Joseph Sabon
Clos du Mont-Olivet Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Vintage 1976 | wow, mesmerizing smell! Autumnleaves, truffle, flint. A small taste but certainly good drinkable.
Vintage 1976 | wow, mesmerizing smell! Autumnleaves, truffle, flint. A small taste but certainly good drinkable.
Nov 14th, 2023
2011. Light color, medium body, super soft tannin, dried cherries, subtle neutral barrel spice, granite, floral/wild herbs, raspberry and great acid. So good with duck, cauliflower purée, brussel sprouts and beet salad.
2011. Light color, medium body, super soft tannin, dried cherries, subtle neutral barrel spice, granite, floral/wild herbs, raspberry and great acid. So good with duck, cauliflower purée, brussel sprouts and beet salad.
Mar 2nd, 2021
2003 non-filtre cuvée unique. Amazing nose. Beamed me back to a memory of visiting the French town of Orange in CDP. In the roman amphitheater we listened to Wagner’s Flight of the Valkyries during a tremendous warm summer wind bringing scents of olives, lavender, heated stones, and country air. All of that was in this wine. And at 17 years old, you can see by the color, this was still surprising youthful! (Must have been stored well). ... was even better the second night. Cheers.
2003 non-filtre cuvée unique. Amazing nose. Beamed me back to a memory of visiting the French town of Orange in CDP. In the roman amphitheater we listened to Wagner’s Flight of the Valkyries during a tremendous warm summer wind bringing scents of olives, lavender, heated stones, and country air. All of that was in this wine. And at 17 years old, you can see by the color, this was still surprising youthful! (Must have been stored well). ... was even better the second night. Cheers.
Apr 4th, 2020The top cuvee clos papet (100 year old vines) was not made in this vintage - the juice is in this declassified cuvee and is quite good!
The top cuvee clos papet (100 year old vines) was not made in this vintage - the juice is in this declassified cuvee and is quite good!
Mar 7th, 2020Vintage 1976 / charming and spicy /paired withlambs sweetbread - a treat!
Vintage 1976 / charming and spicy /paired withlambs sweetbread - a treat!
Nov 1st, 2019
Infanticide, really. And small wine glasses at house rental, so really have no idea how this tastes
Infanticide, really. And small wine glasses at house rental, so really have no idea how this tastes
Apr 7th, 2019
Hard to get a read on this, drank outside in the cold without aeration, a touch muted. Dark fruit and sweet spice across the palate, a presence of oak influence remains in its sturdy tannin. Mulberry, licorice, asian and warm spice, stones. Color is dark and showing some tawny edge most likely from upbringing. Excited to see what tomorrow brings. Update: did some reviewing, turns out no new barrels here but 40% stem inclusion could explain that tannin presence. Day 2: wow loads of earthy spice coming into play. Undergrowth, cedar, balsam, bitter roots, white pepper and ceylon cinnamon, garrigue. Lots of stony minerality too. Fruit is still dark and a little muddled, mulberry, plum compote, dried strawberry. Not in your face, dark and brooding, expansive on the palate. What a fun CNDP
Hard to get a read on this, drank outside in the cold without aeration, a touch muted. Dark fruit and sweet spice across the palate, a presence of oak influence remains in its sturdy tannin. Mulberry, licorice, asian and warm spice, stones. Color is dark and showing some tawny edge most likely from upbringing. Excited to see what tomorrow brings. Update: did some reviewing, turns out no new barrels here but 40% stem inclusion could explain that tannin presence. Day 2: wow loads of earthy spice coming into play. Undergrowth, cedar, balsam, bitter roots, white pepper and ceylon cinnamon, garrigue. Lots of stony minerality too. Fruit is still dark and a little muddled, mulberry, plum compote, dried strawberry. Not in your face, dark and brooding, expansive on the palate. What a fun CNDP
2 people found it helpfulFeb 17th, 2018Dried and desiccated plum, raspberry jam, bitter, savory herbal bay leaf, rosemary and thyme. Light suggestions of peppered meat, olive and leather. Not super complex and deep, but a nice reflection of what CDP is all about.
Dried and desiccated plum, raspberry jam, bitter, savory herbal bay leaf, rosemary and thyme. Light suggestions of peppered meat, olive and leather. Not super complex and deep, but a nice reflection of what CDP is all about.
2 people found it helpfulSep 15th, 2015
Peaking! Drink up. Black olives, leather, peppery, good acidity and tannins.
Peaking! Drink up. Black olives, leather, peppery, good acidity and tannins.
2 people found it helpfulAug 18th, 2014