Vieux Telegraphe, Chateauneuf du Pape, La Crau 2013 Half and for but a brief

and for but a brief moment

cries for red

and it partly fermented with less skins

The outstanding nose jumps from the glass in a very pure blend of red and black cherries

Vieux Telegraphe, Chateauneuf du Pape, La Crau 2013 Half and for but a briefThis superb Vieux Tlgraphe vintage is the example other southern French winemakers could look to when seeking where to go next. It is a breakthrough wine. Daniel Brunier said concisely what he, his brother Frdric, and I were thinking as we tasted it after the bottling: Truly classic Vieux Tlgraphe, deep and powerful as usual, yet showing great finesse and class, almost an ethereal quality. The bouquet is as lovely an expression of the stony plateau of