parce que] Une telle finesse vaut bien une messe, comme disait à peu près Sully. Est-ce l'âge élevé des vignes (70 ans), sont-ce les galets roulés, le vinificateur est-il un sorcier ? [Combien...
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VINUM: MAGAZIN FÜR WEINKULTUR - CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE ROUGES 2016
01-03-2019
Piedlong rouge 2016 Classique, arômes de fruits et d’épices d’un début de maturité, fruits cuits, thé. En bouche montre une minéralité et une élégance malgré l’opulence, les tannins restent frais. L’ensemble est harmonieux. Un vin qui ne joue pas de ses muscles, qui donne déjà plaisir à boire mais qui peux encore vieillir. Vieux Télégraphe rouge 2016 Déjà un bouquet mur avec un fruité épicé et intense. Bonne opulence, densité, fraicheur et longueur. Mais aussi de l’élégance que l’on s’attend à avoir de la part d’un Châteauneuf du Pape classique, à quoi s’ajoute un épice particulier : un Must.
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WHITE CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE
01-02-2019
Outside Burgundy and other sacred sites of Pinot production, there aren’t many great terroirs that produce white and red wines of equal standing. There’s Pessac-Léognan, Rioja, Hermitage … and what about Châteauneuf-du-Pape […] Clos Roquète white 2017 - 94 - A subtle, lifted fennel nose. Perilously full and broad on the palate, but then finishes fresh and taut thanks to brisk acdidity and a coiled energy. An intense wine with a glinting mineral line.
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KERMIT LYNCH NEWSLETTER – FEB. 2019 - PALLIERES 2016
01-02-2019
Wines from the 2016 vintage in southern France generated plenty of excitement from growers and critics alike, so I canred correspondingly high expectations upon arriving at domaine Les Pallières in the summer of the 2017 for our annual blending session. Before a mesmerizing backdrop of stubby old grenache vins, dense pine forest, and dramatic limestone outcrops, the Bruniers – brothers Daniel and Frédéric, along with sons Edouard and Nicolas – recounted the vintage over a raucous chorus of cicadas. In Many ways, they explained, 2016 represented the same challenges – hot, dry summer weather – that have become the norm...
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GIGONDAS : A STAR RISES. DOMAINE LES PALLIERES : ONE OF THE PRODUCERS TO KNOW
30-11-2018
This estate is jointly owned by the Brunier family of domaine du Vieux Télégraphe in Châteauneuf-du-Pape and their longtime US importer Kermit Lynch.The Bruniers and Lynch bought the property in 1998 and have steadily brought it back to life. Located on thie northwest side of the appellation, the estate is a parchwork of terraces that can be roughly divided into two halves.The first contains that estat's oldest vines of Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault, located around the winery itself at elevations of 650 to 600 feet, and the second includes terraces of Grenache and Mourvèdre at higher elevations of 1,000 feet,...
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JAMES SUCKLING TOP 100 - Vieux Télégraphe rouge 2016
04-11-2018
Vieux Télégraphe ambassadeur de la Vallée du Rhône dans le dernier top100 de James Suckling en 72ème place.
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VINOUS - CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE BLANCS 16 ET 17
29-10-2018
Vieux Télégraphe blanc 2016 94. Limpid yellow. Penetrating citrus and orchard fruit aromas are joined by suggestions of chalky minerals, fennel and jasmine. Juicy and deeply concentrated, offering mineral-driven pear nectar and Meyer lemon flavors that show superb definition and drive. The mineral and pear notes repeat emphatically on the nervy finish, which hangs on with impressive focus and persistence. Vieux Télégraphe blanc 2017 (94-95). Bright straw-yellow. Powerful aromas of fresh pear and white peach are complicated by suggestions of orange zest, iodine and succulent lowers. Sappy and impressively delineated on the palate, offering intense pear skin, Meyer lemon and...
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DRINKRHONE - GIGONDAS 2017 REPORT
15-10-2018
Terrasse du Diable red 2017 ***(*) (large 60 hl barrel, bottling summer 2019) clear, shiny red colour. The nose is floral, resembles Pez sweets, is tender, with good crystalline virtues, a peppery backdrop; it holds up safely. The palate links to the nose via its rose fragrance, develops a toffee-caramel aspect from the oak,shows that late on. This is a one-off young foudre/large barrel, which skews it somewhat. This extols purity, doesn’t have many hidden corners. “It has refined, was a bit hard before, the tannins demanding, from a dry vintage,” Daniel Brunier. 14.8°. From 2021. 2038-40 Les Racines red...
