Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Télégramme 2023
Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Télégramme 2023
94-95 points Stuart Pigott
Impressive fragrance and freshness are married to deep mulberries and ripe strawberries, and all this is wrapped around an ample tannin structure on the medium-bodied palate. Plenty of drive at the long, quite compact finish. (4/10/25)
93 points Wine Spectator
A lovely, seductive version, with full ripeness yet balanced restraint to the round, warm notes of red licorice and cherry, flecked with lavender and vanilla bean. A stream of graphite matches the ripeness, making for a perfumed, incense-driven, tangy finish, with dried herbs, turmeric and earth. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Cinsault. Drink now through 2038. (2/28/26)
93 points La Revue du Vin de France
In red, Télégramme 2023 is a robust wine brimming with fruit and firm yet supple tannins. It should be cellared for at least five years. (2026)
• Grapes sourced from these lieux-dits: La Crau, Pignan, Colombis, Escondudes, Rascassa, Font de Michèle, Blaireaux
• Systematic de-stemming of the grapes
• Traditional fermentation in temperature-controlled cuves for approximately 25 days
• Wine rests in cement tank for 10 months, and then ages for another 6 months in 50-60 hl foudres
| BLEND | 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 6% Mourvèdre, 4% Cinsault |
| VINE AGE | 35 years average |
| SOIL | Alluvial deposits, limestone, silica, and molasse (red clay) with galets roulés |