Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Chateau La Nerthe |
Label Name: | Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee des Cadettes |
Vintage: | 2015 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Rhône) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.5% |
Grape(s): | 35% Grenache, 33% Mourvèdre, 32% Syrah |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Tasting Panel 95; Wine Spectator 94; Joe Czerwinski (BBR) 94; Falstaff 93
Tasting Note
Full-bodied; ripe black cherry, plum and kirsch framed by garrigue, black tea and anise spice. Silky, ripe tannins, discreet oak and a long, mineral finish.
Food Pairing
Western: rack of lamb, wild boar, duck with pepper sauce, aged cheeses. Asian: Peking duck, char siu, Korean barbecue, Sichuan-style beef, mushroom hotpot.
Production Method
Hand-harvested old-vine Grenache/Mourvèdre/Syrah; co-fermented with native yeasts, 18–20 day maceration, malolactic in concrete, ~12 months in small French oak (substantial new oak).
Vineyard Info
Château La Nerthe, one of the oldest Châteauneuf-du-Pape estates (records from 1560). Estate-grown, organic-certified, uses very old vines (c.85–100 years) for this cuvée.