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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.1 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 27 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by MinnesotaNice on 2/29/2024 & rated 89 points: Still good, but has definitely lost a step. Drink now. (107 views) | | | Tasted by MinnesotaNice on 3/24/2022 & rated 90 points: PnP, did not decant. Still solid. Drank over the course of 2 hours and held steady, if slightly fading at the end. Drink now/soon. (598 views) | | | Tasted by k H i L o on 2/20/2019 & rated 91 points: Très équilibré entre le fruit caractéristique du CDP et ses 12 ans qui l'assagissent.
Excellent RQP.
Bu immédiatement après ouverture et mise en carafe, il a beaucoup gagné au fil des minutes... donc à ouvrir 2 bonnes heures à l'avance. (1498 views) | | | Tasted by signotim on 5/30/2018 & rated 91 points: Classic and drinking beautifully now with cherry liqueur and soft herbal notes along with chalky minerality on the finish. Excellent. (1819 views) | | | Tasted by rfras on 11/25/2016 & rated 91 points: Drinking very well right now. (2595 views) | | | Tasted by Grinner on 11/6/2016 & rated 93 points: 20th Annual Lyon 10 Year Retrospective: The Mish Mash (Lyon Den): Back to liquid velvet! Kirsch, pepper/spice, iodine, and stone all on a lovely texture. 93 on day 2. Now-2021 (3211 views) | | | Tasted by ScottPreston on 2/16/2014 & rated 91 points: Fantastic nose and great on the palate. However i thought this wine lacked a tiny bit on the finish, which seemed a little short. I would drink these wines in the next few years (3989 views) | | | Tasted by oldgrowth45 on 12/22/2013: Drank over two nights, with and without food. Very dark ruby color. The nose seemed a little subdued on both nights, not showing much interest. On the first night I paired it with Cassoulet and it was big and had dark smoky fruit, but it lacked any traction, it was very soft and round. On the second night I paired it with a veggie soup and it was benign. There's concentration and density, but the flavor profile was rather simple - lacking complexity. The finish was full but simple. On both nights it was good but not great - clean, fresh fruit but lacked razzmatazz. (3933 views) | | | Tasted by rrush on 4/26/2013 & rated 88 points: Nicely integrated cdp with smooth soft tannin. Dark stone fruit and cherry some tobacco.
Did not wow, but still agreeable (3900 views) | | | Tasted by marcellevi on 10/17/2012 & rated 91 points: Still young and subdued nose, with hints of cherry and rip red fruits. The mouth has a nice firm grip, a little chalky minerality. Quite good, just needs more cellar time. (3799 views) | | | Tasted by slippytoad on 4/14/2011 & rated 91 points: Great potential. Got hotter on second day. Last glass awesome to behold! (5284 views) | | | Tasted by Paul S on 2/18/2010 & rated 91 points: "Simple" Midweek Dinner (Chinese New Year Edition) (La Bracceria, Greendale Avenue): I thought this showed better than when I tried it at the cellar about 7-8 months back. The bottle had already been opened for a for a few hours when we got to it, but it was still tough as door nails. Really tight nose, just little bits of cherry, sweet kirsch, mint and dark flowers peeking out amongst dried earth and mineral notes. Palate obviously had fine structure and balance, but was again really, really tight, with the underlying structure dominant, and bits of plums, cherry, spice and earth mingling about. Fine tannins asserted themselves again in the mid-lengthed finish.There is obviously some depth and concentration here though. I think this will age very well, and suspect that it will be a very good wine in about a decade. At the moment, just about enough to give pleasure, especially when paired with food. But I would wait with this wine. (5247 views) | | | Tasted by Sleepy Dave on 9/17/2009: 2006 Southern Rhone horizontal tasting - CDP (Crystal Wines): Alcohol : 15%
