Domaine de Nalys - Chateauneuf du Pape 2018 (750ml)
Price: $125.00
Sale Price: $98.00
| Producer | Domaine de Nalys |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhone Valley |
| Subregion | Chateauneuf du Pape |
| Varietal | Proprietary Red |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Enthusiast: 97 Points
The flagship wine of de Nalys sourced from the famed La Crau vineyard, this powerful, complex red highlights Grenache augmented by Syrah, Mourvèdre, Counoise and Vacarèse. Matured partially in oak, it offers black-plum flavors muted by shades of earth, sun-scorched garrigue and a lingering vein of salty minerality. While soft in tannin, the wine needs time to tease out its smoky, stony nuances. Drink 2028–2040.
Wine Advocate: 96 Points
The best offering from this property I can remember, the 2018 Châteauneuf du Pape Grand Vin leads with knockout aromas of garrigue, raspberries and stone fruit. It's full-bodied, loaded with explosive levels of fruit that buffer the silky tannins, and includes a vivid sense of tension that gives the finish drive and length. 94-96
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
A bright savory note leads off this red, followed quickly by sanguine and bay leaf accents, all melding nicely with the core of steeped blackberry, raspberry and plum fruit flavors as they move through the rich, licorice root–tinged finish. Best from 2022 through 2035.—James Molesworth
TOP 100 of 2021 #10
Jeb Dunnuck: 95 Points
Both deeper and more concentrated, the 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape showed beautifully and is certainly starting to display the quality of this terroir. Deep blue fruits, ground pepper, sweet flowers, and incense notes all emerge from this full-bodied, rounded, concentrated barrel sample. It has the supple, sweet tannins of the vintage as well as a stacked mid-palate and terrific overall balance.
The Guigal family is starting to settle in at Chateau De Nalys and the jump in quality is readily apparent with these 2017s and 2018s (as well as with the 2016s last year). They have big plans for a new winery and as I wrote last year, the sky is the limit with regards to quality. To reiterate the lineup, they fashion two cuvées for both their reds and whites; a Saintes Pierres de Nalys which can be thought of as an entry level wine and a straight Châteauneuf du Pape which is the more serious, age worthy grand vin. Range 93-95
