Chateau La Nerthe Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Rhone 2024 Tenuta Fanti with a rock solid core

with a rock solid core of fruit

currant and earth

all backed by firm but chalky tannins

All is underscored by saline minerals as a coating of grippy tannins emerges toward the close

in very ripe vintages

Chateau La Nerthe Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Rhone 2024 Tenuta Fanti with a rock solid coreThis powerful, full bodied white Chateauneuf shows a wide spectrum of stone fruit, citrus and wild herb aromas. I love the balance of restrained creaminess from maturation on the lees with the elegant structure and animating freshness, the latter accentuate by a touch of bitterness in the long, quite firm finish. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold. 94 Pts James Suckling