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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.9 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 39 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by F_&_M on 4/26/2024 & rated 91 points: Very enjoyable. (54 views) | | | Tasted by GGinSF on 8/6/2023 & rated 90 points: Big, full and still fresh. More modern CdP that highlights the fruit. Less garrigue or earth. Probably at peak, but I think if it's well-stored this has 5+ more years before starting to fade. (229 views) | | | Tasted by Skotto on 4/25/2023 & rated 92 points: Ready to drink. Tasted alongside Clos des Papes 2010. Initially, beautiful nose of fruit and a touch of country stable. Silky smooth on the palate with soft blueberries. Very shy out of the gate, needing about 20 mins of air to develop a more substantial texture and longer finish. I rate the 2010 higher at nearly every angle. But for for me, for today, this was the preferred glass. (391 views) | | | Tasted by GGinSF on 11/19/2022 & rated 90 points: Still plenty of backbone. (528 views) | | | Tasted by OenophilistMN on 2/23/2022 & rated 90 points: One-hour decant through a screened and aerating funnel. No sediment to speak of. Forest floor nose during decant. Wine was clear; garnet bowl lightening slightly to the rim. Nose in the glass of: forest floor, wild flowers and cedar box over a lighter blueberry undertone. In the mouth: blueberry, mushrooms and tarragon. Tannins quite smooth, medium depth of fruit and pleasant acid which made it a nice food accompaniment. Medium finish hinting at the cedar. (730 views) | | | Tasted by kcsteve on 5/15/2021 & rated 91 points: Stored in controlled cellar. Decanted 2 hours. Very slight bricking. Medium in color and density. Nose of wet leaves and a bit floral. Palate showed resolved tannins, a bit of blue fruit, and forest floor. Drank before dinner and with dinner. A fabulous food wine. Near or at peak. (1166 views) | | | Tasted by redz on 9/17/2020 & rated 91 points: subtle nose and palate, enjoyable, no fade yet (1330 views) | | | Tasted by BBinSC on 8/22/2020 & rated 91 points: Lovely nose of forest floor, silky smooth palate, some acid but tannins seem resolved. Everything in balance, might be close to/at peak. Delicious, great comparison between the Priorat and Pegau. (1317 views) | | | Tasted by F_&_M on 4/1/2020 & rated 89 points: Solid but not particularly distinctive. Fantastic weight and nose and very well made. However not very memorable. Perhaps it's going through a quiet period and will open up again at some other point. (1275 views) | | | Tasted by pilatus88 on 2/8/2020 & rated 92 points: Day 2. Fantastic improvement and all edges gone. Dark inky and full of black fruit blackberries, blueberry jam, and wet woody notes. (1238 views) | | | Tasted by pilatus88 on 2/7/2020 & rated 88 points: i am not very consistent with scoring this wine. Now i feel it is more disjointed and edgy than previous tastings. Can the bottles be this different? (998 views) | | | Tasted by manny651 on 4/14/2019 & rated 92 points: love it...rustic bretty nose at pnp that subsides to red fruit gooness...super smooth but deep and complex (1198 views) | | | Tasted by snarfglk on 10/29/2018 & rated 90 points: The best of the bottles I bought, more like I expected. (1314 views) | | | Tasted by snarfglk on 10/13/2018 & rated 89 points: Solid CdP but not q QPR at $40. (1112 views) | | | Tasted by maxima on 9/28/2018 & rated 88 points: Assez capiteux, profile moderne et
fruité, pas mon style et vraiment
cher, pas un bon RQP cette cuvée. (1556 views) | | | Tasted by DrBad on 5/6/2018 & rated 93 points: A bit musty immediately on opening and I hesitate to say but a slight aroma of cat pee, unusual for a red? Decanted for an hour after which there was a definite salt water shore and docks aroma. This was verified by two others who were tasting the wine. The wine was smooth, with sweet tannins, not jammy but like honey on blackberries, dark fruits, delicious. Very enjoyable. (1430 views) | | | Tasted by snarfglk on 4/15/2017 & rated 88 points: Would have scored it higher but was slightly cork tainted. Had some 2 hours later and the taint was worse. (2073 views) | | | Tasted by pilatus88 on 1/13/2017 & rated 90 points: very fruity and crisp. (2102 views) | | | Tasted by clubs on 10/10/2015 & rated 91 points: Fine second night - upgrade to 92 (3227 views) | | | Tasted by joraesque on 9/2/2015 & rated 91 points: This really started singing 65 minutes in. 15% ABV, slightly hot on the nose but not overbearing.
91-92(+?) (3212 views) | | | Tasted by Iceman611 on 7/11/2015 & rated 93 points: When first opened, the bouquet was clean but the flavor was funky wet hay. I left the bottle open overnight and was delighted to find those earthy notes were present as undertones and the core flavors of cassis and lavender took their proper place. Very smooth despite supercharged alcohol (15.5%). One of the most impressively tasty CDP I've tried. Reminiscent of the 07 Alexis establet. (3066 views) | | | Tasted by Shmay on 6/22/2015 & rated 94 points: Beautiful wine. Soft with good structure. My wife and I loved it with prime rib. (2600 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. 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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