Wine Reviews

A distinctive, sanguine style, with serious, salty concentration and notes of soy and brown bread behind the core of plum and crushed cherry. Silky in feel, with bolts of graphite bringing definition and weight. Shows the tang of smoked meat at the end, where alder smoke plays out.

Fresher and livelier in comparison to the 2022, the 2023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Château la Nerthe reveals aromas of peonies, rose, flowers and dark cherries. Medium- to full-bodied, enveloping and elegant, it’s elegantly juicy with delicate tannins, concluding with a fresh, ethereal finish.

The 2024 Châteauneuf-du-Pape already feels quite complete at this stage, unwinding with alluring dried herbs, licorice, wild strawberry, fleshy shadings and black fruits. Full-bodied and built around smooth tannins as well as fresh acidity, the 2024 marries substance with fine overall balance on the long, complex finish.

A lovely wine – so charming, fresh and compact, with great energy and freshness. The acidity really helps to balance the blackberry eau-de-vie fruit, which is potent but precise and powerful. A wine that has harmony and freshness, despite the high alcohol.

Very clean and crisp on the nose with cherry, bark, mushroom and orange blossom. Medium-bodied with crisp acidity and a tight, firm mouthfeel. Attractive with real Chateauneuf character. A blend of 35% grenache noir, 35% syrah and 25% mourvedre. From organically grown grapes. Drink now.