Roger Sabon

Prestige Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend

9.111 ratings
9.21 pro ratings
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Red Rhone Blend
Tomato-Based, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Mushrooms, Onion, Pungent Cheese, Venison, Hard Cheese, Lamb, Pork, Beef
Top Notes For
Bob Bryden

Founder The Lake Sommelier, LLC, Author Wine Talk

9.2

A nose full of earthy old leather, dried herbs, and stewed plums. Nice lingering finish on a lower end CDP.

A nose full of earthy old leather, dried herbs, and stewed plums. Nice lingering finish on a lower end CDP.

1 person found it helpfulApr 17th, 2016
Jim Pinkerton

Great wine. Brownish tinge. Leather on the nose. Just ripe berry for fruit. BlackBerry possibly? Mostly currant to me. There's some spice as well towards the end.

Great wine. Brownish tinge. Leather on the nose. Just ripe berry for fruit. BlackBerry possibly? Mostly currant to me. There's some spice as well towards the end.

May 26th, 2017
Stephen M Duffy

Killer CDP value.

Killer CDP value.

May 20th, 2017
Stephen M Duffy

Killer CDP for the money.

Killer CDP for the money.

May 1st, 2017
Lawrence Asrikin

Fuller, bigger bodied, and more contemporary styled Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Keep it for 1 or 2 more years.

Fuller, bigger bodied, and more contemporary styled Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Keep it for 1 or 2 more years.

Apr 16th, 2017
Jim McCusker

A very good (but not off-scale) CdP, this wine exhibits a lot of primary fruit and spice on the nose, but did not have the depth on the palate that I was expecting. Was also surprised how soft it was for such a young wine (was expecting to have to decant it). Don't know if 2012 was a warm vintage or not, but this was much less tannic than I thought. A good wine, but was expecting a bit more.

A very good (but not off-scale) CdP, this wine exhibits a lot of primary fruit and spice on the nose, but did not have the depth on the palate that I was expecting. Was also surprised how soft it was for such a young wine (was expecting to have to decant it). Don't know if 2012 was a warm vintage or not, but this was much less tannic than I thought. A good wine, but was expecting a bit more.

Apr 5th, 2016
Daisuke Sato

Daisuke had this 4 years ago

Daisuke had this 4 years ago

Dec 7th, 2019
Fuyuki Fujiwara

Fuyuki had this 6 years ago

Fuyuki had this 6 years ago

Mar 9th, 2018
Robert Rothfield

Robert had this 7 years ago

Robert had this 7 years ago

Jul 15th, 2017
Mark Lee

Mark had this 8 years ago

Mark had this 8 years ago

Oct 2nd, 2016