Roger Sabon, Chateauneuf Du Pape Reserve Size:12x750ml

Roger Sabon, Chateauneuf Du Pape Reserve Size:12x750mlInky ruby. Sexy, high pitched aromas of fresh red berries, potpourri and star anise show a hint of smokiness. Silky and expansive on the palate, offering intense raspberry and bitter cherry flavors and a strong suggestion of candied rose. Supple tannins meld smoothly with the wine's fruit on the incisive finish, which hangs on with very good tenacity and echoing floral character. Josh Raynolds

And a spicy

berry fruit nose

(from Fairendes)

release after release

As it usually is

A classically proportioned wine

it has a firm yet plush frame and an epically long

I very much like the mouth feel of the middle weight plus flavors as the abundant dry extract coats the firm supporting tannin spine and pushes it to the background

comparing it to the 2017 it does not quite have the same tension and mineralité

Aged for 18 months in oak (40% new)

this is a knockout

focused and penetrating finish