Roger Sabon CDP Rouge Le Secret des Sabon 2020 Bottle (75cl)
The 2020 Le Secret des Sabon is a red Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Domaine Roger Sabon in the Rhône Valley. This cuvée is crafted from Grenache. The Wine Advocate awards it a score of 94 to 97/100 and a drinking window of 2023 to 2035. The critic describes an expansive, silky, and elegant wine with notes of rose, raspberry, black cherry, pine resin, and garrigue, featuring a long and savory finish.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Rhone
- Appellation
- Châteauneuf Du Pape
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Roger Sabon
- Cuvée
- Le Secret des Sabon
- Millésime
- 2020
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- Grenache
Domaine Roger Sabon
Founded in 1952, Domaine Roger Sabon is a family-owned estate in the southern Rhône Valley, located in Châteauneuf-du-Pape with additional holdings in Lirac and Côtes-du-Rhône. Its vineyards total 48 hectares, including 18 hectares of Châteauneuf-du-Pape spread across 14 parcels. Didier Negron oversees the vinification of a range that notably includes Les Olivets, Réserve, Prestige, Le Secret des Sabon, and the white Renaissance.
- Owner
- Famille Sabon
- Maître de chais
- Didier Negron
- Surface (ha)
- 48.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 150000
Histoire du domaine
The Sabon family has been established in Châteauneuf-du-Pape since the 16th century. Roger Sabon founded the estate bearing his name in 1952. The property subsequently expanded across both banks of the Rhône: around Châteauneuf-du-Pape on the left bank, as well as in Lirac and Côtes-du-Rhône on the right bank. The third generation continues the family business today. Didier Negron, a member of the family by marriage, has overseen vinification since 2001 and, since February 2021, has been one of the managers of SCEA Domaine Roger Sabon, alongside Julien Sabon and Delphine Sabon-Artaud. Professional sources currently record 48 hectares of vines and an average production of 150,000 bottles per year.
Le Secret des Sabon
Red Châteauneuf-du-Pape crafted primarily from old Grenache on clay-limestone and sandy soils. The estate seeks an elegant expression of Grenache, based on balance, freshness, and tannic structure. The cuvée benefits from extended aging in truncated conical vats according to the current official technical sheet.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1990
- Style of the cuvée
- Ample, generous, and structured wine, centered on the elegant expression of old Grenache, with a constant pursuit of freshness, tannic balance, and depth.
- Position within the range
- Prestige micro-cuvée positioned at the pinnacle of the estate's Châteauneuf-du-Pape red range.
Histoire de la cuvée
A small experimental quantity is documented as early as 1990, followed by 1995 and 1996. The 1998 vintage marks the first documented commercial release on a broader scale, although production remained very limited.
