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Chateau La Nerthe Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee des Cadettes 2010  - First Bottle

Reviews

96 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -
Not unexpectedly, the 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee des Cadettes (a blend of 39% Mourvedre, 35% Syrah and the rest Grenache, aged in small barrels) is a long-term proposition for Rhone wine enthusiasts. Dense bluish/purple to the rim, with notes of blueberry, black raspberry liqueur, kirsch, spice box, vanillin, graphite and licorice, the wine is extraordinarily complex, deep, full-bodied and juicy, with a sweet, luxurious mid-palate and long finish with moderately high tannin. Give this wine a good 5-6 years of cellaring, as it should age for 30-35 years. Christian Voeux, the general administrator at La Nerthe, told me that of all the wines made at the estate since 1998, this has the highest dry extract and polyphenols ever measured, even richer than their 2001 Cuvee des Cadettes.
96+ Jeb Dunnuck -
A blend of 40% Grenache, 30% Syrah, and 20% Mourvedre that is aged in small barrels and wooded tanks, the 2010 Château La Nerthe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée des Cadettes is a knockout 2010 that will have a long life ahead of it. Showing a deep, opaque color as well as stunning aromas of cassis, licorice, spice-box, lead pencil, and meat juice, this hits the palate with a full-bodied, rich, and structured feel; while there are hints of its modern elevage on the nose, it stays in the background and there is first rate southern Rhône flair. It has bright acidity, fantastic purity of fruit, and ripe, yet firm tannin that emerges on the finish. Up there with the best vintage of this cuvee to date (reminiscent of the ’05), this beauty will not hit prime time until a decade after the vintage, and will shine for two decades or more.

Technical Details

  • Blend40% Grenache, 30% Syrah, and 20% Mourvedre
  • CountryFrance
  • RegionRhone
  • AppellationChateauneuf du Pape

Chateau La Nerthe Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee des Cadettes 2010

Rhone Blends  |  France
JD96+, WA96, VN94, WS93

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There is not denying you are in the presence of greatness when corks start flying on this bad boy. One of the all-time great producers and wines that prove that Chateauneuf can age with the best of 'em.

About the Producer

In the heart of Provence, in the south-east of France, 80 km north of Marseille, the Chateau La Nerthe is a magical belvedere, overlooked by its 18th century chateau and its 16th century cellars. The vineyard covers 92 hectares in the Chateauneuf du Pape appellation with more than 50 parcels representative of all the terroirs of the appellation.