Hermitage Domaine La Chapelle Jaboulet 1997
Hermitage Domaine La Chapelle Jaboulet 1997 is a dry, very full-bodied red from Syrah (Hermitage, France), in the full, structured reds style. Tannins are very firm and acidity moderate; oak influence is some. Those scales describe the wine when young; this is a 29-year-old bottle and its tannin and oak will have softened. Good with lamb, beef stew, steak, venison.
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermitage Domaine La Chapelle Jaboulet 1996 Domaine de la Chapelle · Rhône | £171.00 | |||
| Hermitage Domaine La Chapelle Jaboulet 2013 Domaine de la Chapelle · Rhône | £177.00 | |||
| Hermitage Sorrel 2012 M. Sorrel · Rhône | £148.00 | |||
| Hermitage, La Chapelle, Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné (organic) 2020 Paul Jaboulet Aîné · Rhône | £195.00 |
Jaboulet Hermitage La Chapelle 1997 is a mature-vintage, single-vineyard Syrah red wine from the Hermitage appellation of the northern Rhône Valley. This cuvée is named after the tiny chapel which sits atop the hill of Hermitage overlooking the river Tain which runs through the valley. The chapel was purchased by the Jaboulet family in 1919 and has give then name to their iconic Hermitage red ever since. On the 1997 La Chapelle. "Pungent, decadent aromas of aged beef, foie gras and dark fruits follow through to a full body with dried-dark-fruit, prune and raisin flavours and hints of pepper. So rich and opulent now with character of earth, dust and hot pebbles in the sun on the finish that holds together this very ripe-styled La Chapelle." James Suckling, 2014