2007 Roger Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Prestige

Community Tasting Notes (69) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  10/18/2023 - OenophilistMN Likes this wine: 84 Points

  Second disappointing bottle from a lot of four purchased on the secondary market. One-hour decant through a screened and aerating funnel. Slight sediment in screen. Wine emitted a moderate sour cherry aroma during decant. Wine was clear; deep crimson bowl lightening to rose on the rim but no amber. After resting, nose had a distinct cherry cola aroma superimposed with garrique and a little brett. In the mouth: deep fruit, slightly sour. Tannins all smoothed out and was a nice match with a prime rib. The finish, however, was rather bitter and off-putting. I am beginning to wonder if these wines were subjected to excessive heat or cold at sometime in their existence.

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  9/3/2023 - CarpeDiem! Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Perfect drinking window, avoiding over-maturity. Dense, yet fresh and complex, benefiting from the great vintage in the Rhône valley. Lush, mature cherry and raspberry, noble wood and garrigue in the nose. Medium bodied in the mouth, with mature fruit, cedar, earthy, ink, menthol, chocolate, pepper forming an enjoyable, complex drinking experience. Silky, still fresh finish. Enjoy now.

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  12/21/2021 - europat55 wrote: 91 Points

  1998-2007 Roger Sabon Chateauneuf du Pape (blind tasting) (Virtual Tasting): Nose: 90; Palate: 91
  My #5, Group's #6 (82 pts). Tasted blind.

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  12/17/2021 - OenophilistMN Likes this wine: 86 Points

  One-hour decant through a screened and aerating funnel. Black fruit aromas came forth during decant. Slight amount of sediment in the screen. After resting, wine was clear; dark purple in bowl and progressing lighter to a garnet rim surrounded by a moderate clear halo. Nose was atypical for a CdP and set off alarms for me (see below). Nose was very reminiscent of an older Zinfandel: boysenberry and blackberry followed by some cedar and spice. Likewise in the mouth: berry fruit and licorice flavors that seemed a little off-balance and not quite right. While the wine worked with the steak dinner, it was not very CdP-like and certainly not in line with some of the recent laudatory notes posted here on CT (which was why I chose this wine for our holiday get together). Long finish but it too seemed amiss; almost watered down. Hope this was just an off bottle and my others are better.

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  10/5/2021 - Life At Your Leisure 🍷 wrote: 94 Points

  Dark purple color turning garnet at the rim with a reflective edge. The nose gives off deep aromas of violets amidst smoky dark fruits. The palate is medium-to-full-bodied with an almost velvety texture. There’s a bit of age on this wine, but there’s vivid blackberry, dark cherry, and plum that’s reflective of the vintage and tips the balance over the medium acidity leading to savory notes of anise, clove, and black pepper on the long finish. An excellent wine, no doubt, but is it a classic? I’m on the fence with this one. Never mind. Just enjoy it! Drink now until 2027.

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