"Precise and well-built, with an intriguing hint of gaminess, offering dried cherry, cured meat and licorice flavors. Drink now through 2024. 532 cases made."
- Wine Spectator (Web only 2018), 90 pts
- Wine Spectator (Web only 2018), 90 pts
"Bright violet. Smoke-accented blueberry and cherry pit aromas pick up peppery spice lavender game and mineral nuances with air. Fleshy and broad on the palate offering sweet nicely concentrated dark fruit flavors plus cracked pepper and bitter chocolate notes. Spreads out steadily on a juicy expansive finish that's framed by dusty slow-building tannins. - Josh Raynolds"
- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (October 2018), 92 pts
"Old Telegram is Grahm’s tribute to the brawny wines of Bandol. Made entirely from mataro, or mourvedre, this wine has inky color and spicy aromas of pepper and clove, followed by flavors of Bing cherries and wild herbs. It makes a great match for stews or grilled meats, but it is also deceptively seductive on its own. - Dave McIntyre"
- Washington Post (January 2020), EXCEPTIONAL ***