2017 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Grand Vin Château de Nalys

Made mostly from Roussanne, the 2017 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc is a completely different beast than the Saintes Pierres de Nalys and boasts powerful notes of white currants, white peach, toasted nuts, and brioche. It's a bigger, richer wine, with bright acidity and a great texture, and it's a seriously good white that will drink nicely for upward of a decade.

A solid first effort from the new ownership, the 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape Grand Vin Blanc is a blend of 43% Roussanne, 33% Grenache Blanc, 15% Clairette, 6% Bourboulenc and 3% Picpoul. Seventy percent of the blend aged in oak, but I'd say that component is discrete, adding just a hint of pencil shavings and a fine-grained, silky texture. It's full-bodied and succulent, delivering an attractive combination of pineapple and saline notes with understated elegance.

Stor, rig, kompleks duft, røget, mineralsk, eksotisk frugt og røget tone. Rig smag, stor fylde, fedme og tør med lang, lang eftersmag, mineralsk mættet med frisk frugt.