2023 Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Crau, Rhone, France (750ml) 2008 ripe elderberry chapparal and cedar

ripe elderberry chapparal and cedar

The palate is full-bodied with a rounded mouthfeel and firmly framed tannins that end in a lush and generous finish

Medium- to full-bodied with fine tannins

It is youthful and in need of another several years of bottle age as this is a substantial

2023 Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Crau, Rhone, France (750ml) 2008 ripe elderberry chapparal and cedarWINEMAKER'S NOTES: A classic red Chteauneuf du Pape, very fine and elegant. The best vintages will age for 25 years and more. This has a lovely, perfumy mix of savory, mint, tobacco, blood orange, cherry and bergamot notes all mixed together, carried by silky but ample structure before ending with a long, mineral and shiso leafinfused finish. Finely beaded acidity lets everything hang wonderfully. This should expand and cruise in the cellar.