Description
Grape: 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre.
This wine is produced mainly from the terroirs of “La Crau” and “Piedlong”. The blend is mainly Grenache with a large proportion of Syrah and smaller amounts of Mourvèdre, Counoise and Vaccarèse. The red wine of Château de Nalys is intense with a deep colour. Two thirds of the wine is aged for 24 months in foudres and one third in oak barrels. Ruby red in colour, it is dark and deep with aromas of black fruit and spice. On the palate the wine is powerful and persistent with silky tannins. This fine wine from Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a beautiful example of the elegance, complexity and perfect balance of the wines of Château de Nalys.
Winemaking
Manual harvest and sorting, followed by vinification in wooden conical vats. Vinification lasts around 5 weeks.
Ageing: Aged for 18 months in wood (barrels, demi-muids, foudres then 6 months in concrete tanks.