Join our partner, Firmdale Hotels 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 chanterelles 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 chanterelles 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.