Paul Jaboulet Aîné
Hermitage La Chapelle
Syrah/Shiraz from Rhône, France
Bottle size:
750 ml
Shipping: R100 nationwide
Paul Jaboulet Aîné
In 1834, when Antoine Jaboulet set up his business in Tain l’Hermitage with the aim of producing great wines, he saw his future profession as cultivating the vineyards and maintaining the quality of the land. It was with this mindset that he quickly acquired his first vineyards on the Hermitage slopes and the Crozes Hermitage plains. In 2006, the Freys (owners of Chateau La Lagune in Bordeaux) took over Paul Jaboulet Aine, where winemaker Caroline now works with her teams in a single-minded quest for perfection; combining cutting-edge winemaking with the scrupulous care given to vines grown in exceptional terroirs. They have since also acquired vineyards in the appellations of Cote Rotie, Condrieu and Crozes Hermitage. All estates are now certified organic and the team broadly follow bio-dynamic principles. Jaboulet’s most celebrated wine is its famed Hermitage La Chapelle, named after the chapel that overlooks this most celebrated of vineyards. Jaboulet have owned the chapel since the end of the First World War – it’s an icon of this part of the Rhone Valley and marks where the best vines are grown.
Description
Medium deep red-ruby. Roasted, tarry red fruits, animal fur, and chocolate on the nose, as vibrant and vinous as a barrel sample. Extremely lush and concentrated, and already highly aromatic in the mouth, with notes of red and black fruits, roasted nuts, spices, chocolate, and tobacco. Beautifully integrated acidity. Finishes very long, with substantial, very fine tannins. A super vintage for this top Hermitage bottling
Food Pairing
Tournedos Rossini, Braised veal sweetbread with morels, Roast squab, and cépes.