Tasted Blind. Aromas of soft leather, game, mineral,cherry liquor, hint of floral with a whiff of alcohol. Tight on the palate show peppery, game. Good grip. There is sign of greenish and hard edge with bitter mineral finish. Some heats. So so. Buy - No. (4669 views) | | | Tasted by Paul S on 6/12/2009 & rated 90 points: Trip to the Southern Rhone; 6/11/2009-6/12/2009 (Avignon, Chateauneuf du Pape, Gigondas and the Dentelles du Montmirail): Again, a good wine, but really not that impressive when considered in the context of the vintage, where house after house produced fantastic CdPs. Very good on the nose. Deep red and purple fruits, raw meat, dark berries, all with a lovely lushness to it. There was a nice touch of pure fruit on the palate, with loads of peppery spice. Plenty of toughness for a 2006 though - with firm tannins and prickly acidity shaping the mouthfeel. I really liked the finish. Nice complexity here, unfolding clean, focused fruit flavours with stoney minerality wrapped in more fresh acidity and mouth-coating tannins. (5061 views) | | | Tasted by Philippe_C on 2/8/2009 & rated 88 points: Average nose of red fruit and licorice... in the mounth, some cherries, tannins a bit present, lacking some fruit, a bit dry finish... (3863 views) | | | Tasted by Nutty08 on 10/21/2008 & rated 91 points: Trip to France; 10/13/2008-10/24/2008 (Burgundy, Rhone Valley (Chateauneuf-du-Pape), Paris): Continues the candied cherry nose of "Les Olivets" but more sublte and closed, with more prominent earth, mushroom, and gamey character. Firm fine tannins in a fruit driven palate, but remains in balance, with medium length finish adding some smoke and tar. More muscular and tannic than "Les Olivets" built more for aging and less assessable now, but has great potential. (5649 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Roger Sabon Producer website - Read more about Roger Sabon
The Sabon family has a long history in Chateauneuf du Pape. Quote from the homepage of the domain: "One of the oldest documented landholders in Chateauneuf du Pape, the Sabon family has controlled vineyards in the zone since 1540".
Roger Sabon is the father of the three brothers who run the domain today Jean-Jacques, Denis and Gilbert Sabon.
The vinification is since 2001 in the care of Didier Négron, son-in-law of Jean- Jacques Sabon.
Denis and his son Julien take care of the fields. Delphine, daughter of Denis is often in the reception.
Today the property has 15 ha. in AOC Chateauneuf du Pape and owns 17 ha. of vineyards in Roquemaure from where Lirac and Cotes du Rhone are made.
Red Rhone Blend Read about the different grapes used to produce red and white Rhone wines
On CellarTracker, Red Rhone Blend is the term for a wine consisting of two or more of the traditional 13 Southern Rhone grape varieties. Typically it's the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre or Cinsault grapes, but can also contain the Muscardin, Counoise, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Picpoul, Roussanne, Terret Noir, Picardan or Vaccarese grapes.
A 'food' wine. Lacking pretension and intended for local consumption with local cuisine. Lacks the 'high' notes on a Bordeaux, more earthy and sharper so often a better partner to meat dishes with a sauce. Reserve The Wine News | Wine Country This Week | Wine Lover's PageFrance Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Southern Rhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Southern Rhone Valley
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Châteauneuf-du-Pape Appellation - Read more about Chateauneuf du Pape
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"As I have written many times in the past, the sweet spot for drinking Châteauneuf du Papes is usually the first 5-6 years after the vintage. Then they seem to go through an adolescent, awkward, and sometimes dormant stage, only to re-emerge around year 10-12, where the majority of wines are often fully mature. The best of them will continue to hold on to life (but rarely improving) beyond 15-20 years. It is only the exceptional Châteauneuf du Papes that will evolve for 20-25+ years, and those are indeed a rarity. However, things may be improving dramatically in terms of the longevity of Châteauneuf du Pape, although Grenache-dominated wines, the vast majority of wines produced in the appellation, are wines that do not have the polyphenol (extract and tannin) content of top Cabernet Sauvignons, Merlots, or Syrah-based wines. Nevertheless, the younger generation in Châteauneuf du Pape has taken seriously the farming in the vineyards. There are more organic and biodynamically run vineyards here than in any other appellation of France. The yields, which were already low, are even lower today (20-35 hectoliters per hectare), and of course, the proliferation of top luxury and/or old-vine cuvées gives a significant boost to the number of wines that will evolve past 25 or 30 years. The advantage of these wines is their broad window of drinkability." - Robert Parker
Vintage Chart 1978 to Today
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