Chateau La Nerthe Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge 2020 (750ml)
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Description
Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Château La Nerthe is a Southern Rhône blend built on Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvèdre, with a scattering of other permitted varieties. The 2020 vintage was aged for one year in a mixture of new and seasoned oak vessels, bringing structure and complexity to fruit grown organically across three distinct vineyard sites within the appellation.
The wine opens with fragrant notes of blackberry, raspberry, and wild strawberry, threaded through with licorice, dried herbs, cloves, and hints of mint. It's full-bodied and concentrated but held in balance by brisk acidity and softly framed tannins, finishing clean and savory. There's an elegance here that resists excess, the oak shaping the wine with restraint rather than dominance. This is a classically styled Châteauneuf that rewards attention but drinks with ease and generosity now.
Product Details
| Category | Wine |
| Color | Red |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhone |
| Subregion | Chateauneuf-du-Pape |
| Varietal | Southern Rhone Red Blend |
| Producer | Chateau la Nerthe |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 750 ML |
| Subtype | Still |
Expert Reviews
There are nutmeg and cedar touches to the restrained pear fruit here. Medium-bodied, elegant and refined on the palate, the oak is used with great skill to shape the wine, which is classically styled, precise and highly enjoyable. Organically grown across three lieux-dits: La Crau, La Nerthe and La Rigole. Matured in oak barrels of various sizes and aged for six months, including 20% new oak.
A blend of 38% Syrah, 35% Grenache, 25% Mourvèdre and other permitted varieties, the 2020 Châteauneuf-du-Pape aged for one year in a combination of new and old oak barriques, foudre and tronconique tanks. It displays a fragrant perfume of blackberry, raspberry, wild strawberry, licorice, dried herbs, cloves and hints of mint. This is a full-bodied and concentrated red, neatly balanced by lively acidity and framed by velvety tannins, closing with a sapid finish.
La Nerthe's 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape—a blend of 38% Syrah, 35% Grenache, 25% Mourvèdre and 2% other varieties—offers up appealing notes of black cherries and dried spices. Matured in about 15% new oak, it's full-bodied and nicely balanced, not overly fat or overly tannic, just a nice, easy-drinking wine that delivers plenty of pleasure.