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Wine Description
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...
Wine Information
Winter, spring and most of the summer were marked by drought except for the month of July which had some rain. The main feature of the 2005 harvest is the 11th August, when it rained 30mm, as this helped the grapes to start their maturing process. From the 11th August, the maturing process sped up and we had nice weather until today. The phenolic maturity is very good.
We started harvesting on September 12th and finished on September 30th 200...