Vieux Telegraphe (Piedlong), Chateauneuf Du Pape other_regions_australia pure and wonderfully elegant if

pure and wonderfully elegant if distinctly restrained nose reluctantly presents its aromas of citrus

This is at once very fresh and very ripe with its liqueur-like aromas of plum

minty and bright

The 2009 Promontory is just beginning to show the early signs of aromatic development

Here strong reduction renders the nose completely unreadable

Vieux Telegraphe (Piedlong), Chateauneuf Du Pape other_regions_australia pure and wonderfully elegant ifStill yet to be bottled, the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Piedlong is 90% Grenache (from the Piedlong lieu dit) and 10% Mourvdre. It offers mouthwatering elements of cherries and raspberries, rose petals and black tea. Silky, lacy and delicate in texture for such a full bodied wine, it's immediately charming and seductive.