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Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Secret des Sabon

Domaine Roger Sabon

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Secret des Sabon Bottle
Appellation
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Variety
Grenache, other varieties
Age of Vines
The oldest vines at the estate
Farming
Sustainable
Soil
Sand and clay-limestone
Altitude
90-110? meters
Fermentation
Hand-harvested, partially destemmed, natural yeast fermentation in a small oak vat
Aging
In the cellar there is a demi-muid and some other small truncated vats, one of which presumably holds Secret des Sabon for 16-18 months

Overview

Le Secret des Sabon began as an experimental cuvée, which has evolved into one of the top wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. There isn’t much to go around, with only about a single demi-muid or a small truncated vat produced yearly from their oldest vines with their correspondingly minuscule yields. It is quite startling to taste Secret after Prestige, as one typically expects the “top” wine of the estate to be the biggest, but this is a red herring. While there is an unmistakable glyceryl weight to Le Secret, it is more high-toned than you would initially expect. Red fruit predominates with stony and herbal accents, lively acidity, and refined tannins that hint at a long life ahead. If we suppose you can wait that long. It carries itself as a Grenache-predominant wine and bears the ethereal hallmarks of a sandy terroir. Given the reluctance of Didier and the generally transparent house style at Roger Sabon, these are probably good guesses. Didier eventually admitted that there is 5% of something not Grenache in this cuvée and that these are the oldest vines at the estate. If we keep visiting each year, I’m sure we’ll get more details from him.

Ratings & Reviews

96-98

2022 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Secret des Sabon

Source: JD

95

2022 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Secret des Sabon

Source: JS

(97-99)

2022 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Secret des Sabon

Source: WA

(93-95)

2022 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Secret des Sabon

Source: VM

94

2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Secret des Sabon

Source: JD

93

2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Secret des Sabon

Source: JS

94

2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Secret des Sabon

Source: VM

95

2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Secret des Sabon

Source: WA

95

2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Secret des Sabon

Source: WS

Rhône, France
  • Location
    Rhône, France
  • Appellation
    Châteauneuf-du-Pape
  • Proprietor
    Denis & Gilbert Sabon
  • Winemaker
    Didier Négron
  • Size / Elevation
    34 hectares / 35–110 meters

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