La Nerthe | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge AOC | 2019 | 750ml | bio

Description

Product description for La Nerthe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge AOC 2019 (bio)

Colour

Dense cherry red with violet and slightly rusty reflections

Nose

The nose clearly demonstrates the strengths of the Grenache in this cuvée. Warm, ripe fruit, expressed primarily in the form of blackberry, sweet cherry, blueberry, and beetroot. The fruit always appears round and polished. Never overripe or even cheesy, but very balanced and harmonious. The beetroot contributes plenty of earthy spice. Cocoa butter and mildly roasted coffee beans, along with dark chocolate, create many sensual feel-good moments. It expresses its Mediterranean side through rosemary, thyme, a touch of lavender, and pine groves. Black olives also feature here. Pickled plums, cinnamon, and cloves, along with juniper and pepper, provide variety. Hibiscus provides a generous, dark floral note. A hint of pencil adds a final cooling element.

Palate

On the palate, it appears very ambivalent. On the one hand, there is the generous, warm, almost exuberant fruit. The aromas of the nose come across to the fullest, the earthy beetroot is the absolute link, and it is enormously loud in its fruit expression. This is contrasted by its clearly present acid structure, which meets the fruit with bite. The combination of this ensures juiciness and drinkability at the same time. As warm as it begins and the extract sweetness affects the palate, the crisp acidity is just as important alongside the mild tannin. The bitterness of this soft tannin sets in directly on the palate. In the finish, ethereal nuances emerge alongside the tart accents. The fruit is surprisingly restrained in its portions in the finish.

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