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Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe La Crau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 1999
Ratings on Delectable
Paul Kaan 
Winemaker/Blogger FilthyGoodVino.com
1999 Vieux-Telegraphe ... Brett is under control. Super complex, layered, yummy, textured happiness in a glass!
1999 Vieux-Telegraphe ... Brett is under control. Super complex, layered, yummy, textured happiness in a glass!
9.4
"Odedi"
Gorgeous light brick in color with medium intensity and a wide orange/ ruby rim. Great nose of black currants, black plums, vanilla, licorice, oak, spice box, coffee, dark chocolates, caramel, wet rocks, earth, vinaigrette, alcohol, graphite, black pepper and spices. Medium-bodied with medium acidity, velvety, elegant, soft and smooth with long legs. Dry on the palate with black currants, plums, earth, forest floor, coffee, caramel, tar, milk chocolates, vinaigrette, spices, graphite and peppercorn. Long finish with firm tannins and black pepper. What a great and enjoyable wine this is. Drinking very nicely now and still has a long time left in it. Well-balanced with great complexity. Velvety mouth feel with nice, enjoyable tannins. A Great food wine as well. This 18 year old will be still good in the next 5 to 10 years. Needs a couple of hours to open up, but drinks nicely right out of the bottle too. As it opens up I get lots of barnyard notes, and even some barnyard aftertaste. 91 points Wine Spectator. 14% alcohol by volume.
Gorgeous light brick in color with medium intensity and a wide orange/ ruby rim. Great nose of black currants, black plums, vanilla, licorice, oak, spice box, coffee, dark chocolates, caramel, wet rocks, earth, vinaigrette, alcohol, graphite, black pepper and spices. Medium-bodied with medium acidity, velvety, elegant, soft and smooth with long legs. Dry on the palate with black currants, plums, earth, forest floor, coffee, caramel, tar, milk chocolates, vinaigrette, spices, graphite and peppercorn. Long finish with firm tannins and black pepper. What a great and enjoyable wine this is. Drinking very nicely now and still has a long time left in it. Well-balanced with great complexity. Velvety mouth feel with nice, enjoyable tannins. A Great food wine as well. This 18 year old will be still good in the next 5 to 10 years. Needs a couple of hours to open up, but drinks nicely right out of the bottle too. As it opens up I get lots of barnyard notes, and even some barnyard aftertaste. 91 points Wine Spectator. 14% alcohol by volume.
9.0
Ian Becker
Wine Director Arlequin Wine Merchant & Absinthe Group Restaurants
Thank you Bruce & Barbara!
Thank you Bruce & Barbara!
9.4
Justinian Brock
Thanks Tom Switzer
Thanks Tom Switzer
8.9
Robert Cunningham
Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop
Ok but a bit mono dimensional and flat on the palate
Ok but a bit mono dimensional and flat on the palate
8.5Michael Myers
The VT was the star of the crappy Super Bowl
The VT was the star of the crappy Super Bowl
9.1
Jonathan Wall
Usually a favorite. But... Cork seepage. Oh well. On to better wines in 2019.
Usually a favorite. But... Cork seepage. Oh well. On to better wines in 2019.
Doug Powers
This seems pretty much fully mature, red fruits, I think better than the 2000 VT I posted on 3 or so weeks ago, but again, this is frankly underwhelming for a property like VT in a very good vintage.
This seems pretty much fully mature, red fruits, I think better than the 2000 VT I posted on 3 or so weeks ago, but again, this is frankly underwhelming for a property like VT in a very good vintage.
8.7
Blair Campomizzi
Found this beauty. The usual rich plum and blackberry are more muted here with some of the edges from the blackberry and the minerality really driving things.
Found this beauty. The usual rich plum and blackberry are more muted here with some of the edges from the blackberry and the minerality really driving things.
9.2
Garrett Pierce
Sales Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant
Very serious CdP. Loved it now, but can easily age another decade. Stern, intense black fruit and dustiness. Intense and flawless. Cellar up!
Very serious CdP. Loved it now, but can easily age another decade. Stern, intense black fruit and dustiness. Intense and flawless. Cellar up!
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