Sabon Prestige/Secret Vertical

Restaurant AOC
Tasted Friday, April 9, 2010 by canan with 750 views

Introduction

Complete vertical tasting of both Sabon Prestige and Secret.

Flight 1 (1 Note)

Flight 2 (3 Notes)

  • 2007 Roger Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Prestige 92 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    A very youthful nose with plenty of black currant, buttermilk and lemon with a little touch of vanilla. Also has a little dirt..
    The palate is powerful black currant and a little disturbing bitterness in the middle->end. A very young wine with a wall of acidity which is just great to drink.

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  • 2005 Roger Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Prestige 88 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Plump blackberry nose with a little bark and sewer.. Very intense and impressive nose.
    The fruit on the palate seems much older than on the nose and the acidity seems a bit unstructured. Medium length aftertaste, mostly with blackberries and black currants. Pretty dry on the end and does lack acidity.
    Perhaps in a strange phase but not very impressive.

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  • 2004 Roger Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Prestige 90 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    A lot of sewer-like on the nose with a lot of freshly ground black pepper. Some black currant.
    The palate has black pepper, black berries. Has a good balance but does seem to shut down a little bit.

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  • 2006 Roger Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Secret des Sabon 95 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Great black currant intensity on the nose but also with some sweet vanilla-cherries (amaretto). Just a hint of meat..
    Heavy dark plums on the palate.. Extremely young and powerful with a long aftertaste. Huge backbone and has the making of a great wine!
    Loved it!

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  • 2007 Roger Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Secret des Sabon 97 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Very intense nose with sweet cherry sauce, a lot of christmas spices, orange peel, vanilla. Just a hint of curdled milk.
    The palate has a lot of spicyness to it followed by alot of vanilla and fresh cherries. Has a certain sweetness to it but not in an overdone way. Very impressive balance and even though it is a dense and powerful wine it still remains fresh and vibrant. Impressive length with a solid backbone of acidity.
    Beautiful wine!

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  • 2005 Alban Vineyards Syrah Lorraine 99 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Edna Valley

    Very concentrated nose packed with black truffles, wet dirt with tones of bonfire. Black fruits and very explosive.
    The palate shows very dark and extracted fruit and also some burned meat. There is also a HUGE structure that really balances out the very intense fruit flavors.
    The fruit is however not boiled in any way! The is a great balance and complexity in the wine that also shows a lot of freshly ground black pepper with additional hints of smoke and bonfire.
    It is actually a little sweet (fruit) but it is a wine that is not overdone due to the great balance complexity and structure..
    An amazing and crazy wine that was a great pleasure to try!

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  • 2001 Roger Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Secret des Sabon 97 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    An enticing hint of sewer on the nose but still plenty of cherry/kirsch fruit. Clear hints of age with a little leather but the intensity is really good!
    Concentrated young and sweet cherry fruit with great intensity. Very structured and balanced. Very long acidic aftertaste that really compliments the wine.
    Intense and still very young. Impressive.

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  • 1998 Roger Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Secret des Sabon 98 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    A bit of a funky nose with nail polish, raisins and aged meat. There is also a little VA sticking out but nothing seems to be wrong with the wine.
    The palate is simply amazing. Sweet dark plums, varnish, acetone and an extremely long aftertaste.
    Very powerful palate that just have a great complexity and is continuing to grow as time goes by.
    A simply superior balance and overall just a hugely impressive wine.

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  • 1998 Henri Giraud Champagne Grand Cru Aÿ Fût De Chêne Brut 94 Points

    France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

    An excellent nose with malt bread, red apples, yeast and brioche. Appears to have some age on it based on the nose with just a hint of caramel.
    The palate is quite "heavy" showing overripe red apples. The fruit is fairly sweet. Red and yellow apples and even some plums.
    The nose is somewhat oxidative but not on the palate.
    A great wine that I really like but I wasn't overly impressed.

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