Roger Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Secret des Sabon - 2012 (750ml) Lou Cellar immensely impressive

immensely impressive

a dense plum/purple color and a beautiful perfume of smoky Provencal herbs intermixed with grilled steak juices

two triage tables

The least expensive red is the 2012 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast

sexy style most readers would associate with Pichon Lalande

Roger Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Secret des Sabon - 2012 (750ml) Lou Cellar immensely impressiveThe top wine of the estate is the 2012 Chteauneuf du Pape le Secret de Sabon, and the inky colored 2012 is a brilliant effort. I dont think it hits the heights of the 2010, 2007 or 2001, but its still a singular expression of Grenache that could come from nowhere else, and is distinctly different from the three prior Chteauneufs. Possessing a sweet nose of ripe raspberries, kirsch, garrigue and licorice, this beauty hits the palate with full bodied