Château La Nerthe Blanc 2017
White
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
7.5
WineSaint
Smoke and wild herbs frame crisp white peach and citrus on the nose. The palate shows impressive concentration, with quinine's bitter edge balancing orchard fruit sweetness. Excellent mineral backbone drives through to a persistent, chalky finish.
white peachcitruswild herbsquinine
Label
Château La Nerthe
→One of Châteauneuf-du-Pape's oldest and most storied estates, La Nerthe produces benchmark reds and some of the appellation's finest whites, including the rare single-parcel Clos de Beauvenir.