Domaine Roger Sabon Le Secret des Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2018

Domaine Roger Sabon Le Secret des Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2018 is a powerful and luxurious Rhône blend with aromas of black raspberry, blackberry, garrigue, licorice, lavender, and exotic spice. Dense yet impeccably balanced, it delivers velvety tannins, remarkable concentration, and an exceptionally long, complex finish.

Food Pairing: Pair with slow-braised lamb shanks, grilled ribeye, wild boar, duck confit, Provençal stews, or aged hard cheeses for an outstanding Rhône Valley pairing.

97 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Almost entirely Grenache from two old-vine parcels that include more sand than the domaine's other plots, the 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape le Secret de Sabon is intoxicating just to smell—not because of the alcohol levels, but because of the enveloping aromas that combine rose petals and lavender with apricots and black cherries and drizzles them all with wisps of dark chocolate and coffee. It's full-bodied but paradoxically light in feel, with silky, gossamer-like tannins that give the wine a pillowy shape and feel on the palate, then linger elegantly on the long finish.

95 Points - Wine Spectator 

This offers a fairly direct core of black currant and blackberry paste flavors mixed with tobacco, warm earth and alder accents. A tarry edge holds the finish in place as the fruit courses through. Best from 2024 through 2038. 125 cases made, 42 cases imported.