2001 Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Crau
Rhone, France
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- $ 125 / 750ml
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4 from 7 User Ratings
- 8 Critic Reviews
- Style Red - Rich and Intense
- Grape Variety Southern Rhone Red Blend
- Food Pairing Lamb
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Critic tasting note: (2001 vintage) "An expression of autumnal, leafy and dried red berry fruits on the nose with some red licorice. too. Still very fresh. Terrific depth. Blue fruits and layered plum flavors. Elegant and powerful. Still super youthful. Extremely fine tannins that run long. Plush and refreshing. Saline kick to the finish. Drink now." - James Suckling
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2001 750ml
Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape (La Crau) 2001
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21 products ranged between $19 - $84 (Avg. price ex tax)
Grape Variety / Blend
65% Grenache (Grenache), 15% Mourvedre (Monastrell), 5% Syrah, 5% Cinsault, 5% Clairette & 5% Other
Details
About the Product
- Drinking Window
- 2005-2030
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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13.5%
- Sweetness
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Dry
Production Attributes
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Ownership
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Brunier family
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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LOCATION: the stony Plateau de la Crau, in the south-east of the appellation, where the villages of Bédarrides, Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Courthézon meet. AREA: 123.5 acres. SOIL AND SUBSOIL: molasse from the Miocene epoch (1-1.5m in depth) sitting on a thick layer of clay with high stone content, and covered by the pebble blanket of Alpine
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- Winemaking
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Grapes are hand-picked, with double sorting at the vine, then a third sorting in the winery. Gentle pressing and selective destemming, followed by 30-40 days’ traditional fermentation in temperature–controlled stainless-steel and wooden vats. Pneumatic pressing, then systematic malolactic fermentation.
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- Ageing
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20-22 months in French oak foudres (60hl). Bottled unfined and unfiltered, then released at 2 years.
- Producer Tasting Notes
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a classic red Châteauneuf-du-Pape, very fine and elegant. The best vintages will age for 25 years and more.
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Meat sambousek Starter Course
- Filo pastry parcels filled with meat
- Contains: cumin, coriander seed
- Middle Eastern
- Sirloin steak Main Course
- Aged sirloin steak with frites and salad
- French
- Smoked lamb ribs with gapi glaze and pickles Main Course
- Contains: shrimp paste
- Asian
- Mimolette Cheese Course
- French
Details
About the Product
- Drinking Window
- 2005-2030
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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13.5%
- Sweetness
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Dry
Production Attributes
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Ownership
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Brunier family
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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LOCATION: the stony Plateau de la Crau, in the south-east of the appellation, where the villages of Bédarrides, Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Courthézon meet. AREA: 123.5 acres. SOIL AND SUBSOIL: molasse from the Miocene epoch (1-1.5m in depth) sitting on a thick layer of clay with high stone content, and covered by the pebble blanket of Alpine
Read more
- Winemaking
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Grapes are hand-picked, with double sorting at the vine, then a third sorting in the winery. Gentle pressing and selective destemming, followed by 30-40 days’ traditional fermentation in temperature–controlled stainless-steel and wooden vats. Pneumatic pressing, then systematic malolactic fermentation.
Read more
- Ageing
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20-22 months in French oak foudres (60hl). Bottled unfined and unfiltered, then released at 2 years.
- Producer Tasting Notes
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a classic red Châteauneuf-du-Pape, very fine and elegant. The best vintages will age for 25 years and more.
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Critics Scores & Reviews
(8)2001 vintage
92 / 100
8 scores
95 - 100
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90 - 94
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85 - 89
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80 - 84
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75 - 79
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When to drink: 2005 to 2030
2001 Vintage
Tasted: Jul 2017
An expression of autumnal, leafy and dried red berry fruits on the nose with some red licorice. too. Still very fresh. Terrific depth. Blue fruits and layered plum flavors. Elegant and powerful. Still super youthful. Extremely fine tannins that run long. Plush and refreshing. Saline kick to the finish. Drink now.
2001 Vintage
Tasted: Nov 2014
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2001 Vintage
Tasted: May 2012
Strawberry, kirsch and earth, rustic and peppery, full bodied and structured, this can be drunk now or held for potential further development. 90 Points
2001 Vintage
Tasted: May 2022
When to drink: 2005
to 2030
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Vintage
Critics Score
Avg. Price (ex-tax)
All
93 / 100
$ 115
2023
98 / 100
$ 123
2022
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$ 89
2021
94 / 100
$ 115
2020
93 / 100
$ 113
2019
94 / 100
$ 103
2018
93 / 100
$ 101
2017
93 / 100
$ 95
2016
95 / 100
$ 100
2015
94 / 100
$ 129
2014
91 / 100
$ 117
2013
91 / 100
$ 133
2012
92 / 100
$ 120
2011
93 / 100
$ 111
2010
93 / 100
$ 169
2009
91 / 100
$ 115
2008
90 / 100
$ 80
2007
93 / 100
$ 127
2006
92 / 100
$ 72
2005
94 / 100
$ 116
2004
92 / 100
$ 96
2003
92 / 100
$ 92
2002
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2001
92 / 100
$ 125
2000
90 / 100
$ 133
1999
91 / 100
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1998
93 / 100
$ 119
1997
88 / 100
$ 59
1996
89 / 100
$ 165
1995
92 / 100
$ 144
1994
89 / 100
$ 148
1993
88 / 100
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1992
87 / 100
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1991
84 / 100
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1990
93 / 100
$ 219
1989
89 / 100
$ 236
1988
87 / 100
$ 188
1987
91 / 100
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1986
87 / 100
$ 285
1985
90 / 100
$ 243
1984
93 / 100
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1983
91 / 100
$ 300
1982
91 / 100
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1981
92 / 100
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1980
90 / 100
$ 292
1979
88 / 100
$ 374
1978
95 / 100
$ 572
1977
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1976
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1975
84 / 100
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1972
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1971
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$ 780
1969
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2001 Vintage: Rhone Learn more
Vintage quality: Legendary
Current condition: Ready to drink
Rhône enjoyed a legendary 2001 vintage, widely considered the last of a great run of top vintages starting in 1998.
Conditions were so good throughout the growing season, the summer was particularly hot and dry, that controlling and sometimes reducing vigorous yiel...
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