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Wine Spectator's Top 100 - #05Domaine du Vieux TlgrapheChteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 200595 points / $5515,830 cases madeFranceBrothers Daniel and Frdric Brunier represent the third generation of Bruniers to run this famed estate. With a large (173 acre) contiguous vineyard, a rarity in the appellation, the Bruniers rely heavily on Grenache, Mourvdre and Syrah to produce their top red cuve. Tight and almost gravelly in feel when young, the wine has a proven ability to reward cellaring. The 2005 is a blue-chip bottling from a structure-driven vintage