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WINE ADVOCATE - n°238 - AUG. 31 - 2018
31-08-2018
Early on a Saturday morning, the gracious and reflective Daniel Brunier received me at his family's historic estate to taste through a cross section of the wines that Famille Brunier is now producing. In addition to the wines of Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe (VT), the group includes wines from Le Pigeoulet, Mégaphone in Ventoux, Domaine Les Pallières in Gigondas and Clos La Roquète in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Brunier took the time during my brief visit to carefully explain why he doesn't like to call the 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape Télégramme a "second wine." This wine now includes much of the red plantings...
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JAMESSUCKLING.COM - A Perfect Voyage in the Rhone
29-08-2018
[...] Daniel Brunier of Vieux Telegraphe also couched 2016 in similarly glowing terms: “If I had to summarize, I would say 2015 is a very good vintage and 2016 is magic. Honestly, the 2016 vintage is really magic; it is very rare.”” [...] The quality of the entire range of Brunier Family wines was once again exceptional, led by the flagship Vieux Télégraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 2016, which I rated 98 points. I also was impressed by the Vieux Télégraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape Piedlong 2016, a standout vintage for this wine. It has exceptional precision and power, driven by sublime grenache character.” [...] The white...
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The 2016s (and plenty of 2017s) from the Southern Rhône - Part 1
28-08-2018
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe is one of the old-guard estates in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and the Brunier brothers continue to make a very classic, age-worthy, and uncompromising style of wine that requires bottle age. The estate is in the eastern portion of the appellation and has a whopping 150 acres of prime terroir, almost all located in the famed La Crau lieu-dit, which is one of the warmer, earlier terroirs in the region. In addition to their reds, they also make a brilliant white. I’ve also included the La Roquete releases here, which are also made by this team.
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SCHWEIZERISCHE WEINZEITUNG: BASEL WINE TASTING - JUILLET/AOUT 2018
31-07-2018
En 1976, une dégustation à Paris a ouvert la voie à un vin américain de haute qualité. 42 ans plus tard, la compétition suédoise s'est répétée à Bâle. C'était aussi excitant que le football.** Assemblage de Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Cinsault, Clairette et autres variétés.Fruits clairs mais fins, baies noires, épices douces, cerises douces, poivre, légèrement floral, terreux. Ferme en bouche, avec une acidité vive, un style ferme, des épices poivrées, des notes de mûres et d'épices en finale, minérale et longue.** ** Texte originale de Wolfgang Fassbender
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THE PARTS PROVE BETTER THAN THEIR SUM
19-07-2018
In the late 1990s, Daniel Brunier was expanding his family's holdings. Along with his brother Frédéric, Daniel had Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe, the family's flagship property in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, humming along. Vineyards in the Ventoux had been acquired for additional bottlings and he had set up his Massaya venture in Lebanon. "We were looking to expand a bit more, maybe [50, 75, 100 acres] of Côtes du Rhône vines somewhere," he says. "To be honest, at that time, even though Gigondas was not a big name, it was a little too expensive for us." But one day Brunier got a call...
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the Cellar (Andrew Jefford)
23-05-2016
[...] Does fine red Châteauneuf need age ? Can it improve with age ? In search of answers, I decided to taste the 'tradition' cuvée of four leading Châteauneuf estates in three outstanding vintages, each a decade apart (2010, 2000 and 1990). [...] Beaucastel, La Nerthe, Pégau and Vieux Télégraphe. [...] Vieux Télégraphe 2010 - 96 : The lightest in colour of the 2010 quartet, and a wine of outstanding aromatic complexity (bramble, strawberry, thyme, orange blossom, lavender and honey emerge with time in the glass). On the palate, it is the stoniest wine of the fou, with the finest...
