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  • Country ranking ?

    1 064
  • Producer ranking ?

    30
  • Decanting time

    1h
  • When to drink

    Now
  • Food Pairing

    Game

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The Story

In the heart of the Rhône Valley, this small chapel has become one of the world’s great historic buildings
La Chapelle, the jewel of Maison Jaboulet, has a rich and emotive history. 
During the 13th century, a knight called Gaspard de Sterimberg settled in the hills of Tain l’Hermitage with the permission of Blanche de Castille. On his return from the crusades, he sought calm and serenity and isolated himself as a hermit, hence the name of t...

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Hermitage La Chapelle – Maison Jaboulet

For almost two centuries, the Jaboulet family has shared a common passion for the Rhône Valley, its history, its terroir, its exceptional people and wines. In 1834, Antoine Jaboulet (1807 - 1864) started working the land in this region thereby linking his destiny with that of this fertile terroir. By dint of hard work and passion, his vines were to provide him with a wine of exceptional quality, to be...

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Tasting note

color

Medium

nose

Intense

recommend

Yes

taste

Balanced and Complex

Written Notes

After being berated by Rob for my mere 98-point rating (he found it to be 99+), we sampled our last ’37 on this magical evening, a 1937 Jaboulet Hermitage La Chapelle. The La Chapelle was still good, but very anti-climactic and a bit of an afterthought after the last flight. It was almost Bordeaux-like, possessing aromas and flavors of straw, chocolate, earth, oat and barn
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Origin

Hermitage, Rhône

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