| Chateau La Nerthe
Owner: SCA Chateau La Nerthe.
Manager:
Christian Voeux
Address: Route du Sorgues
84230
Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Tel. 490 837 011
Mail
Homepage:
http://www.chateau-la-nerthe.com/
The word "Chateau" is not often used in Chateauneuf du Pape.
When it comes to La Nerthe it's quite natural. The buildings here and the
surroundings are the most beautyfull and impressive place in Chateauneuf du Pape.
The konstruction of the chateau started in 1736. The architect was Jean-Baptiste
Franque and the owner at
that time was Tulle de Villefranche.
His family had been owners for a couple of centuries. At first it was
called Grange de
Beauvenir. I
1559 it was given to a family member named Pierre de la
Nerthe and from him dates the name today.
In the century before the
phylloxera the wines from La Nerthe was reputated as the best wines from the
area.
After the
phylloxera catastrophe in 1870 the property was sold to Joseph Ducos. With great
energy he started replanting the vines. He was the leading
person in that matter who taught other wine growers in the area to graft vines onto phylloxera
resistant American rootstocks. He did a lot to unite the wine growers and set
standards for a better quality of the wines. As the mayor of the town he got the
official name of the town changed to Chateauneuf du Pape instead of Chateauneuf
Calcernier.
During the second World War the chateau was occupied by German
troops and the vine fields were neglected for a long time. In 1986 the chateau
was aquiered by the Richard family after advice from Alain Dugas, who
managed the property until 2008. Since 2008 the winemaker and manager has been
Christian Voeux, a experienced winmaker who has been working at Mont Redon for
several years.
90 ha. belongs to La Nerthe. Most of the
vineyards are placed around the chateau.
Many new plantations has been made since the 80ties but parcels with old vines
mainly used for the two prestige cuvées also exist.
Since 1998 the domaine was
certified agriculture
biologique by ECOCERT.
The wines:
Chateauneuf du Pape Granières de la Nerthe or
Clos de la Granière
2. wine. 2006: 45% Grenache, 24% Syrah, 18% Mourvedre, 8% Cinsault and 5% andre
druer.
Chateauneuf du Pape
77 ha. 2006: 53% Grenache, 27% Syrah, 15% Mourvedre, 4% Cinsault
and 1% others. Partly aged in barriques..
Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvée des Cadettes
5 ha. 2005: 43% Grenache, 36% Syrah
and 21% Mourvedre. Aged for 18 months in barriques.
Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc
5 ha. 2008: 39% Roussanne, 27% Grenache Blanc, 19% Clairette
and 15%
Bourboulenc. 1/3 aged in barriques
Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Clos de Beauvenir
3 ha. 58% Roussanne and 42% Clairette. Fermented and aged in new or
2-years-old barriques for one year.
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