1997 Château La Nerthe Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 89.8 points

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  4/14/2022 - Joelene wrote: 88 Points

  A raisin bomb at this point in its life, raisin nose a taste blew off a bit after 30mins but still clearly past it’s prime.

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  9/22/2018 - Paul A. Likes this wine:

  Opened the bottle and had a little sip just to verify it had not yet turned bad. Even though the nose was still "closed", the taste already revealed a tender softness and complexity, with a slight acid undertone. Certainly still OK, could not wait to see how this developed after a couple of hours in the decanter!
  After a couple of hours in the decanter the slight acid undertone had totally vanished, making place for a divine mixture of dried fruits, smoke, forest mushrooms, vanilla, few herbs and pepper - all very subtle.
  Pitch dark color, with the rim only slightly brownish after all these years.

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  12/8/2012 - socidelvino wrote: 92 Points

  Eye: bright garnet colour. Tasted on opening and noticed similar funky smell and mineral taste. Filtered and decanted for 90 minutes before serving.
  Nose: Opened up very nicely with aroma of berries, vanilla, smoke, herbs.
  Palate: taste also improved. Good tannins with notes of vanilla, cherries ye good structure of minerality, medium body and long finish.

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  5/7/2012 - sbern wrote: 89 Points

  Despite the age of this bottle, it had matured well and was very enjoyable - flavors smooth and mellow.

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  12/2/2010 - socidelvino Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Striking garnet colour. Tasted on opening and was a bit worried as first smell was funky and tasted too mineral and thin. Filtered and decanted for 3 hours before serving with a sausage/cheese appetizer. Opened up remarkably. Aroma improved substantially to good fruit. Tasting also much better with cherries and vanilla coming out with minerality taking a supporting role.

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