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WINE GRENACHE - THE GREAT SEDUCERS (Tim White - Australian Financial Review - www.afr.com)
16-03-2016
“Slinky” as a descriptor is one I use rarely, especially to describe the smell of a wine, although I’ve used it to describe an aspect of the taste of wine 20 times, according to my FileMaker Pro tasting note database of many tens of thousands of wines. “Slinky” plus “sexy” I employ even less frequently: I’ve used the combo just twice. It’s quite obviously a highly subjective descriptor and to many might not convey much. But Daniel Brunier of Vignobles Brunier knew exactly what I meant when I deployed “slinky-sexy” to describe one of the reds in his family’s formidable...
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NY TIMES WINE SCHOOL : GIGONDAS
01-10-2015
It is one of the most widely planted grapes in the world, known as garnacha in Spain and cannonau in Sardinia, but Americans know it best by its French name, grenache. It is the most important constituent in the blend of grapes in Gigondas, the next focus of Wine School. The southern Rhône is known for its warm, generous, heady wines. Châteauneuf-du-Pape is the most famous among them. Its wine can achieve a majesty that other southern Rhône appellations can only envy, but Châteauneufs nowadays can also seem overly powerful and fruity depending on the style of the producer. They...
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VIEUX TELEGRAPHE ROUGE 2013
09-09-2015
Really strong for the vintage, there is wealth of black raspberries, herbs and kirsch, paired with silky smooth textures and a fresh, sweet, peppery, kirsch finish. Produced from a blend of 65% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 15% Mourvedre and 5% Cinsault Jeff Leve lien article
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PALLIERES TERRASSE DU DIABLE ROUGE 2012
03-09-2015
Beaucoup de bois, épices douces, tanins serrés, savoureux, résine, ferme, beaucoup de potentiel, riche, note amère, persistant. 16,5. Olivier Bompas
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DOMAINE LES PALLIERES
01-09-2015
Domaine Les Pallières a été sélectionné dans la catégorie « Progressions de l’Année» de ce guide
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PALLIERES AU PETIT BONHEUR 2014
01-09-2015
15/20. Avec deux hectares de Gigondas, un assemblage en trois tiers (grenache, cinasult, clairette), fermenté à partir de levures indigènes, c'est un rosé à l'expression d'épices douces avec une final safranée.
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VIEUX TELEGRAPHE RED 2001
21-08-2015
Millésime cité dans la rubrique Wine of the Week du site chngpohtiong.com proposé par Poh Tiong / The Wine Review à Singapour. The Vieux Télégraphe wines are just so memorable. This bottle was from the list of Restaurant Pierre Gagnaire in Paris, attached to but independent of, Hotel Balzac. Ruby/red with an orange ringe on the rim. Elegant blue fruit with a hint of tobacco. The tannons are ripe, fresh and crisp. They hold together very well the soft sweetness of fruit. Medium-plus-ish bodied. The blend includes Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah and Cinsault. Sitauted in Bédarrides, the owning Brunier Family are...
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AU PETIT BONHEUR PALLIERES ROSE 2014
01-07-2015
Fin, élégant et léger : un sans-faute avec une paella ou un tajine d'agneau aux pruneaux Hélène Piot
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PIEDLONG ROUGE 2014
01-06-2015
Cité parmi les incontournables de la Vallée du Rhône Sud Grande subtilité de parfums dans une bouche élancée, avec un grain soyeux. En blanc, le Clos la Roquète est également une belle réussite. 16.5-17.5 Robert Petronio
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2012 TELEGRAMME
27-01-2014
Deep red. Vibrant red berry, lavender and mineralaromas, with a subtle garrigue quality building in the glass. Bright, racy and pure, offering freshraspberry and bitter cherry flavors that put on weight with air. Sweeter and fuller on the finish,which features soft tannins and a late kick of white pepper. Distinctly elegant Chateauneuf with noexcess weight; in fact, there\'s something pinot-like going on here. 91-93
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2012 & 2011 VIEUX TELEGRAPHE ROUGE
01-01-2014
2012 Vieux Télégraphe Rouge Bright ruby. Intense raspberry and cherry aromas arecomplicated by hints of lavender, spicecake and blood orange. Juicy and fruit-driven, with palatecoatingflavors of sweet, spice-tinged red fruits and candied flowers. Quite suave and seamless,boasting striking purity to its red fruit- and mineral-driven finish. Those who decry the ripeness andheady character of most Chateauneufs owe it to themselves to try this wine. 92-94 2011 Vieux Télégraphe Rouge Bright ruby-red. Black raspberry, cherry compote, potpourri and Asian spices on the highly perfumednose. Juicy red and dark berry flavors stain the palate, showing terrific clarity and spicy lift. Thespicy quality...
