Domaine Roger Sabon
Family estate founded in 1952 by Roger SABON.
After several generations, the estate now comprises an 18-hectare vineyard on the left bank of the Rhône in the Châteauneuf du Pape appellation, spread over 14 different parcels.
On the right bank, the vineyard comprises 12 hectares of Lirac appellation, 6 hectares of Côtes-du-Rhône and 14 hectares of Vin de France.
This diversity enables us to develop and offer our loyal customers a wide choice of wines with varied profiles.
Roger Sabon "Cuvée Les Olivets"
Grape varieties: Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault
Age of vines: 50 years
Terroir: Clay-limestone type
Destemming: The bunches are destemmed.
Yield : 28 hl per hectare
Ageing: The cuvée is blended before ageing, and the estate uses only large oak containers (40 hl foudres, 25 hl truncated-cone vats, 600-liter demi-muids).
Press awards: Wine rated 93/100 by Jeb Dunnuck on the 2016 and 2017 vintages
Roger Sabon "Cuvée Reserve"
Grape varieties: Grenache / Syrah / Mourvèdre
Age of vines: 60 years
Terroir: Clay-limestone type
Destemming: The bunches are destemmed.
Yield: 28 hl per hectare
Maturing: 18 months
in large oak containers (40 hl tuns, 25 hl truncated-cone vats, demi-muids).
Press awards: Wine rated 95/100 by Jeb Dunnuck on the 2016 and 2017 vintages.
Roger Sabon "Cuvée Prestige"
Grape varieties: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Counoise, Vaccarèse
Age of vines: 70 years
Terroir: Clay-limestone type
Destemming : The bunches are destemmed
Yield : 28 hl per hectare
Aging: in large oak containers (40 and 25 hl) for 18 months.
Wine rated 96/100 by Jeb Dunnuck on the 2016, 2017 and 2019 vintages.
Sabon "Cuvée Les Secrets des Sabon"
Grape variety: Grenache
Age of vines : Centenarians
Terroir: Clay-limestone / Sand type
Destemming: The bunches are partially destemmed.
Yield: 22 hl per hectare
Ageing: 18 months in
a truncated cone-shaped vat.
Press awards: Wine rated 100/100 by Jeb Dunnuck on the 2019 vintage