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Chateauneuf du Pape, 1998 Red Wine

Châteauneuf-du- Pape, Cuvée Prestige, Roger Sabon

Bottle size: 75cl

ABV: 14%

Price:

$76.41 USD

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Description

95 points Wine Spectator
Showing more maturity than most, with colors of garnet and brick and aromas of brick dust and sandalwood. But don?t be fooled, this still has a solid core of sweet cherry, currant and brandy-soaked plum fruit, layered with sweet spice, tobacco and mineral notes that drive the structured finish. Tender for the most part, but with some latent grip, this is a lovely version of the traditional style.--1998 Châteauneuf-du-Pape retrospective. Drink now through 2022. (JM) (9/2007)

94 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Sabon’s 1998 Cuvee Prestige has reached full maturity. Dark plum/garnet, with notes of smoked duck, garrigue, licorice, cedar, and blue and black fruits, the wine is savory and complex. Full-bodied, with a silky texture, loads of glycerin, opulence, and flesh, this wine is at that magical peak of maturity, where it should hold for another 5-6 years. It is drinking splendidly well, for those who own it. (RP) (6/2010)

92 points Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
Saturated ruby-red. Jammy, superripe black cherry aroma is like a fruit essence. Highly aromatic in the mouth, where the jammy, intense red fruit and bitter chocolate flavors are nicely framed by ripe acids. Because of its better balance, this comes across as less alcoholic than the '99 version despite being somewhere in the 15.5% range. Finishes long, ripely tannic and almost stylish. A great showing; I underrated this wine a year ago. (ST) (2/2001)

Condition

Excellent

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