Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage la Chapelle 2020
The 2020 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle reveals majestic poise in every pour: a seamless plume of dark cassis and graphite melds with fine-grained tannins in an elegant, old-world gesture. This wine’s refined structure and purity whisper of Hermitage’s storied slopes and lend an impression of eternal grace.
Tasting
- Aroma
- black cassis and graphite
- Palate
- pure core of dark berries with fine‐grained tannins
- Finish
- long mineral‑tinged finish
Pairs with
- roasted lamb
- venison stew
- aged hard cheese
From the Archive
If you did not know, La Chapelle is not a vineyard. It’s a trade marked name. It takes its name from the small chapel of St. Christophe. The fruit is sourced from Bessards, Le Meal, Greffieux and Rocoules.
To produce the wine of Jaboulet La Chapelle, the grapes are 100% destemmed and are fermented on a parcel by parcel basis. The amount of new, French oak used to age the wine varies from vintage to vintage, depending on the character and quality of the harvest.
The wine is full bodied, concentrated and with expressive black fruit and leafy, earthy and iron scents. Typically, Jaboulet La Chapelle requires a decade or two to become civilized. The wines from the best years can age 30-40 years.
One of the reasons for the continued improvement of Jaboulet La Chapelle is the draconian selection for the wine. Previously, up to 7,000 cases of wine were produced. But today, the average annual production is closer to 2,000 cases per vintage of Jaboulet La Chapelle.