Vieux Télégraphe's "second-label" Châteauneuf-du Pape red, made with the grapes of young vines under 30 years old, plus fruit from the red plantings from Clos La Roquète. In vats for 10 months, then in French oak foudres (30 hl) for about 7 months. Bottled at 15-16 months, released at 18 months.

Le Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe has been run by the Brunier family, for six generations - since 1891 to be precise. The estate's vineyards, 70 years old on average, are planted on the celebrated Plateau of La Crau, a site renowned for grape-growing in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. This terroir imparts to our wines a highly distinctive minerality, as if they have been filtered through the thick layer of large pebbles left behind when the Alpine glaciers melted, long before the Rhône Valley formed.

This is a Châteauneuf-du-Pape seriously dominated by Grenache which confers very singular suppleness and roundness. Best savoured young. Serve at 17°C.

"No Vieux Télégraphe grand vin was produced in 2022.
Cask sample. Juicy, lively, inviting nose. Notes of tabasco and white pepper. Sweet, succulent, tight tannins. Surprisingly open and ready already, yet still has texture and structure."
17 Points.
Alistair Cooper MW, jancisrobinson.com (November 2023)

"Showing more concentration and intensity than normal, the 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Telegramme also delivers strawberry and cherry notes. It's medium to full-bodied, with ample tannin and length. I'm sure the quality of this cuvée is scant consolation for the complete loss of the family's La Crau bottling to hail, but customers should recognize the Bruniers' efforts to maintain their high standards."
91-94 points.
Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate (September 2023)

"An elegant expression of grenache in Chateauneuf, this has a wealth of red berries and summer flowers. The very solid tannins have been expertly crafted, and they build beautifully in the long finish. Considering how the vineyards were hit by hail just before the harvest, this has turned out very well. Drink or hold."
93 points.
James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (July 2025)