Vieux Télégraphe Wine Dinner with The Spectator
- The Shooting Gallery, Haymarket Hotel
- Monday 3rd November
- £195 per person
- Buy tickets here
Join us for an exceptional dinner discovering the wines of renowned Châteauneuf-du-Pape producer Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe, set in the elegant surroundings of The Shooting Gallery at Haymarket Hotel.
Hosted in collaboration with The Spectator, drinks editor Jonathan Ray will chat about the joys of the Rhône Valley region while Vieux Télégraphe co-owner Daniel Brunier offers deeper insight into each wine.
This dinner celebrates the elegance and complexity of the estate’s wines, including multiple vintages of their iconic Châteauneuf-du-Pape, alongside cuvées from their vineyards in Gigondas. The evening will begin with canapés and a glass of Champagne, followed by a meticulously paired four-course menu created to complement the depth and character of each wine. Look forward to Winter chantererlles and cep mushroom ravioli with white truffle and aged Parmesan, Roast highland venison with celeriac, potatoes dauphinoise and a cheese course of Saint Marcelin with honey and fruit bread.
An unmissable evening for lovers of great Rhône wines and refined seasonal cooking, this dinner promises rare insight, convivial company, and a showcase of some of the most celebrated wines of Southern France.
Menu
On arrival canapes and a glass of Déhu, Tradition Extra Brut, NV
STARTER
Raw, marinated scallops and monkfish with citrus and wood sorrel
Chateauneuf-du-Pape, La Roquete
MIDDLE
Winter chantererlles and cep mushroom ravioli with white truffle and aged Parmesan
Gigondas Racines, 2019
Gigondas Terrasse du Diable, 2019
MAIN
Roast highland venison, celeriac, potatoes dauphinoise and butter cabbage with prunes and lardo
Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Vieux Telegraphe 2012
Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Vieux Telegraphe 2019
CHEESE
Saint Marcelin with honey and fruit bread
Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Vieux Telegraphe, 2020
DIGESTIF
Trio of chocolate petit fours
Marc de Vieux Telegraphe
About Vieux Télégraphe
One cannot think of Châteauneuf-du-Pape without thinking of Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe. The Brunier family is legendary in its own right, having been rooted to the plateau known as La Crau for over a century. The wines of Vieux Télégraphe evoke terroir in its purest form, reflecting the dramatic climate, the rough terrain, the sun exposure at a high altitude, the typicity of the varietals, and of course, the influence of their caretakers, the Brunier family. For many, La Crau is Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s grandest cru. The wines of V.T. are classic, displaying strength, rusticity, and tremendous longevity. Their goal is to find a harmony between aromatic complexity, tannic structure, and richness, which they achieve year after year.