Chateau La Nerthe - Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2020 (750ml)
Price: $79.99
| Producer | Chateau La Nerthe |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhone Valley |
| Subregion | Chateauneuf-du-Pape |
| Varietal | Red Blend |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 1220 |
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James Suckling: 94 Points
A perfumed nose of spiced cherries, forest berries, dried thyme, cloves and a touch of leather, too. It's full-bodied with creamy tannins and texture. Round with a velvety touch and a rich core of raspberries on the center palate. Some spicy character to the juicy finish.
Vinous: 93 Points
A blend of 38% Syrah, 35% Grenache, 25% Mourvedre and other permitted varieties, the 2020 Chateauneuf-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.
Wine Spectator: 92 Points
Gamy and earthy, with bright cassis and damson plum streaked with smoked meat, singed garrigue, violet and a note of tar. Boasts black tea tannins that hem in the round palate, with an iodine note and acidity providing balance. Shows sweet spices on the finish. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Cinsault.
Wine Advocate: 91 Points
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.
