This was a warm year in the region
inspired by the hundreds of vineyard hands and harvesters who
typical of Fleurie’s elegance
The unmistakable taste of fresh and crisp peppermint followed by a silky-smooth
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe (Famille Brunier), Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau, Southern Rhône, France 2014 newyork This was a warm yearFull of finesse and alluring notes of black cherry, eucalyptus, mint, and garrigue. Of course, its still Grenache grown under a southern sun and in a soil packed full with radiating rounded river stones, so theres plenty of structure, flavor, and succulence. But if you welcome a soulful country rouge with a little more elegance and poise than usual, youre in for a treat. One cannot think of Chteauneuf du Pape, the most celebrated cru of the southern