2013 Roger Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Prestige

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  3/13/2024 - bubbachumps wrote: 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.

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  3/10/2024 - Somm David T Likes this wine: 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.

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  3/5/2024 - caesar77 Likes this wine: 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.

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  10/30/2023 - mcnalyn Likes this wine: 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.

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  8/31/2023 - steveiiiiii Likes this wine: 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.

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