WINESPECTATOR– KRISTEN BIELER – DÉGUSTATION 2025

Télégramme 2022 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape –  Mars 2025

(93) Distinctive in a very good way, this chooses savory elegance over power. A refreshing and mineral-driven style, with appealing pepper, spice box and chestnut, all surrounding a core of red currant threaded with a stream of herbs. With warm earth on the seductively textured palate, this shows good energy and harmony through the vibrant finish, marked by iron and smoked meat. Well-done. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Cinsault. Drink now through 2032. 2,464 cases imported.

Télégramme 2023 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape –  Octobre 2025

(93) A seductive version, with full ripeness yet balanced restraint to the round, warm notes of red licorice and cherry, flecked with lavender and vanilla bean. A stream of graphite matches the ripeness, making for a perfumed, incense-driven, tangy finish, with dried herbs, turmeric and earth. Lovely. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Cinsault. Drink now through 2038. 1,250 cases imported.