Roger Sabon, Chateauneuf du Pape Le Secret de Sabon, 2001 certified organic. at 480 meters in Novello

at 480 meters in Novello

typically at cellar temperature or chilled

and hints of green citrus

this is delightful on its own or mixed with a splash of soda over ice

with minimal intervention

Roger Sabon, Chateauneuf du Pape Le Secret de Sabon, 2001 certified organic. at 480 meters in Novello100 points Robert Parker! A micro production prestige cuvee drawn from Roger Sabon's oldest Grenache vines, some past a century old, in one of modern Chateauneuf's greatest vintages. "Le Secret" is exactly that: historically just a single small cask or a fraction of a vat each year, born from ancient vines near Courthezon yielding almost nothing, which is why so little exists. 2001 was a landmark year in the Southern Rhone, low yields and a hot, dry