Clos de Beauvenir Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 2024
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France / Rhône
Clos de Beauvenir is a single walled-in vineyard that was formerly the castle garden. Plane trees protect it from the wind and provide shade, and one of the few natural springs in the region creates a microclimate that is warm during the day and cool at night. The vines are 40 years old on average and face south. The soil is loamy and sandy with a layer of galets, large pebbles carried down from the Alps by glaciers in the last ice age. Hand harvesting and sorting is done early in the morning to take advantage of cool temperatures. The grapes are slowly pressed for 3 hours. Low-temperature fermentation takes place in French oak demi-muids and the wine is aged on fine lees for almost 9 months.
Harvest Note
The 2024 vintage was marked by significant rainfall throughout the spring, leading to strong mildew pressure particularly for Grenache. Fortunately, the diversity of grape varieties combined with beneficial warm and dry conditions during the maturing period enabled La Nerthe to obtain grapes that resulted in fresh and balanced white wines.
Tasting Note
Bright gold. This elegant and refined wine offers notes of ripe pineapple and citrus, pastry aromas like frangipane and croissant, white flowers like acacia and orange blossom. The oak is well integrated, and the finish is long. A great white wine made for cellaring.
Technical Data
GRAPES: Grenache Blanc (62%) & Roussanne (38%)
APPELLATION: Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
PH: 3.57
ACIDITY: 2.59 g/l
ABV: 14.5%
AGING: Aged on the lees for 9 months in French oak demi-muids
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION: No
Unique Selling Points
- Clos de Beauvenir is a single vineyard that was previously the old castle garden
- An elegant and powerful white wine that can be cellared
- Vineyards are certified AB Organic
One of Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s oldest estates, archives affirm Château La Nerthe’s existence as early as 1560 and suggest an even more distant past dating to the dawn of the region’s wine culture in the 12th century.
Rémi Jean, Managing Director & Winemaker
About the Grape
Clairette
Vinified carefully, Clairette produces a light, floral and fruity wine. Used in sparkling wine and in blends, including Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Tavel Rosé, Côtes-du-Rhône and Lirac.
Grenache Blanc
This grape can produce an attractive, fleshy, generously fruity wine with a fragrance of flowers and dill.
Roussanne
Roussanne is an elegant, complex wine of finesse, good acidity and balance. Has aromas and flavors of melon, white fruits, pears, tree blossoms and herbs. Shows honey and coffee notes with age.
