Les Cassagnes Blanc Côtes du Rhône AOP - Château La Nerthe

The powerful Les Cassagnes Blanc Côtes du Rhône from Château La Nerthe glides into the glass with a dense pale yellow color. Poured into a white wine glass, this white wine from the Old World presents wonderfully expressive aromas of peach, lemon, green apple and quince, rounded off by other fruity nuances.

On the palate, Les Cassagnes Blanc Côtes du Rhône from Château La Nerthe opens wonderfully aromatic, fruity and balanced. There is dry and really dry. This white wine belongs to the latter, as it was bottled with only 1 g of residual sugar. This silky white wine is full-bodied and multi-layered on the palate. Thanks to its lively fruit acidity, Les Cassagnes Blanc Côtes du Rhône is impressively fresh and lively on the palate. The finish of this white wine from the Rhône Valley wine-growing region, or more precisely from Côtes-du-Rhône, finally delights with a remarkable aftertaste. The finish is also accompanied by mineral facets from the sand and clay-dominated soils.

Vinification of Château La Nerthe Les Cassagnes Blanc Côtes du Rhône

The basis for the powerful Les Cassagnes Blanc Côtes du Rhône from the Rhône Valley are grapes from the Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier grape varieties. The grapes grow under optimal conditions in the Rhône Valley. Here, the vines dig their roots deep into soils of clay, sand and limestone. Once perfect physiological ripeness is ensured, the grapes for Les Cassagnes Blanc Côtes du Rhône are harvested exclusively by hand without the help of coarse and less selective harvesters. After the harvest, the grapes are immediately taken to the press house. Here they are selected and carefully crushed. This is followed by fermentation in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures. Fermentation is followed by maturation on the fine lees for several months before the wine is finally drawn off.

Wine pairing recommendation for the Les Cassagnes Blanc Côtes du Rhône from Château La Nerthe

This French white wine is best enjoyed moderately chilled at 11 - 13°C. It is perfect as an accompaniment to cod with cucumber and mustard vegetables, leek soup or spinach gratin with almonds.