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Posing thirstily with Jean-Jacques Sabon
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The 2019 ‘Les Olivets’ from Domaine Roger Sabon is a simply outstanding Châteauneuf du Pape and it is currently on offer for a very reasonable price - $46.45 the bottle. Here’s what some wine authorities have to say about it:
Wine Spectator Dec 31, 2021
"Lush and alluring, with warm melted licorice, plum reduction and blackberry preserve notes rolling through slowly but surely, while sweet tobacco, applewood and tar accents fill in on the finish. Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault. Drink now through 2032. 1,100 cases made." (93 pts.)
Jeb Dunnuck 11/3/2021
"The 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Les Olivets from this estate checks in as 80% Grenache and 10% each of Syrah and Cinsault. It’s a rich, mouth-filling, fleshy, wonderfully textured, medium to full-bodied effort offering lots of meaty black fruits, peppery garrigue, and meaty nuances, ripe, soft tannins, and a great finish. It’s well worth seeking out and ideal for drinking any time over the coming decade or so." (91 pts.)
Vinous Oct 2021
"Dark ruby. Fresh cherry, dark berries, pungent flowers and hints of musky earth and garrigue on the fragrant nose. Pliant and expansive on the palate, offering juicy red and dark berry, candied violet and baking spice flavors and a hint of mocha that adds appealing sweetness. Finishes long and gently chewy, with well-knit tannins and lingering spiciness." (92 pts.)
And here’s what Jeb Dunnuck says about the 2019 vintage - these are rich, powerful wines that have full-bodied, structured profiles that are going to benefit from bottle age. This is a great, at times exceptional, vintage for the Southern Rhône that checks in just behind all-time greats such as 2016, 2010, 2007, 2001, and 1998, yet is unquestionably in the same league of 2017, 2009, 2006, 2005, and 2000. In my mind, 2019 is vastly superior to 2018 and a solid step up over 2020.
I’d be pleased to order for you. Just let me know how many you would like and to which LCBO store you would like it sent.
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