La Nerthe Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Blanc 2023

97 Points Jeb Dunnuck The classic cuvée is the 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc, which is based on 43% Roussanne, 30% Clairette, 25% Grenache Blanc, and 2% Bourboulenc. It's brilliant stuff, offering lots of bright lemon and pineapple-like fruits as well as white flowers, honeysuckle, and a kiss of chalky minerality. Beautiful on the palate as well, it's medium to full-bodied, with integrated acidity and just flawless balance. It ranks with the finest whites in the vintage and is well worth seeking out. It should have over a decade of prime drinking, although there's no need to delay gratification.

95 Points Decanter Lovely cooling glycerol glides across the palate, cut through with incisive acidity. Zesty lime squeezed over pear tarte tatin. Medium- to full-bodied, really energetic, balanced and finely detailed. Seriously good. Organically grown across three lieux-dits: La Crau, La Nerthe and La Rigole. It's principally aged in a variety of size and age of oak barrels for six months, including 20% new oak.

93 Points Wine Spectator Focused and pure, with ripe melon and green fig interwoven with orange blossoms and chamomile, all edged in smoke and flint. The creamy palate is held in check by a firming mineral spine and quinine notes. Roussanne, Clairette, Grenache Blanc and Bourboulenc.

92 Points Vinous The 2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc displays delicate aromas of spring blossom, jasmine, yellow apple, pear, pastry, melon and cedar. This delicious 2021 white is medium to full-bodied, well-balanced, wrapping up with a clean finish.