Roger Sabon Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Prestige 2019 (750ML)

97 WA / 96 JD / 95 DE / 17+ JR

One of the top vintages for this cuvée, the 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape Prestige features intense aromas of black cherries and purple raspberries, without the dark chocolate nuances that appear in the other 2019s at this address. It's full-bodied, dense and concentrated, big but also silky and fine, with a long, elegant finish. It's a Grenache-led assemblage of lots from the lieux-dits of les Brusquières and Cabrières.—Joe Czerwinski, The Wine Advocate

Slightly more straight, focused, and elegant, the 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Prestige is a brilliant 2019 in every way. Pure blackberries, black cherries, graphite, crushed stone, and peppery herb notes define the nose, and it's medium to full-bodied, with remarkable purity and a blockbuster of a finish. This is one classy, seamless, elegant Châteauneuf du Pape that will benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age and have 25 years of overall longevity.—Jeb Dunnuck

A very deep and brooding style but with great freshness underneath. Deep tannic weave, with remarkable textural wealth. Just leaning slightly to the overripe in terms of fruit, but ends dry and savoury. A punchy, intense, muscular style. Grown on mixed soils, mostly galets roulés and sand, in the lieux-dits of Les Brusquières and Cabrières. Fermented half in stainless steel, half in concrete tanks, then aged in large barrels of different shapes and sizes.—Matt Walls, Decanter

70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre, 5% others. Aged in a mixture of foudre (60%), demi-muid (10%) and tronconic vat (30%). Cask sample.

Tasted blind. Firm nose, has a sweetness of fruit and a slight sweaty saddle-leather character behind it. Very primary fruit and liquorice core with distinct minerality and firm, refined tannins. Really young and very tight but there is a fresh core here waiting to burst out.—Alistair Cooper MW, Jancis Robinson