2001 Roger Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 89.7 points

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  7/24/2023 - pbaek wrote:

  Much better than my last bottle in 2020, and much to my surprise local and full of character now. What has happened there, or is it my palate that’s getting old and tired. Either way, this came across as the real Neuf deal with great tertiary flavors, and dusty cherry fruit. Will have to go back and check again.

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  8/15/2020 - pbaek wrote:

  No. This is just so far from what Châteauneuf from 2001 could and should be. I admit I probably kept it for too long, but there’s too much of an effort going on in the cellar, this is polished, modern, uninteresting. There’s a note of licorice that bothers me too. I can’t see myself drinking an entire bottle of this, one small glass is enough.

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  11/10/2018 - TXRhoneRanger wrote: 92 Points

  This bottle is drinking in its prime from my opinion and also Mico tasters opinion. Dark color still in the garnet category. Viscous and Venice. This wine needed a lot of air to open and we didn't have a decanter. Towards the end of the bottle it started to open up with beautiful stewed Grenache fruit. Some depth and backbone and some firm acidity for a chateauneuf-du-pape at this age. there wasn't much wood to this wine but it did stand out towards the end. I would have preferred a little bit more nose but towards the end it started singing. I wish I would have decanted his bottle 4 another 3 hours before writing a TN. Still a fabulous drink with burgers.

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  4/6/2018 - pbaek wrote:

  First bottle from a case of 12 bought at the domaine. Polished, semi modern Chateauneuf, well made, focused and upright with a good structure. Plenty of fruit left to keep this going. Just a tiny bit boring, however. Where’s the character?

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  7/20/2015 - kasteele wrote: flawed

  Corked. Perfectly cellared since purchase

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