Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
1999 Vieux-Telegraphe ... Brett is under control. Super complex, layered, yummy, textured happiness in a glass!
1999 Vieux-Telegraphe ... Brett is under control. Super complex, layered, yummy, textured happiness in a glass!
8 people found it helpfulApr 25th, 2014
Gorgeous light brick in color with medium intensity and a wide orange/ ruby rim.
Great nose of black currants, black plums, vanilla, licorice, oak, spice box, coffee, dark chocolates, caramel, wet rocks, earth, vinaigrette, alcohol, graphite, black pepper and spices.
Medium-bodied with medium acidity, velvety, elegant, soft and smooth with long legs.
Dry on the palate with black currants, plums, earth, forest floor, coffee, caramel, tar, milk chocolates, vinaigrette, spices, graphite and peppercorn.
Long finish with firm tannins and black pepper.
What a great and enjoyable wine this is. Drinking very nicely now and still has a long time left in it.
Well-balanced with great complexity. Velvety mouth feel with nice, enjoyable tannins. A Great food wine as well.
This 18 year old will be still good in the next 5 to 10 years.
Needs a couple of hours to open up, but drinks nicely right out of the bottle too. As it opens up I get lots of barnyard notes, and even some barnyard aftertaste.
91 points Wine Spectator.
14% alcohol by volume.
Gorgeous light brick in color with medium intensity and a wide orange/ ruby rim.
Great nose of black currants, black plums, vanilla, licorice, oak, spice box, coffee, dark chocolates, caramel, wet rocks, earth, vinaigrette, alcohol, graphite, black pepper and spices.
Medium-bodied with medium acidity, velvety, elegant, soft and smooth with long legs.
Dry on the palate with black currants, plums, earth, forest floor, coffee, caramel, tar, milk chocolates, vinaigrette, spices, graphite and peppercorn.
Long finish with firm tannins and black pepper.
What a great and enjoyable wine this is. Drinking very nicely now and still has a long time left in it.
Well-balanced with great complexity. Velvety mouth feel with nice, enjoyable tannins. A Great food wine as well.
This 18 year old will be still good in the next 5 to 10 years.
Needs a couple of hours to open up, but drinks nicely right out of the bottle too. As it opens up I get lots of barnyard notes, and even some barnyard aftertaste.
91 points Wine Spectator.
14% alcohol by volume.
Thank you Bruce & Barbara!
Thank you Bruce & Barbara!
Jun 23rd, 2015
Ok but a bit mono dimensional and flat on the palate
Ok but a bit mono dimensional and flat on the palate
Oct 11th, 2014The VT was the star of the crappy Super Bowl
The VT was the star of the crappy Super Bowl
Feb 7th, 2014
Usually a favorite. But... Cork seepage. Oh well. On to better wines in 2019.
Usually a favorite. But... Cork seepage. Oh well. On to better wines in 2019.
Dec 28th, 2018
Found this beauty. The usual rich plum and blackberry are more muted here with some of the edges from the blackberry and the minerality really driving things.
Found this beauty. The usual rich plum and blackberry are more muted here with some of the edges from the blackberry and the minerality really driving things.
Nov 27th, 2024
Sales Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant
Very serious CdP. Loved it now, but can easily age another decade. Stern, intense black fruit and dustiness. Intense and flawless. Cellar up!
Very serious CdP. Loved it now, but can easily age another decade. Stern, intense black fruit and dustiness. Intense and flawless. Cellar up!
Apr 4th, 2017
Magnum opened for my bday dinner in Paris - a little disappointing relative to the ‘95 we opened in CA four years ago - drinkable but OTH. Opened up a bit after 3-4hrs and was fine with food but fell short of high expectations from last time. I noticed wine had crept 80% of the way up the cork
Magnum opened for my bday dinner in Paris - a little disappointing relative to the ‘95 we opened in CA four years ago - drinkable but OTH. Opened up a bit after 3-4hrs and was fine with food but fell short of high expectations from last time. I noticed wine had crept 80% of the way up the cork
Oct 18th, 2022
