Wine Reviews

A broad, stylish white, filled out with juicy star fruit, melon and baking spices. There’s a glycerol feel to the silky palate, smudged with toasty oak, smoke and honeyed richness. Supple through the dense, long finish, detailed with fennel frond, ginger and flinty mineral notes.

The 2024 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc from Château La Nerthe is a lovely effort, opening with aromas of white fruits, spices and flowers. Medium- to full-bodied, sappy and seamless, it offers an elegantly juicy core of fruit that carries into a delicate, gently oaked finish.

The 2025 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc leads with intense jasmine and honeysuckle aromas complemented by lemon flesh and yellow apple. Round and dense, the full-bodied 2025 presents very well this early on, drifting into persistence on the sapid finale.

The 2024 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc opens with fresh grapefruit and lemon flesh, linden blossom and green apple aromas. White flowers add more complexity. Medium- to full-bodied, crisp and refreshing, the 2024 is neatly balanced by bright acidity that carries all the way through to the long, complex finish.

Sliced pear with honeysuckle and crushed stone with hints of mango and pineapple follow through to a medium-bodied wine with sliced pear and a linear finish. Very clean and focused. A blend of 45% grenache blanc, 25% roussanne, 13% clairette and 7% bourboulenc. From organically grown grapes. Drink now.