CDP Cuvée Prestige, Domaine Roger Sabon 2009

The monumental 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Prestige is a creative blend of 60% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre, and the rest grapes such as Vaccarese, Muscardin, Cinsault, Terret Noir and Counoise. Most of the fruit is aged in foudre, with the Syrah and Mourvedre components aged in new oak. The fabulous 2009 offers an opaque purple color along with a gorgeous nose of charcoal, burning embers, black currants, soy, Asian plum sauce, blackberries and kirsch. The wine's complexity is nearly off the charts. Moreover, once it hits the palate, the high glycerin, silky tannins, low acidity and luxurious concentration provide a compelling drinking experience. This spectacular Chateauneuf du Pape is one of the wine's of the vintage. It can be drunk now or cellared for 15+ years.

The most complex and complete of the ‘09s, the 2009 Roger Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Prestige is a thrilling wine that blends concentration and power with a sense of balance and elegance. Showing gorgeous aromas of cherry pit and currant fruits, white pepper, spice, and leather on the nose, the wine is full-bodied and perfectly balanced on the palate, delivering a mouth filling, silky texture, fantastic concentration, and loads of finely polished tannin on the finish. The overall purity and balance allows this to drink well now, but bottles should be give 2-3 years and then consumed over the following 15+ years.