2020 Château La Nerthe Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 92.1 points

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  5/4/2024 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 93 Points

  A deep ruby blend of 38% Syrah, 35% Grenache, 25% Mourvèdre, 1% Cinsault and 1% other permitted varietals, Château La Nerthe's 2020 Châteauneuf serves up an aromatic core of black and red bramble fruits that are accented with notes of garrigue, allspice, white pepper and smoke. Full-bodied, freshly acidic, lightly oaked and with medium-weight, silky tannins, it delivers flavors mirroring the aromas, adding a nice thread of graphite on the dense mid-palate. Despite weighing in at 15%, the wine's alcohol is well-integrated when served at the appropriate temperature. Finishing long and smooth, this is very enjoyable by virtue of its soft textures. Enjoy it over the next 10 years or so. Drink now-2034.

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  4/26/2024 - AGELVIS Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Raspberry, underripe blueberry, almond poppyseed muffin, and thyme. Smooth, dry palate. Soft tannins on the medium long+ finish.
  
  This is young. I expect this will exceed my score in a few years.

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  10/29/2023 - Jonnhy99 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Lovely red fruit aromas with some black fruits. Juicy and delicious flavours of raspberry, cherry, blueberry ,red currants, oak, and pepper. Medium tannins and acidity. Nice stuff.

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  9/18/2023 - Isaac D wrote:

  The wine is clear pale medium ruby. The aroma intensity is medium (+) pronounced. The aromas are lavender, violets, thyme, roses, rosemary, red plums, red cherries, cranberries, meat, smoke, kirsch, stone, savory, vanilla, cedar. The wine is developing. The wine is dry. The acidity is medium (+), the tannins are medium (+) high, the wine is medium full bodied. The wine is high alcohol. The wine flavours are pronounced. Long finish. Flavours are lavender, violets, thyme, roses, rosemary, red plums, red cherries, cranberries, meat, smoke, kirsch, stone, savory, vanilla, cedar This wine is outstanding. Drink now, but has potential for aging.

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  8/16/2023 - funk74 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Drinkable now. Fruity. Medium. Not tannic. Not tart. Should age.
  
  Went good with steak and scallops. Complex.

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