Les Cassagnes Côtes-du-Rhône Villages 2022

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France / Rhône

Les Cassagnes de La Nerthe is produced in the Southern Rhône Valley in France by Domaine de la Renjarde, a property owned by the Richard family who also manage the famed Château La Nerthe in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The same team creates this elegant and fruit driven wine. The wine is a blend of organic Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre grapes grown in sandy and limestone soil containing shards of calcareous rocks, providing high quality natural filtration. The average age of the vines is over 40 years old. The vineyards are located at altitudes up to 600 feet above sea level and the gently undulating slopes produce high quality grapes. Les Cassagnes means oak trees, which surround the vineyards. The grapes are harvested by hand and carefully sorted after arriving at the winery. The grapes are lightly crushed, and color and tannins are gently extracted with several daily pumping overs of the tanks. Co-fermentation of the three varieties occurs over a long maceration of 3 to 4 weeks. The final blend is aged on fine lees in stainless steel tanks for 9 to 12 months before bottling.

Harvest Note

The 2022 vintage saw a lack of water with a dry and cold winter, and a dry and mild spring that was quickly followed by an early and hot summer. The harvest began early in mid-August. Grenache, the traditional regional grape, took advantage of these weather conditions to deliver elegant red wines.

Tasting Note

Bright garnet in color, this rounded and elegant wine offers vibrant notes of red berries, black currant, cherries, licorice, and garrigue – a term that describes the local wild plants such as thyme, laurel, and olives. The tannins have a delicate texture and the minty finish adds another taste of Provence.

Technical Data

GRAPES: Grenache (60%), Syrah (32%), Mourvèdre (7%), Other varieties (1%)

APPELLATION: Côtes du Rhône Villages AOC

PH: 3.7

ACIDITY: 4.24

ABV: 13.5%

AGING: Aged on fine lees in stainless steel tanks for 9-12 months

Unique Selling Points

Produced by Château La Nerthe team, the Châteauneuf-du-Pape experts
Average vine age is 40+ years
Aged on the lees for 9-12 months
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

Grenache

Grenache is loaded with dense, lusty aromas and flavors of black cherry, blackcurrant, jam, pepper and licorice, with a palate-coating texture and high alcohol.

Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre makes big, meaty, rustic wines high in alcohol, acidity and tannin, with moderate black fruit characters. Shows aromas and flavors of wild Provençal herbs, leather, mushrooms and barnyard.

Syrah

Syrah has seductively dense, rich, chewy black berry aromas and flavors, with notes of tar, wood smoke, bacon, leather, chocolate, and sometimes violets. The tannins are firm yet elegant.