{"product_id":"2020-domaine-de-vieux-telegraphe-chateauneuf-du-pape-la-crau-blanc-750ml-copy","title":"2024 Domaine de Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape La Crau Blanc (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew addresses in the Southern Rhône carry the weight of Vieux Télégraphe, and as Jeb Dunnuck recently declared, \"Lovers of elegant, classical Châteauneuf du Pape, both red and white, can't go wrong with this estate.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Brunier family's flagship \"La Crau\" cuvée takes its name from the celebrated plateau where gobelet-trained Grenache, now averaging 70 years of age, grows through a thick blanket of galets roulés left behind by retreating Alpine glaciers. While many Châteauneufs compete on sheer power, the Brunier style is famously elegant and savory, a distinction that has kept this estate at the top of critical lists for decades. Wine Spectator's editors named La Crau among \"The World's Greatest Vineyards\" in their October 2024 issue, noting that no producer in the appellation is more closely associated with this lieu-dit than Vieux Télégraphe. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Based on 40% Clairette, 25% each Grenache Blanc and Roussanne, and 10% Bourboulenc and brought up sur lie in barrels, demi-muids, and 30-hectoliter foudres, the 2024 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc exudes aromas of honeyed stone fruits, crushed minerals, white flowers, brioche, and a hint of almond paste. It's medium to full-bodied, with a pure, focused, elegant mouthfeel and a great finish. This is a quintessential, ultra-classic, balanced, impeccably made Châteauneuf du Pape Blanc that needs 2-3 years of bottle age and will keep for 10-15 years in cold cellars. Drink 2027-2040. (Drink between 2027-2040)” 95 - Jeb Dunnuck (11\/25)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Offers excellent balance between its precision, freshness and depth. Perfectly ripe pear and apple notes are flecked with dried herbs and driven by an invigorating beam of acidity for a long, vibrant finish. Saline-brushed mineral elements course alongside the fruit, with chamomile, acacia and smoke chiming in. Complex and regal. Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Bourboulenc and Roussanne. Drink now through 2032. 284 cases imported.” 95 - Wine Spectator (3\/26)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"A driven, precise and well-composed white with aromas of green apples, sweet lemons, warm herbs, fennel and almond powder. It's medium- to full-bodied with an attractive, textural mid-palate. Plenty of minerality adds freshness and balance. Flavorful, tactile and long. Drink or hold.” 95 - James Suckling (4\/25)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Default","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47722019520770,"sku":null,"price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/1419\/7817\/products\/Screenshot2022-02-07130430.png?v=1644366211","url":"https:\/\/thewineclub.com\/products\/2020-domaine-de-vieux-telegraphe-chateauneuf-du-pape-la-crau-blanc-750ml-copy","provider":"The Wine Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}