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Paul Jaboulet Aîné - La Chapelle Hermitage 2003 (750ml)

 Biodynamic Grown Organically 
WS
96
WA
96
JD
96
WCI
96

Price: $230.00


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Producer Paul Jaboulet Aîné
Country France
Region Rhone Valley
Subregion Hermitage
Varietal Rhone Blend
Vintage 2003
Size 750ml

Wine Spectator: 96 Points

Deceptively graceful at first, with a Burgundian-like perfume, this quickly delivers a torrent of fruit--blackberry, boysenberry and black currant--that cascades over itself, pushed from behind by flavors of mocha, mineral, tar and violets. Long, sweet and pure through a densely structured finish.

The Wine Cellar Insider: 96 Points

I like this a little more each time I taste it, and this bottle was no exception. Rich, concentrated, complex, lushly textured, earthy, fruit filled and exciting, with an hour of air, the wine really took off! Clearly, the best wine from the property since 1990.
 

Wine Advocate: 96 Points

The 2003 Hermitage la Chapelle is a stunner! From a scorching-hot year that may never be repeated, this behemoth took two months to ferment dry and hit 14.1% natural alcohol. In addition, while in a big year they can produce 80,000 to 90,000 bottles (or more in the case of the 2000), they only made 50,000 bottles of the '03. Locked and loaded with notions of plums, Asian spice, olive tapenade and sweet cassis, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a massive mid-palate and layers of sweet tannin. This blockbuster is guaranteed to put a smile on your face and will drink beautifully for another 15-20 years.

Jeb Dunnuck: 96 Points

The 2003 Hermitage La Chapelle is certainly the greatest vintage after the magical 1990. From a record-setting vintage (this vintage took two months to ferment dry and hit 14.1% alcohol), it has mature notes of spiced plums, creme de cassis, black olives, and spice as well as full-bodied richness and depth on the palate. With sweet tannins, beautiful mid-palate depth, and a blockbuster finish, it’s a tour de force in Hermitage to enjoy over the coming two decades.

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