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Syrah · Northern Rhone
93 points from Robert Parker.
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The 1997 Hermitage La Chapelle has begun to completely close down which is surprising in view of how sweet seductive and precocious this vintage can be. However the color seems to get deeper with exposure to air the wine was far more drinkable after 24 hours of aeration than it was upon opening. The moderately intense bouquet exhibits plenty of ripe blackberry and cherry fruit in addition to spicy mineral characteristics. There is considerable weight and volume but the wine is tight and nearly impenetrable leaving an impression of a large deep four-square monolith in need of 7-10 years of cellaring - at the minimum. This is an outstanding Hermitage La Chapelle that will have at least three decades of positive evolution. For readers intent on committing infanticide open and decant it 12-24 hours in advance. The improvement is dramatic. Perhaps it is Jacques Jaboulet's preference to bottle with very high levels of CO2 1200 ppm that makes this wine so difficult to taste in its youth. RP
One bottle, 750 ml, of the 1997 vintage.
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Jaboulet Aine Paul.
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