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| The view from working at the the grill with a glass of Vieux Télégraphe |
According to you-know-who it would be a slam dunk victory for the Télégraphe - and for ones he was right...
1998 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine Vieux Lazaret
This should have been drunk years ago. The nose is big, cooked and kind of flabby with notes of Cherry Heering, resin, fried herbs, raspberry jam and sweet liquorice. It doesn´t keep things together, the nose is all over the place. Too warm.
The taste is like drinking Cheery Heering...with some added notes of hot herbs, liquorice and undergrowth. The alcohol is predominant in the finish. Works ok with a big slice of grilled beef but no fun on its own. Again, should have be drunk years ago.
77p (tasted 2014/04)
1998 Châtauneuf-du-Pape La Crau, Domaine Vieux Télégraphe
What a difference! A deep, focused, broad nose with notes of ripe black cherries, raspberry truffles, garrigue, salmiak, leather, fresh rosemary and some deeply scented veal stock. Really deep and complex. Gorgeous.
The taste is big, steady and mouth filling with beautiful ripe, black fruit, a bold structure and there are still some firm tannins here. A long, intense finish with notes of raspberry truffles, rosemary, autumn leaves and leather. Very, very fine. This is entering maturity but there is no need to hurry up and drink any remaining bottles.
93p (tasted 2014/04
Earlier tasting notes of 1998 Châteauneuf-du-Pape here:
http://barolista.blogspot.se/2013/09/two-1998-chateauneuf-du-pape.html
http://barolista.blogspot.se/2013/12/two-1998-chateauneuf-du-pape.html
http://barolista.blogspot.se/2014/02/two-times-1998-chateauneuf-du-pape.html
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