Description
1985 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle from Arden Fine Wines in London.
Paul Jaboulet Aîné was founded by Antoine Jaboulet (1807-1864) in Tain l’Hermitage.
In 1940, Louis Jaboulet (1912-2012) took over the family business.
A pioneering and inquisitive man, he made 42 harvests, including several legendary vintages.
In 1977, Gérard Jaboulet took up the torch and developed Paul Jaboulet Aîné throughout the world until his death in 1997.
Paul Jaboulet Aîné’s Hermitage La Chapelle is one of the great red wines of the world.
It is blended from several vineyards spread across the hill of Hermitage that overlooks the river Rhône and the little town of Tain l’Hermitage.
Syrah grapes give the wine its density and deep length.
Its tightly woven tannins, silky grain and graphite accents reflect its granite soil.
Its fleshy, sensual texture and inky, black fruit aromas are the best expression of the alluvial terraces.
The blend of these different expressions of Syrah contributes to the incomparable taste of Hermitage La Chapelle.
These Syrah vines, with roots that delve into the parcels of Bessards and Méal for over a hundred years, are in perfect harmony with their terroir.
Roussanne is grape variety native to the Rhône Valley. It was first mentioned in 1780.
It thrives in the poor clay-limestone soils found in Hermitage.
Louis Jaboulet, convinced that its acidity was beneficial to the balance and longevity of his white wines, always maintained a significant proportion of Roussanne in the Hermitage vineyard.
1985 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle from Arden Fine Wines in London.
