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Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage La Chapelle Blanc 2014 750ml

size
750ml
country
France
region
Rhone Valley
appellation
Hermitage
DC
95
VM
95
WA
94
Additional vintages
2014 2009
DC
95
Rated 95 by Decanter
This has all the rounded, rich texture and generosity that you would expect from white Hermitage, with mango and pear fruit. The acidity is fairly low as is typical for this style, but the structure is provided by a gentle bitter almond touch on the finish. Would be delicious with guinea fowl with morels or blanquette de veau. Not made every year, the white La Chapelle comes from lieu-dit Maison Blanche at the top of the hill of Hermitage, on stony, silty soils. Fermentation in concrete eggs and oak barrels, (15% new). Aged on the fine lees in the same containers. ... More details
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Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage La Chapelle Blanc 2014 750ml

SKU 880368
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Professional Ratings
DC
95
VM
95
WA
94
DC
95
Rated 95 by Decanter
This has all the rounded, rich texture and generosity that you would expect from white Hermitage, with mango and pear fruit. The acidity is fairly low as is typical for this style, but the structure is provided by a gentle bitter almond touch on the finish. Would be delicious with guinea fowl with morels or blanquette de veau. Not made every year, the white La Chapelle comes from lieu-dit Maison Blanche at the top of the hill of Hermitage, on stony, silty soils. Fermentation in concrete eggs and oak barrels, (15% new). Aged on the fine lees in the same containers.
VM
95
Rated 95 by Vinous Media
Light green-hued yellow. Highly perfumed, incisive aromas of white peach, tangerine and honey pick up suggestions of iodine and chamomile as the wine opens up. Shows superb clarity and thrust on the palate, offering sappy citrus and pit fruit flavors that deepen and spread out slowly with air while maintaining energy. Finishes with excellent focus, mineral lift and persistence, leaving behind hints of candied lemon, pear nectar and oyster shell. The combination of depth and finesse here is pretty stunning, and I'll bet that this wine will enjoy a very long, smooth aging arc.
WA
94
Rated 94 by Wine Advocate
The 2014 Hermitage La Chapelle Blanc offers a liquid rock-like character as well as sensational notes of buttered citrus, flower oil, white flowers and stone fruits. Backward, tight and compact on the palate, it needs 2-3 years of cellaring and will drink well over the following decade. I love the elegance and purity in these 2014 whites. They don’t have the exuberant fruit and texture of the 2015s, yet they excel on their purity, elegance and charm.
Product Details
size
750ml
country
France
region
Rhone Valley
appellation
Hermitage
Additional vintages
2014 2009
Overview
This has all the rounded, rich texture and generosity that you would expect from white Hermitage, with mango and pear fruit. The acidity is fairly low as is typical for this style, but the structure is provided by a gentle bitter almond touch on the finish. Would be delicious with guinea fowl with morels or blanquette de veau. Not made every year, the white La Chapelle comes from lieu-dit Maison Blanche at the top of the hill of Hermitage, on stony, silty soils. Fermentation in concrete eggs and oak barrels, (15% new). Aged on the fine lees in the same containers.
green grapes

Varietal: White Rhone Blend

For centuries, the Rhone region of France has been producing blended white wines of exceptional quality and character, which are consistently counted as being amongst the finest in the world. The skill and expertise demonstrated by the master vintners of this special region has been much imitated and emulated across the globe, but few other countries can come close to the excellence of the original. The secret to the superb flavors and character of blended Rhone wines are the careful use of a couple of high quality grape varietals, with most wineries using no more than two varietals in their blend. The grapes used are most commonly Viognier, Rousanne, Marsanne or Grenache Blanc, and these particular varietals lend the blended white wines of Rhone their distinctive floral aromas and brightness of flavor.
barrel

Region: Rhone Valley

For over two thousand years, the southern French region of the Rhone Valley has been home to wine-makers and wineries of many different types. The ancient Greeks were the first to discover that a wide range of grape varietals can flourish in the rich soils and micro-climates which typify the region, and little has changed to this day. In the modern age, the Rhone Valley is recognized around the world as the home of excellent quality white, red and rosé wines, as well as some of the most highly respected blended wines on earth. The region is split into two distinctive sub-regions, with the cooler, continental northern sub-region producing primarily Syrah, Marsanne, Roussane and Viognier wines of exquisite quality, and the hotter southern sub-region growing a much wider variety of grapes.
fields

Country: France

French winemakers are subjected to several laws and regulations regarding the wines they produce, and how they can be labeled and sold. Such procedures are designed to increase the overall quality of the country's produce, and also to ensure that wines made in each particular region or appellation are of a character and type which is representative of the area. Thankfully for consumers of wine world-wide, the French have a particularly high reputation to uphold, and seem to do so flawlessly. Every year, wineries from all over France produce millions upon millions of bottles of fine wine, making the most of their native grape varieties and the excellent terrain which covers most of the country. From the expensive and exquisite red wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy, to the white wines and cremants of central France, the French are dedicated to providing the world with wines of the highest quality and most distinctive character.
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Varietal: White Rhone Blend

For centuries, the Rhone region of France has been producing blended white wines of exceptional quality and character, which are consistently counted as being amongst the finest in the world. The skill and expertise demonstrated by the master vintners of this special region has been much imitated and emulated across the globe, but few other countries can come close to the excellence of the original. The secret to the superb flavors and character of blended Rhone wines are the careful use of a couple of high quality grape varietals, with most wineries using no more than two varietals in their blend. The grapes used are most commonly Viognier, Rousanne, Marsanne or Grenache Blanc, and these particular varietals lend the blended white wines of Rhone their distinctive floral aromas and brightness of flavor.
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Region: Rhone Valley

For over two thousand years, the southern French region of the Rhone Valley has been home to wine-makers and wineries of many different types. The ancient Greeks were the first to discover that a wide range of grape varietals can flourish in the rich soils and micro-climates which typify the region, and little has changed to this day. In the modern age, the Rhone Valley is recognized around the world as the home of excellent quality white, red and rosé wines, as well as some of the most highly respected blended wines on earth. The region is split into two distinctive sub-regions, with the cooler, continental northern sub-region producing primarily Syrah, Marsanne, Roussane and Viognier wines of exquisite quality, and the hotter southern sub-region growing a much wider variety of grapes.
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French winemakers are subjected to several laws and regulations regarding the wines they produce, and how they can be labeled and sold. Such procedures are designed to increase the overall quality of the country's produce, and also to ensure that wines made in each particular region or appellation are of a character and type which is representative of the area. Thankfully for consumers of wine world-wide, the French have a particularly high reputation to uphold, and seem to do so flawlessly. Every year, wineries from all over France produce millions upon millions of bottles of fine wine, making the most of their native grape varieties and the excellent terrain which covers most of the country. From the expensive and exquisite red wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy, to the white wines and cremants of central France, the French are dedicated to providing the world with wines of the highest quality and most distinctive character.