2021 Hermitage Rouge
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The flagship 2021 Hermitage La Chapelle (which is now released under the "Domaine de la Chapelle" label) was vinified in stainless steel and aged in 15% new barrels, with 10% in concrete eggs. It has an almost Côte Rôtie-like elegance and has perfumed aromatics of red and blue fruits, peppery herbs, smoke, and sappy, minty herbs. Medium-bodied and nicely balanced, with fine-grained tannins, it has solid underlying depth and structure, and warrants 4-5 years of bottle age. It will have 15+ years of prime drinking. The big news at Paul Jaboulet Aine is the splitting of their flagship Hermitage La Chapelle and their Le Chevalier De Sterimberg into their own separate label, Domaine De La Chapelle. All of the remaining releases remain under the Paul Jaboulet Aine label in this report.
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Tom Parker MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jeb Dunnuck
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2021 is the first vintage where the Hermitage La Chapelle is labelled as Domaine de la Chapelle instead of Paul Jaboulet Aîné. As is customary, it blends grapes from various lieux-dits (mainly Le Méal and Les Bessards, with small additions of Les Greffieux and Les Rocoules). The 2021 unwinds with precise violet, rose petal and black cherry. Cedar and spice undertones add more layers. Hitting the palate with moderate flavor concentration, this is a rather delicate rendition of this cuvée. It delivers excellent freshness on the focused finish and should drink well over the next decade.
NB name change from this vintage (no longer Paul Jaboulet Aîné). 100% Syrah. Harvested 26 September to 7 October. Cool and wet vintage. Alcoholic fermentation for around 10 days at 22–28 °C, with yeasts indigenous to the northern Rhône, with gentle punching down and pumping over. Post-fermentation maceration for around 2 weeks then ageing for 12 months in French oak barrels (15% new) and concrete eggs. Certified AB organic and ‘cultivated according to biodynamic principles since 2018’. The fruit is slightly muddled on the nose at this stage, masked by stubborn reduction that is unpleasantly sulphurous – one hopes this will fade with bottle age. The palate shows delicate but candied notes of red fruit. Tangy, with a sweet profile oddly reminiscent of Grenache rather than Syrah. The structure is fine, with lightly sandy tannins and pristine, vibrant acids. Hopefully just in an awkward stage. (TP)
First time on the Place for this iconic wine from Caroline Frey, with a long and illustrious history in Hermitage. Glorious even in a challenging vintage, with the oh so slow release of cut herbs, sour cherry and raspberry flavours, white pepper spice, fragrant peony and iris flowers, both fragrant and gentle, all bound up with fine tannins. Leaning into the gentle pleasures of the vintage. New label also.