Paul Jaboulet Aîné - Hermitage La Chapelle 2018 (750ml)
Price: $211.99
Sale Price: $189.99
Producer | Paul Jaboulet Aîné |
Country | France |
Region | Rhône |
Subregion | Northern Rhône |
Varietal | Syrah |
Vintage | 2018 |
Sku | 3559636 |
Size | 750ml |
98 points Jeb Dunnuck
[Outer quote mark] As I wrote last year from barrel, the 2018 Hermitage La Chapelle is a backward, primordial Hermitage built for the ages. Incredible crème de cassis, blueberries, scorched earth, burning embers, and liquid violet-like aromas and flavors dominate the bouquet, and this beauty is full-bodied, concentrated, and powerful on the palate. With just hints of the smoky, meaty, beefy character that emerges from all aged examples of this cuvée, it has incredible tannins, perfect balance, and a monster of a finish. Don't think about touching bottles for at least 7-8 years, and it's going to keep for 50 years or more. Today, this cuvée comes more from the Bessards lieu-dit than older vintages - which were more Le Méal driven - and is a much more mineral-driven, structured wine. 98+ [Inner quote mark] (11/2020)
Wine Advocate
98-100 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
[Outer quote mark] Jaboulet's 2018 Hermitage La Chapelle features scents of crushed stone, violets and cassis. It's a classic trio, backed by a wine that's full-bodied, rich and powerful yet also airy, somehow carrying intense plum and black olive flavors without any sense of heaviness or excess weight. Then the wine finishes long and softly dusty, with tannins that accentuate its savory character, picking up delicious hints of licorice at the very end. The proportion of new oak has been trimmed back to a very reasonable 20% and is hardly noticeable in the wine. (JC) [Inner quote mark] (12/2019)
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