CDP Vieux Telegraphe La Crau 2005 375ml

Southern Rhone Red Blend from Chateauneuf-du-Pape, France – 375ml

$65.00

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Scores

WS 93  WE 96  RP 96  

Producer Tasting Notes

a classic red Châteauneuf-du-Pape, very fine and elegant. The best vintages will age for 25 years and more.


Vineyard Notes

LOCATION: the stony Plateau de la Crau, in the south-east of the appellation, where the villages of Bédarrides, Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Courthézon meet. AREA: 123.5 acres. SOIL AND SUBSOIL: molasse from the Miocene epoch (1-1.5m in depth) sitting on a thick layer of clay with high stone content, and covered by the pebble blanket of Alpine


Winemaking

Grapes are hand-picked, with double sorting at the vine, then a third sorting in the winery. Gentle pressing and selective destemming, followed by 30-40 days’ traditional fermentation in temperature–controlled stainless-steel and wooden vats. Pneumatic pressing, then systematic malolactic fermentation.


Ageing

20-22 months in French oak foudres (60hl). Bottled unfined and unfiltered, then released at 2 years.

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Additional information

Weight 1.5 lbs
Dimensions 10 × 2.75 × 2.75 in
Color & Type

Red

Varietal

Southern Rhone Red Blend

Vintage

2005

Country

France

Region

Rhone

Appellation

Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Bottle Size

375ml

Closure

Cork

Sweetness

Dry

Maturation

Oaked

Ownership

Vignobles Brunier

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