2013 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Petite Chapelle

Paul Jaboulet Aîné

Hermitage La Petite Chapelle

Syrah/Shiraz from Rhône, France

RP
91
R1,095

Bottle size:

750 ml

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Glass-staining ruby. Bright, mineral-accented red and dark berry aroma are complicated by notes of fresh violet and spice cake. At once concentrated and lithe, offering vibrant black raspberry and bitter cherry flavours that pick up smokiness and sweetness of air. Quite graceful for a young Hermitage, with a light touch that reminds me of Côte-Rotie. Closes spicy and very long with building flora and smooth tannins sneaking in late.
Smoke
Spice
Dark Berries
Black Cherries

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

Glass-staining ruby. Bright, mineral-accented red and dark berry aroma are complicated by notes of fresh violet and spice cake. At once concentrated and lithe, offering vibrant black raspberry and bitter cherry flavours that pick up smokiness and sweetness of air. Quite graceful for a young Hermitage, with a light touch that reminds me of Côte-Rotie. Closes spicy and very long with building flora and smooth tannins sneaking in late.

Smoke
Smoke
Spice
Spice
Dark Berries
Dark Berries
Black Cherries
Black Cherries

Food Pairing

Quail stuffed foie gras, duck breast with cherries, milk-fed lamb en croûte de foin.

Game Birds
Game Birds
Poultry
Poultry
Lamb
Lamb
Vegetables
Vegetables

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