2016 Roger Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Olivets

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 90.6 points

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  2/25/2023 - tfranch Likes this wine:

  Den var bedre end da jeg prøvede i september 2022

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  4/27/2021 - VAGenius Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Brilliant magenta color with a bright rim and big legs. Nose of raspberry, cherry, and floral notes. Bold palate of red plum, earth, iron, garrigue, bell pepper, and peppered beef. Finish seems a bit muddled, with grainy tannins, clay, dried red fruits, and a note of red pepper on the lingering finish. Definitely a food wine.

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  9/18/2020 - VinceRime Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Coravin pour from a bottle bought directly from producer in 2019. Grenache 90%, Syrah 10%, Cinsault 10%, on limestone-clay terroir. Alcohol 15%.
  
  At opening, strong smell of raw eat juice. After 1h decant, it evolved to roasted/smoked meat with some red cherry. After 3 hours, the meaty side decreased to make room for a wonderful red cherry juice. Alcohol is noticeable.
  
  The palate also developed this wonderful red cherry juice. In the middle, some garrigue notes are passing by and it finishes with a menthol aroma typically from grenache. We can definitely notice the terroir from clay (strength) and limestone (finesse). Acidity plays an important role to compensate the high level of alcohol.
  
  A very interesting wine due to the mix of meaty and juicy aromas. Medium complexity and body, it gives the impression to have David and Golliath in the same body. To open minimum 3 hours or give it 3 more years in the cellar. Perfect with game meat.

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  7/30/2020 - Miceri Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Medium dark purple red; limited nose, mild vanilla, blueberry, caramel; mild fruity expression, dark fruit, some licorice, lighter in expression than expected for a CdP, however still in the darker danser aspect

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  8/15/2019 - henryd1 wrote: 88 Points

  From memory, this was a pretty bog standard CNDP. You'd be better spending the same money in Gigondas.

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