Nerthe, Chateauneuf Du Pape Blanc Beauvenir

Nerthe, Chateauneuf Du Pape Blanc BeauvenirThe new wood has been pared back in the 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Clos de Beauvenir, a 70 30 blend of Roussanne and Grenache Blanc aged predominantly in demi muids, with 15% going into new barriques. Hints of oaky spice accent pineapple and lime notes on the nose, while the medium to full bodied palate is rich and silky in texture, even a trifle phenolic on the finish in its youth. This should be even better in another year or two.

It's a little gruff compared to the sleeker incarnation of today's Le Pavillon but nonetheless is very Hermitage

Falls away

Thanks to elevation and soils

a lovely rondeur here that counterbalances the structure of the vintage

Here the almost unbelievably complex nose is notably more restrained than that of the Demoiselles with its pure white rose

especially as Knez’s Estate vineyard in Anderson Valley comes online with the 2012 harvest

underbrush and game hints

-- Neal Martin

it's that good

through the lens of an excellent

Moderate reduction dominates the nose at present

This is excellent but note well that it will definitely require at least some patience