Château La Nerthe
Organic Farming Estate
The wines of La Nerthe have long been appreciated, as testified by the writings of men of letters since the 18th century.
In the Grande Ronde du petit Vaudeville by Antoine-Pierre-Augustin de Piis, a writer at the court of Louis XVI, Clos Vougeot and La Nerthe are the only of the 25 estates mentioned in this ode to Bacchus.
Alexandre Dumas’ Grand Dictionnaire de Cuisine (1870) lists the great French red wines. Clos de La Nerthe is the only one from Chateauneuf du Pape and the only one from Vaucluse among the sixty or so wines listed.
For 5 centuries, the tradition of a refined welcome has been perpetuated to welcome all visitors and friends who are great fans of Château La Nerthe.
La Nerthe Tradition Red
Grape varieties: Grenache noir (37%), Syrah (29%), Mourvèdre (27%), Cinsault (7%)
Terroir: Varied soils of clay-limestone, sandy-clay, sandstone dotted with the famous pebbles.
Manual harvesting
Scratching?
Yield: ?
Ageing: wood and stainless steel vats. Breeding
lasts 12 months
La Nerthe Cuvée des Cadettes
Grape varieties: Grenache Noir (52%), Syrah (38%) & Mourvèdre (10%)
Terroir: sandy-clay soils interspersed with rolled pebbles
Manual harvesting
Destemming
Yield: ?
Aging: 12 months, partly in tuns and partly in oak barrels.
partly in new barrels
La Nerthe Cuvée Les Clavelles
Grape variety: 100% Grenache Noir
Terroir: Parcels located in the ‘Chemin de Châteauneuf’ area, at the crossroads of ‘La Crau Sud’ and ‘La Font du Loup’.
Manual harvesting
Scratching?
Yield :
Aging: 12 months in old barrels (70%) and foudres (30%)
La Nerthe Tradition White
Grape varieties: Roussanne 47%, Grenache Blanc 38%, Clairette 13%, Bourboulenc 2%.
Terroir: sandy-clay, sandstone dotted with the famous rolled pebbles
Manual harvesting
Scratching?
Yield: ?
Ageing: in stainless steel vats
with temperature control and then stored on their fine lees.
La Nerthe Clos de Beauvenir
Grape varieties: Grenache blanc 65% Roussanne 35
Terroir: Sandy-loam soils interspersed with rolled pebbles for finesse and aromatic expression.
Manual harvesting
Scratching?
Yield: ?
Aging: white grenache in
600-litre demi-muid and barrels for roussanne (1/3 new barrels) before
aged on fine lees for 7 months (85% demi-muid – 15% new barrels)