Chateau La Nerthe Cuvee des Cadettes Rouge

In the glass

Aroma: blackberry, smoked meat, iron, cassis, licorice

Palate: inky dark fruit, tobacco, grilled herbs, chewy tannin, iron-mineral finish

The prestige red Chateauneuf of La Nerthe; Mourvedre-accented, deeply inky, and firmly structured, requiring time in bottle to reveal its complexity.

What it pairs with

• Braised lamb shanks with herbs
  Powerful tannins and iron-herb notes demand slow-braised lamb.
• Truffle-crusted rack of venison
  Mourvedre's iron and herb depth are natural with rich game and truffle.

History

Cuvee des Cadettes is the prestige red of Chateau La Nerthe, first produced in 1990 from old Grenache and Mourvedre parcels. The use of new oak barriques distinguishes it from the traditional foudre-aged estate red.

1. 1990 — Cuvee des Cadettes first produced as the prestige red at La Nerthe

Facts

Producer

Chateau La Nerthe

Grapes

Grenache (60%), Mourvedre (30%), Syrah (10%)

Classification

Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC

Oak

20 months in French oak barriques, one-third new

ABV

14.5%

Price

EUR 90-160 at retail

Drinking window

8-25 from vintage

First vintage

1990

Organic

ORGANIC CERTIFIED

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