Roger Sabon & Fils - Chateauneuf Du-Pape Cuvee Prestige 2021 (750ml)

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Producer	Roger Sabon & Fils
Country	France
Region	Rhone Valley
Varietal	Rhone Blend
Vintage	2021
Sku	210000023658
Size	750ml

The 2021 Chateauneuf du Pape Prestige is approximately 70% Grenache and 20% Syrah, with 10% other permitted varieties. It's not as open or as flashy as the Réserve, but it shows terrific ripeness and concentration. Black cherries and plums come tinged with hints of dark chocolate, while the full-bodied palate is rich and velvety yet impressively drinkable.

Salt and iodine infuse a base of steeped plum, baked cherry and grilled herbs in this pure and racy red, with black tea and grilled alder on the long finish. There are some persistent tannins at play, keeping this wound up. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Counoise and Vaccarese. Best from 2025 through 2032. 1,200 cases made, 200 cases imported.

The 2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Prestige is a blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre and other permitted varieties. The 2021 Prestige doesn’t show any reductive characteristics, unlike the Les Olivets and Réserve from the same vintage. Mixing delicate aromas of ripe raspberry, red and black cherry, licorice and garrigue. This red is impeccably well-balanced, shining with excellent purity of flavors.

Plenty of meaty and savory character is married to a solid base of tannins on the generous palate. Good wild blackberry and summer flower aromas. Long, moderately dry finish. Drinkable now, but best from 2025.

The 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape Prestige isn't far off the Secret Des Sabon and is more open and expressive, with gorgeously Provençal notes of fresh red and black fruits, herbes de Provence, pepper, and licorice. Medium-bodied, round, and supple, with good mid-palate depth, as well as integrated acidity, it's a perfect example of this fresher, focused, elegant vintage to drink over the coming 10-12 years. This Cuvée is 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, and the rest a mix of permitted varieties that were all destemmed and brought up in a mix of Foudre, demi-muids, and tronconique tanks.