1990 | Chteau La Nerthe | Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee des Cadettes (Magnum)

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Red Wine: 1990 | Chteau La Nerthe | Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee des Cadettes (Magnum)

Expressive nose with notes of incredible youth on sweet spices, black cherries and fermentation aromas.

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Producer: Chteau La Nerthe

Vintage: 1990

Size: 1.5L

ABV: 14%

Varietal: Southern Rhone Red Blend

Country/Region: France, Rhone

Expressive nose with notes of incredible youth on sweet spices, black cherries and fermentation aromas. Once again is the freshness, youth and red fruits expression on the palate: notes of fresh grapes are superimposed on those of black fruits.

Producer Information

Chteau La Nerthe is a leading estate in the Chteauneuf-du-Pape region of the southern Rhne Valley. The estate has been producing wine since the 12th Century, but its reputation has been largely earned by current proprietors the Richard family, who bought the property in a run-down state in 1985. The red wines are generally regarded as being more softly structured and more modern in style than some of the other top estates. The estate boasts 92 hectares (227 acres) of vineyard, which have been certified organic since 1998. All 13 of the legal varieties for red Chteauneuf-du-Pape are planted, although production centers on Grenache, Syrah and Mourvdre. The cellars, which date back to 1560, are dug directly into the rock beneath the property. Some of the original stone vats with meter-thick stone walls remain, and are now lined with epoxy resin. The chteau itself was built in 1736. The vast majority of Chteau la Nerthe’s production is devoted to red wines. These are fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, concrete and stone vats, and large wooden tanks. The small volume of white grapes harvested by the estate is commonly made in smaller barrels (barriques). The Chteau La Nerthe red cuve represents the bulk of production, making around 15,000 cases a year, while a recently introduced second wine, Clos de la Granire, accounts for about 5000 cases. Both are Grenache-dominant with smaller amounts of Mourvdre and Syrah, and other permitted varieties, albeit mostly in small quantities. La Nerthe also makes around 1500 cases a year of the Cuve des Cadettes, a GSM blend made with fairly equal proportions of each variety. The estate makes two white wines from classic Rhne varieties including Roussanne, Clairette and Grenache Blanc. The Richard family also owns Domaine de la Renjarde in the Ctes du Rhne Massif d’Uchaux appellation, and Prieur de Monte in Tavel.