Domaine de Nalys
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Domaine de Nalys 2008 Reserve Red (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
- $68
Unusually for Châteaunuef-du-Pape, this wine is made up of 80% Syrah, with only 20% of the more typical Grenache. It’s meaty and savory on the nose, blending those notes with cherries, leather, allspice and earth on the palate. Full but fresh, with a long finish. Drink now–2018.
— J.C.
(8/1/2011)
Domaine de Nalys 2009 Le Châtaignier Red (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
- $68
Le Châtaignier is a luxury cuvée of the domaine’s oldest vines, approximately 96% Grenache and 4% Mourvèdre. Bright red fruit flavors of raspberry and cherry are complemented by coffee and chocolate notes (the wine spends four months in oak). For a 2009, it’s crisp and on the firm side, so give it until next year, and then drink it through 2025.
— J.C.
(2/1/2013)
Domaine de Nalys 2005 Red (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
- $35
Starts off a bit funky, with scents of tar and rubber, but quickly rights itself and shows rich dark fruit with hints of hickory smoke. Flavors lean toward black cherry, but also feature smoke, grilled meat and licorice. It’s medium- to full-bodied, with a firm structure that bodes well for cellaring. Try after 2012.
— J.C.
(12/31/2008)
Domaine de Nalys 2009 Reserve Red (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
- $68
Atypical for the appellation in that it’s 80% Syrah, this is a dark-fruited, slightly pruny Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Chocolate and licorice notes add complexity to this full-bodied, firmly structured wine. With its long, chewy finish, consider deferring consumption until at least 2014.
— J.C.
(10/1/2012)
Domaine de Nalys 2006 Red (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
- $39
Nicely perfumed with scents of blackberries and violets, the 2006 from Nalys is full-bodied and firmly tannic, but not particularly plush or rich. It is complex, featuring intriguing hints of grilled or cured meats and black cherries in addition to its floral notes.
— J.C.
(12/15/2009)
Domaine de Nalys 2009 Red (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
- $39
This is an immediately accessible Châteauneuf-du-Pape, with moderately concentrated red fruit, leather and clove notes, crisp acids and just a hint of supple tannin on the finish. Drink it over the next several years.
— J.C.
(10/1/2012)
Domaine de Nalys 2009 White (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
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- $39
Pear and melon flavors are buttressed by ample acid in this medium-bodied white Châteauneuf-du-Pape. For a 2009, it lacks richness but remains a tasty, easy-drinking wine that finishes with a touch of anise.
— J.C.
(10/1/2011)
Domaine de Nalys 2008 Red (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
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- $39
A bit tough and unyielding right now, Nalys’s 2008 Châteauneuf-du-Pape displays adequate black cherry fruit and hints of horse stable and garrigue. It does dry out on the finish; drink it up over the next few years.
— J.C.
(8/1/2011)
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