WINE ADVOCATE – #209 – 31 OCT 2013 – JEB DUNNUCK

Forward and up-front, especially by this cuvee-s standards, the 2011 Vieux Telegraphe (65% Grenache from 70-year-old vines, 15% Syrah, 15% Mourvedre and the balance other permitted varieties) exhibits perfumed aromas of herbs de Provence, seaweed wrapper, garrigue and olive to go with plenty of sweet kirsch and berry fruit. Medium-bodied, fresh and elegant, with fine tannin, it can be consumed now (with a decant) or cellared for a decade. Drink now-2025. 92 pts