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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.4 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 28 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by bubbachumps on 5/1/2024 & rated 93 points: Consistent with my prior bottle. Fantastic qpr. (63 views) | | | Tasted by bubbachumps on 3/13/2024 & rated 93 points: Black raspberry, red raspberry, minerals and some leather on a very complex nose. Well integrated on the palate. This is in a fantastic place and has some life ahead of it. Slight bricking on the edge but fruit still coming through and wonderful secondary characteristics. The was a steal for $39. Ready now and easily at peak for another few years. (297 views) | | | Tasted by Somm David T on 3/10/2024 & rated 93 points: What I didn’t realize until this week is when I bought this 2013, Sofia & I tasted this with Roger in his cellar before it received the label after reviewing photos.
This was $25 on release and it is beautiful tonight as it was last weekend.
Ripe, juicy; blackberries, black raspberries, black plum, purple fruits, blueberries & some dark cherries. Grilled meats, light black pepper, dry galet stones, spice, dry top soil, dry tobacco, used leather, slightly moist volcanic mineral mixed w/ clay, sandalwood, dry & withering dark, red & purple florals, rainfall acidity, a well balanced, nicely structured, beautifully tensioned, balanced, elegant finish that last two-minutes and lands on minerality and florals. (297 views) | | | Tasted by caesar77 on 3/5/2024 & rated 93 points: PnP. Inky purple w/ dark red edge in color. Nose of blackberries, granite, garrigue and a hint of saddle leather. On the palate: intense blackberry, cassis, baking spice and glints of black licorice. Plush tannins are just barely perceived on gums. Long finish of blackberries, vanilla, granite and subtle wood spice. Lost points due to intensity (as others called out), but this is still killer wine and good QPR. I've had multiple C-d-P's that are twice this price and not as enjoyable. (245 views) | | | Tasted by mcnalyn on 10/30/2023 & rated 90 points: Agree with other 2023 reviews. Still has solid front end mouthfeel and varying notes. Starting to lose it’s luster a bit and falls flat on the finish. After about 3 hours, wasn’t much complexity left. Drink up. (535 views) | | | Tasted by steveiiiiii on 8/31/2023 & rated 91 points: I appreciated the bottle I had one year ago a little more. This is still drinking wonderfully, with dark frutis on the nose but red frutis on palate. Evolved both on nose and palate, with earthy and leathery notes. This may have peaked, but there is still plenty of time for enjoyment. (541 views) | | | Tasted by caesar77 on 4/11/2023 & rated 91 points: PnP. Purple w/ garnet hue and dark red edge in color. Nose of blackberries, black pepper and olives. On the palate: dark fruit, cassis and black olives. Sandy tannins are still grippy, but mostly cloaked by the fruit; perceived predominantly on gums and tongue. Medium to long finish of cranberry, damson plum, wood spice and glints of flinty minerality. (614 views) | | | Tasted by Ulveström on 12/4/2021 & rated 90 points: Ageing is appearing both in scent and smell. In my opinion this is in the sweet spot right now. Dark fruit, plums and a quite large amount of oak dominates. Secondary notes like tobacco and mushrooms. Tannins are silky with a medium acidity. All adds up nicely. (1020 views) | | | Tasted by bram_epicurien on 9/23/2020 & rated 90 points: Another evening in Singapore with wine and cheese with the Bellevue wine tarting crew. Medium purple color. Cherries and plum on the nose, licorice, pepper, forest floor is quite obvious. Med acidity, full body, high alcohol, med tannins, Med flavor intensity, Med+ finish. Some capsicum, forest floor, can still evolve further, overall nice but would recommend to wait a bit longer. To note that after one hour started to open up more, capsicum notes disappeared and hence wine tasted much rounder. Would decant for at least 1 best 2 hours. (1741 views) | | | Tasted by klezman on 12/10/2019: Fantastic garrigue, herbs, red fruit, nice balance, nice power. (2779 views) | | | Tasted by drdecanto on 8/6/2017 & rated 93 points: Tasted at Arroyo Vino CNP tasting on 8/5/17: Again late in the tasting and a paucity of notes. Garnet. Deep raspberries. Bigger than the '14 Clos du Caillou, "Les Safres" (which I slightly preferred). $72 (2929 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 9/8/2015 & rated 92 points: This wine is in serious competition to win an award for one of the top values from the entire appellation. And in the difficult 2013 vintage, this wine is no exception. Plenty of fresh, ripe fruits, hints of thyme, pepper and herbs, with a soft textured, cherry dominated finish. (3899 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 9/8/2015 & rated 91 points: This really offers a lot of bang for the buck. The garrigue and peppery, red fruits on the nose is enough to move you. But the soft, silky, ripe, fresh mouth feel is just as delicious. The wine was made from a blend of 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah and 10% Mourvedre. (4888 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reds: The Flamboyant 2014s and the Structured 2013s (Apr 2016) (4/1/2016)
(Domaine Roger Sabon Châteauneuf-du-pape Prestige) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Hemming, MW
JancisRobinson.com (2/26/2015)
(Roger Sabon, Prestige Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, Châteauneuf du Pape: The Lively 2013s and Lush 2012s (Apr 2015) (2/1/2015)
(Domaine Roger Sabon Châteauneuf-du-pape Prestige) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| 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. Cuvée PrestigeA blend of different parcels. France 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
Another site on this appellation
Vineyards on weinlagen-info
"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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