Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape rouge 2020

The area of ​​Vieux Télégraphe is operated by our family, the Brunier family for six generations, exactly since 1891. The vineyard, with an average age of 60, is located on the famous plateau of Crau, Mecca viticulture Châteauneuf-du-Pape. This land mark our wines with minerality special, as if they had been filtered through the thick layer of pebbles, left in place to melting Alpine glaciers, long before the formation of the Rhone Valley. Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe (red and white), Telegram (red), Piedlong (red), the Clos Roquète (white) ... we grow and vinify different expressions of the terroir of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, but also the Pallières Gigondas (rosé and red), the Pigeoulet (red and white) and Megaphone (red) in the foothills of Mont Ventoux.

First French AOC, this famous vineyard is located north of Avignon, in the towns of Sorgues, Courthézon, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Orange and Bédarrides. The vineyard is located on the left bank of the Rhone. It rests on a floor covered with pebbles and is protected from the Mistral wind and drought caused by the Mediterranean climate. If the reputation of the red wines of the appellation is more to do, Châteauneuf du Pape White is also a reference.

Second wine region in France after Bordeaux, the Rhone region is one of the oldest in the country. The vineyard is divided into two zones: the northern Rhone Valley and the southern Rhone valley. Other areas furthest part of the region: Vivarais Luberon, through the Diois. The Bordeaux region can produce red, white and rosé, of all kinds: dry, soft, natural and sparkling. However, the red wines are produced in this region (representing 80% of production). At the heart of the southern area is the Grenache grape that made the red wines "solar". However, the vagaries of climate forcing growers to use the assembly technique to balance their wines. Some additional varieties: Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvèdre and Carignan. For white wines, the grape varieties used are: bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Roussanne, piquepoul, Maccabeo, Marsanne, Vermentino or Picardan. Rosé wines from the same grape varieties as the red wines. In the northern area, for red wines, the syrah grape variety predominates. For white wines, the grape varieties used are: Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne. The designations are the Rhone region are numerous: Cote du Rhone, Cotes du Rhone-Villages, communal AOC (Condrieu, lirac, Côte-Rôtie, Chateauneuf du Pape, etc.) and AOC independent (luberon, ventoux, grignan les adhémar ...).