Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe "Télégramme" Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, France 2023

80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 6% Mourvèdre, 4% Cinsault Born out of necessity back in 2002, one of the most difficult harvests in the modern Rhône, Télégramme was the declassified holdings from Vieux Télégraphe. The label became such a sensation, the Brunier family decided to continue making it. Now it mostly consists of younger vine fruit and the wine was geared towards a more approachable style that could be easily enjoyed in its youth. Grapes sourced from these lieux-dits: La Crau, Pignan, Colombis, Escondudes, Rascassa, 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