1991 PAUL JABOULET AINE La Chapelle 1991

Hermitage Rouge

Condition Good

Stock : 0 bottle

299,00 € tax incl. 249,17 € tax excl.

Avis d'expert

94 / 100

Wine Spectator

(12-1999) After a hot summer followed by rain at harvest, this "miracle" vintage produced many gorgeous northern Rhône Syrahs. Balanced, racy, elegant, fresh and sweet-tasting, with smooth tannins. Aromas of leather, roasted nuts, plum and wood smoke bring a complexity that seduces. Medium-bodied and in the lineage of '96

4 / 5

Michael Broadbent

(3-2000) (In 1995 and 1997) my notes were identidal: deep ruby; curious marrons nose; powerful for a talked-down (not by Jaboulet) vintage. Next in 1998: deep, still youthful; cherry-like fruit, fully evolved; sweet, soft, excellent texture; maturing nicely. Jumping a couple of years to a jeroboam at a French wine dinner in Hamburg: complete, no harsh edges, a copybook Hermitage.

17 / 20

Jancis Robinson

(01-2006) Healthy but very shaded briary crimson. Some real Hermitage perfume. Then sweet fruit on the front palate – truly a hint of majesty. Dusty, dry, very fine tannins. Briary, this wine still has a way to go but has real fruit intensity – though it could do with a little more. Quite fresh. Medium length.

96 / 100

Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate

(03-2009) Tasted at The Ledbury for lunch. A consistent note, a thrilling La Chapelle unfairly over-shadowed by the 1990. Do not overlook it, here demonstrating a reticent bouquet at first, but unfurling with time with liquorices, blackberry, game, singed leather and spices. Wonderful definition – a nose that takes you straight to the famous hill. The palate is full-bodied with exquisite balance, notes of fennel, game, black fruits and leather, with a dash of white pepper towards the finish. Great backbone here – this ’91 is in for the long-term. Drink now-2030.

Features

Château informations

Features

Vintage	Wine 1991
Region	Rhône
Appellation	Hermitage Rouge
Colour	Red
Volume	0.75 l
Country	France
Château	Paul Jaboulet Aine
Country	France

Château informations

Paul Jaboulet Aine

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.