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2024 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc “La Crau”

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe

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How to Write About a Truly Grand Wine Without Resorting to Clichés: A Primer

Resist the urge to describe the wine as “monumental” or a “thoroughbred,” and especially not as “the nectar of the gods.” Your readers will expect greatness.

Do not concoct a list of fulsome descriptors like, but not limited to, sumptuous, poised, elegant, ravishing. Your readers will expect to be transported to heights of ecstasy with each sip.

Refrain from listing flavors and aromas like, but not limited to, white flowers, pear, beeswax, and hazelnut. Your readers may have allergies.

Do purchase as much of said wine as possible for yourself before publishing. Your readers may buy it all up.

Dustin Soiseth

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Technical Information
Wine Type: white
Vintage: 2024
Bottle Size: 750mL
Blend: 40% Clairette, 30% Grenache Blanc, 15% Bourboulenc, 15% Roussanne
Appellation: Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Country: France
Region: Southern Rhône
Producer: Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
Winemaker: Frédéric & Daniel Brunier
Vineyard: 40 years average, 5 ha
Soil: Galets roulés (rounded riverbed stones) over molasse and rocky clay
Aging: Wine rests in cement tank for 10 months, and then ages for another 12 months in foudres
Farming: Organic (practicing)
Alcohol: 14.2%

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Kermit inspecting wine barrels

For the wines that I buy I insist that the winemaker leave them whole, intact. I go into the cellars now and select specific barrels or cuvées, and I request that they be bottled without stripping them with filters or other devices. This means that many of our wines will arrive with a smudge of sediment and will throw a more important deposit as time goes by, It also means the wine will taste better.

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