Roger Sabon, Chateauneuf du Pape Le Secret de Sabon, 2001 german_wines-template with regular lees stirring

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who have made significant improvements to both vineyards and winemaking

late-picking philosophy and wines of clarity and finesse rather than weight

farms organically and works with meticulous attention to vineyard health and gentle cellar practices

Roger Sabon, Chateauneuf du Pape Le Secret de Sabon, 2001 german_wines-template with regular lees stirring100 points Robert Parker! A micro production prestige cuvee drawn from Roger Sabon's oldest Grenache vines, some past a century old, in one of modern Chateauneuf's greatest vintages. "Le Secret" is exactly that: historically just a single small cask or a fraction of a vat each year, born from ancient vines near Courthezon yielding almost nothing, which is why so little exists. 2001 was a landmark year in the Southern Rhone, low yields and a hot, dry