2009 Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Crau [JD95][WA94][WS94][V93]

Producer: Domaine du Vieux 
Region: Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France 
Blend: Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah and Cinsault
Year: 2009  

Jeb Dunnuck, 95 Points 

"Beautifully complex and aromatic, the 2009 Châteauneuf Du Pape from Vieux Télégraphe offers up classic spicy red fruits, tapenade, menthol, and peppery garrigue that changes every time you come back to the glass. These all carry to a medium to full-bodied Châteauneuf with a wonderful sense of purity, ripe, polished tannins, no sensation of weight or heaviness, and a beautiful finish. All from the La Crau lieu-dit in the southeast region of the appellation and raised in foudre, it has another 10-15 years of prime drinking and is a quintessential expression of this fabulous terroir and estate. Drink: 2025-2039." 

Wine Advocate, 94 Points 

"A super showing for this wine, the 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape is meaty and intense, with black olives and black cherries equally sharing the spotlight. Full-bodied, rich and velvety, with a long finish, it may be just a bit coarse in texture, but it delivers happiness in the glass." 

Wine Spectator, 94 Points 

"This is crammed with fruit, spice and structure, as braised fig, plum skin, cassis and anise notes wrestle with roasted apple wood, melted red licorice and tar for now. The embedded grip should carry the finish until this assimilates fully." 

Vinous, 93 Points 

"Bright ruby. Intense red fruit and potpourri aromas show excellent precision and a suave, spicy character. Licorice and lavender nuances add complexity to juicy raspberry and bitter cherry flavors, with the wine putting on weight in the glass. Finishes taut and youthfully tangy, with echoing licorice and spice notes." 

Alcohol: 14.5% 

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