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Date Printed: 5/21/2013
Dom. du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 2009
Dom. du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 2009
 (search item no. 113544)
collectible wine

Wine Spectator rating: 94 points
International Wine Cellar rating: 93 points
PRICE ON 5/21/2013: $79.99

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2010 The Wine Advocate rating: 97 points
2010 Wine Spectator rating: 96 points
2010 Wine & Spirits rating: 94 points
2010 International Wine Cellar rating: 93 points
2008 Wine Spectator rating: 92 points
2008 The Wine Advocate rating: 91 points
2008 International Wine Cellar rating: 90 points
2007 The Wine Advocate rating: 96 points
2007 Wine Spectator rating: 95 points
2007 International Wine Cellar rating: 93 points
2006 International Wine Cellar rating: 94 points
2006 Wine Spectator rating: 93 points
2006 The Wine Advocate rating: 93 points
2005 Wine Spectator rating: 95 points
2004 Wine Spectator rating: 94 points
2003 Wine & Spirits rating: 94 points
2003 Wine Spectator rating: 93 points

Winemaker's Notes:

 A classic red Châteauneuf-du-Pape, very fine and elegant. The best vintages will age for 25 years and more.
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About Dom. Du Vieux Telegraphe :

 The AOC for Chateauneuf-du-Pape is in the Rhone Valley stretching from Orange to Avignon. Domaine Vieux Telegraphe was founded in 1895, and takes it name Vieux Telegraphe (Old Telegraph) from a rocky plateau of the Domaine where in 1792 Me. Chappe, the inventor of the optical telegraph, installed a relay tower.