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PALLIERES LES RACINES ROUGE 2011 & 2012
01-01-2014
2011 Les Racines Brilliant ruby. Lively red fruit and floral scents are complicatedby suggestions of smoky minerals and potpourri. Spicy, penetrating and pure, offering gently sweetraspberry and lavender pastille flavors and a subtle touch of blood orange. Closes smooth and long,with a whisper of tannins and strong mineral cut. This wine is a poster child for the blend of powerand elegance that marks a great Gigondas. 92 2011 Terrasse Du Diable Vivid ruby. Heady scents of candied cherry, raspberrypreserves, anise and potpourri. Shows a darker profile in the mouth, offering palate-stainingblackberry and bitter cherry flavors and a strong floral quality....
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SOUTHERN RHONE
31-10-2010
WINE ADVOCATE - Date de parution : 31 OCT 2010 - Auteur : ROBERT PARKER 2009 Pigeoulet red Bistros, brasseries and consumers looking for an easygoing, quaffing wine should check out the Brunier’s Le Pigeoulet, which Daniel Brunier calls a ‘retro’ style of wine (meaning that in the age of power and generosity, this is a lighter, more elegant, fruity, earthy effort meant for immediate consumption). The 2008 and 2009 vintage are cut from the same mold, with the 209 being slightly deeper, with riper fruit. This 5,000 cs cuvee offers considerable value. 85
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DES VINS D'AUTEURS
01-08-2010
Gaultmillau Une sélection de "caviste" mettant en avant des vignerons artisans qu'il a fallu convaincre de faire partager leur passion. Il y a urgence à se procurer ces vins de haute couture, comme chez Muré, ou de grandes maisons, comme Jaboulet, dont le niveau ne cesse de monter. Gardez-le pour vous, mais derrière le Pigeoulet des Brunier et le domaine Les Pallières se cache le savoir-faire d'un grand nom de la vallée du Rhône : l'équipe du domaine du Vieux Télégraphe. Pigeoulet rouge 2009 Gouleyant et Capiteux avec une belle mâche généreuse d'un grenache ensoleillé. La trame ferme appelle un...
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WORD WIDE SEARCH FOR VALUES
05-03-2009
Wine spectator we present a summary of the most exciting wines tasted in 2008 and a preview of what you can expect in 2009. This year, we have put an added emphasis on values, and our editors recommended more than 60 producers who are on the cutting edge of quality, at an affordable price. I PIGEOULET : the owners of Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe and domaine la Roquète in Châteauneuf produce two value-priced cuvées under the basic Vin de Pays de Vaucluse designation. The Le Pigeoulet en Provence white is a blend of Grenache blanc, Clairette and Roussane, while the...
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DOMAINE LES PALLIERES - GIGONDAS
23-12-2008
As wines from Châteauneuf-du-Pape become more popular - and more expensive – those who love the Grenache-based reds of the Southern Rhône Valley can turn to other appellations for relief. Gigondas […] is considered by many to be a mini version of the Southern Rhône’s premier appellation, but in a more rustic vein. In reality, however, its terroir is quite different, and its best wines offer distinctive character as well as welcome value. […] This terroir combines with the significant elevation and predominantly northern and northwestern exposures to produce wines that, at their best, have more finesse and perfume than...
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VIEUX TELEGRAPHE ROUGE 2015 - KERMIT LYNCH MARCH 2017 OFFER
01-01-2001
Vieux Télégraphe’s greatest strength is undoubtedly its consistency. I am not referring to the consistency resulting from now four generations of Bruniers who know the plateau of La Crau stone for stone, as crucial as this is. Rather, I am alluding to the timeless power of this terroir, which allows for wines of noble character, profound complexity, and unrivaled typicity year in and year out. There is no question that vintage variation exists at Vieux Télégraphe – one need only taste two diametrically opposed vintages side by side, such as 2007 and 2008, to observe this phenomenon. Yet even in...
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