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Vintage | Wine 2000 |
Region | Rhône |
Appellation | Hermitage Rouge |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Country | France |
Château | Paul Jaboulet Aine |
Country | France |
The Chapel, based on the hills of Hermitage reigns over the Rhone Valley. In the thirteenth century, back from the Crusades, it welcomes the Knights of Stérimberg. Later she became the flagship of the family, the Hermitage La Chapelle, offering tasters of great feelings. The 1961 vintage will be ranked among the Twelve bottles legendary twentieth century, including a few bottles and magnums still slumbering in Jaboulet cellars and some of the world .... For almost two centuries, the company offers consumers a product of old-world craftsmanship placing excellence at the heart of its strategy. To perpetuate these values, the company strengthens this legacy as the vineyards with new acquisitions on the quality of wines in an environmentally. The name of the Hermitage "La Chapelle" is linked to the little chapel of Saint Kitts overlooking the vineyard terraces overlooking the Rhone. Maison Paul Jaboulet Aîné is the sole owner since 1919. The diversity of terroir "famous places", giving the wine a unique identity through the assembly of different plots. The Syrah is planted on soils rich and varied with a wide variety of soils (the Bessards the Greffieux the Méal and Rocoules). It is the richness of these different terroirs that the complexity of our Hermitage La Chapelle... Grape varieties: Syrah Very old, size cup on stakes.
Best vintages of Hermitage La Chapelle : 1997, 1996, 1995, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1985, 1982, 1979, 1978, 1971, 1970, 1966, 1964, 1962, 1961, 1959, 1949.
Saint Julien
Saint Estèphe
COMTES LAFON Les Perrières 2000
Meursault
Pessac Leognan
DOMAINE TRIMBACH Grains Nobles Hors Choix 2000
Gewurztraminer
BOUCHARD AINE ET FILS Clos Vougeot 2000
Clos de Vougeot
Margaux
CHÂTEAU LA TOUR HAUT BRION 2000
Pessac Leognan
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI 2000
La Tache
Champagne
Jaboulet's flagship wine: deep ; figgy, Syrah aroma; medium-sweet, fullish body; good fruit, touch of leanness.
(12-2002) Very aromatic, refined and intriguing. A medium-bodied wine that opens up with crisp, citrusy notes that are a bit sour, then delivers freshly crushed red berries, dried herbs and cassis in a rather narrow range. Not much seduction here, but there is a mineral, iron, wet earth and terroir quality that is unmistakably unique and keeps you coming back for more.