2008 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Châteauneuf Du Pape

Southern Rhône

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Rhone Blend

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. Christophe Sabon said that "2009 could turn out a lot like 2006, but with more volume. The wines are more balanced than the 2007s and far more elegant than the 2005s, which are shut down hard right now." He thinks that in many regards '09 is "a super year" because it offers both accessibility and the potential to age, "so all types of clients can be happy." Sabon noted that in difficult years such as 2008, when there is a lot of selection in the vineyard, "you are left with a higher proportion of stem material on the vines. Because you have removed grapes it is imperative that you destem in the winery, or the balance is thrown off and you get green wines." There was no Chaupin bottled from 2008 but Sabon did make some of the Vieilles Vignes cuvee, which he said finished at a robust 15% alcohol.

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There will not be a Chaupin bottling from 2008 but the Sabons were impressed, and surprised, by the quality of their late-harvested old-vines parcel so they will bottle a bit of that wine. Christophe Sabon compares that wine to the excellent 2006 version. "The grapes were healthy and fully mature," he said, "so why not?"