Chateau La Nerthe Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee des Cadettes 2012 750ml

Cuvée des Cadettes is the grand cuvée of Château La Nerthe in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, first made in the late 19th century, and one of the oldest special cuvées in the appellation.

The 2012 is roughly 40% Syrah, 37% Grenache and 22% Mourvèdre, plus other varieties, which makes it unusually Syrah-led for a Châteauneuf-du-Pape top cuvée. It spent about 12 months in new French oak barrels.

Expect classy cassis, toast, vanilla bean and roasted meats, with warm raspberry, plum and blackberry flavors.

Against Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe La Crau 2021, the Cadettes is older, Syrah-led and aged in new oak; for a Châteauneuf with more than a decade in bottle and notes of toast and vanilla, choose the Cadettes.

This 2012 is a bottle to open now rather than hold. Decant it gently and serve it with roast lamb, braised beef or mushroom dishes.

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