Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe winery
Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe owns 60.5 hectares of vines located in Chateauneuf du Pape. One of the largest landholders in the Chateauneuf du Pape appellation, they use 54 hectares for the production of red wine. 6.5 hectares are used to grow white wine grapes. The best parts of the Vieux Telegraphe vineyards are situated in the La Crau sector, with its terroir of very, rocky soils with small pebbles, stones, red clay and sand. In fact, the surface of the vineyard is made from pure rocks and stones. Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe produces 2 red Chateauneuf du Pape wines and 2 Chateauneuf du Pape white wines. Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe is the flagship wine of Les Vignobles Brunier. Vieux Telegraphe is always produced from the estate's oldest vines. Vieux Telegraphe comes from fruit planted in La Crau with a terroir that as we said, is littered with nothing but various, large and small rocks and stones in the soil. The vineyard is one of the largest with contiguous parcels in the La Crau lieu-dit. Vieux Telegraphe is usually a blend of 65% Grenache, 15% Mourvedre, 10% Cinsault and 10% Syrah. Although the blend can vary, depending on the character of the vintage. The grapes are hand-harvested and moved by gravity flow into the vatting room for fermentation where the young and old vines are separated and placed into short, 100 hectoliter, oak tanks for maceration and fermentation.