{"product_id":"chateau-la-nerthe-les-cassagnes-de-la-nerthe-cotes-du-rhone-villages-rouge-2018-750ml","title":"Château La Nerthe Les Cassagnes de La Nerthe Côtes du Rhône Villages Rouge 2021 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLes Cassagnes de La Nerthe is produced in the Southern Rhône Valley in France by Domaine de la Renjarde, a property owned by the Richard family who also manage the famed Château La Nerthe in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The same team creates this elegant and fruit driven wine. The wine is a blend of organic Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre grapes grown in sandy and limestone soil containing shards of calcareous rocks, providing high quality natural filtration. The average age of the vines is over 40 years old. The vineyards are located at altitudes up to 600 feet above sea level and the gently undulating slopes produce high quality grapes. The grapes are harvested by hand and carefully sorted after arriving at the winery. The grapes are lightly crushed, and color and tannins are gently extracted with several daily pumping overs of the tanks. Co-fermentation of the three varieties occurs over a long maceration of 3 to 4 weeks. The final blend is aged on fine lees in stainless steel tanks for 9 to 12 months before bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e93 Points\u003cbr\u003e Tasting Panel\u003cbr\u003e 2019 vintage\u003cbr\u003e 92 Points\u003cbr\u003e Tasting Panel\u003cbr\u003e 2017 vintage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Harvest Note\u003cbr\u003e The 2021 vintage was an ‘old-style’ vintage with alcohol levels returning down to levels not seen in recent hot years. Following a mild winter, the Les Cassagnes vineyard was spared the cold snap in early April that affected most of France due to the proximity of the Rhône River. The hot temperatures in the summer were balanced by regular rain in early August that allowed the grapes to grow without any water stress to perfect maturity.\u003cbr\u003e Tasting Note\u003cbr\u003e Dark ruby red in color, this well-balanced, airy, and elegant wine offers vibrant notes of raspberries, black currant, ripe cherries, bay leaves, and pepper with fine and silky tannins.\u003cbr\u003e Food Pairing\u003cbr\u003e Grilled red meats, beef stew\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Technical Data\u003cbr\u003e GRAPES: 50% Grenache, 40% Syrah, 8% Mourvèdre, 2% Other varieties\u003cbr\u003e APPELLATION: Côtes du Rhône Villages AOC\u003cbr\u003e PH: 3.65\u003cbr\u003e ACIDITY: 4.28 g\/l\u003cbr\u003e ABV: 14%\u003cbr\u003e AGING: Aged on fine lees in stainless steel tanks for 9-12 months\u003cbr\u003e Unique Selling Points\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated by Château La Nerthe team, the Châteauneuf-du-Pape experts.\u003cbr\u003e Average vine age is 40+ years.\u003cbr\u003e Soft extraction methods achieve bright fruit and fine tannins.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château La Nerthe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42975628755168,"sku":"102267","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/products\/chateau-la-nerthe-les-cassagnes-de-la-nerthe-cotes-du-rhone-villages-rouge_1.jpg?v=1663884163","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/chateau-la-nerthe-les-cassagnes-de-la-nerthe-cotes-du-rhone-villages-rouge-2018-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}