Vieux Telegraphe, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau Rouge 2019 (Demi)

Saturated ruby. Deep-pitched red/blue fruit liqueur aromas pick up suggestions of licorice, pipe tobacco and pungent flowers and herbs with air. In a lush, weighty style, offering expansive black raspberry, cherry cola, singed plum and fruitcake flavors sharpened by a jolt of spiciness on the back half. For all this wine's richness, it's energetic as well, showing solid, spice- and floral-driven persistence on the finish, which is framed by velvety, even tannins.

• Drinking Window: 2026 - 2036
• Reviewer Name: Josh Raynolds
• Review Date: October 2021