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1988 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle Hermitage Rhône France Wine Tasting Note

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1988
Paul Jaboulet Aîné La Chapelle  (Hermitage)
93
Full-bodied, firm, classic, and slightly rustic, the meaty, dark, earthy fruits are accompanied by tobacco, earth, pepper, green olives, and herbs. The wine softened a bit with air, but it is fully ready to go. Drink from 2023-2035.

Full-bodied, firm, classic, and slightly rustic, the meaty, dark, earthy fruits are accompanied by tobacco, earth, pepper, green olives, and herbs. The wine softened a bit with air, but it is fully ready to go. Drink from 2023-2035.

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At peak maturity, the wine has good concentration, ripe, stony, red fruits, pepper, smoke and herbs. There is a nice bite and freshness to the juicy fruits with plenty of peppery berries on the nose and palate. This is drinking in the right place today.

At peak maturity, the wine has good concentration, ripe, stony, red fruits, pepper, smoke and herbs. There is a nice bite and freshness to the juicy fruits with plenty of peppery berries on the nose and palate. This is drinking in the right place today.

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Ruby with bricking to the color, the wine offers cherry, thyme, underbrush, charcoal, smoke, spice and earthy aromas. Full bodied, concentrated, long, fresh and straddling the fence of elegance and rusticity, the wine leaves you with a complex mouthful of blackberry, cherry griotte, cassis, spice and green olives. Decanted about 30 minutes before tasting.

Ruby with bricking to the color, the wine offers cherry, thyme, underbrush, charcoal, smoke, spice and earthy aromas. Full bodied, concentrated, long, fresh and straddling the fence of elegance and rusticity, the wine leaves you with a complex mouthful of blackberry, cherry griotte, cassis, spice and green olives. Decanted about 30 minutes before tasting.

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I love when a wine is aromatic the moment it's splashed into the decanter. Showing some age, not nearly its almost 28 years worth of sleeping, the wine shows off its cassis, truffle, bacon fat, floral, earth and black cherry aromatics with ease. Full bodied, deep, lusty, rich and satisfying, the gorgeous mouthful of spicy black cherry and earth tastes and feels great. For a wine of this quality, style and level of maturity, it's a steal in today's marketplace. If you have a bottle, pop a cork. If it's well stored, it could improve, or at least remain at this level for another decade or two. But there is no reason to hesitate on this beauty.

I love when a wine is aromatic the moment it's splashed into the decanter. Showing some age, not nearly its almost 28 years worth of sleeping, the wine shows off its cassis, truffle, bacon fat, floral, earth and black cherry aromatics with ease. Full bodied, deep, lusty, rich and satisfying, the gorgeous mouthful of spicy black cherry and earth tastes and feels great. For a wine of this quality, style and level of maturity, it's a steal in today's marketplace. If you have a bottle, pop a cork. If it's well stored, it could improve, or at least remain at this level for another decade or two. But there is no reason to hesitate on this beauty.

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Wet earth, rocks, cherry griotte, spice, charcoal, licorice, raspberry jam and fresh Provencal herbs create the aromatics. Soft, fleshy, mineral driven and filled with sweet cherries and iron in the finish. There is a touch of austerity, but that does not detract from the pleasure. This is mature and while there is no hurry to drink it, it might not have a lot of room for improvement.

Wet earth, rocks, cherry griotte, spice, charcoal, licorice, raspberry jam and fresh Provencal herbs create the aromatics. Soft, fleshy, mineral driven and filled with sweet cherries and iron in the finish. There is a touch of austerity, but that does not detract from the pleasure. This is mature and while there is no hurry to drink it, it might not have a lot of room for improvement.

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Popped and poured into a decanter and served, the complex perfume offered black cherry, licorice, earth. bacon fat, iron, underbrush, spearmint and warm spices. Full bodied and concentrated with ample levels of dark fruit, the texture is soft, chewy and mouth filling. The finish ends with baked black berry flavors paired with minerals and spice. The only thing stopping the score from hitting a few points higher was the finish could have been longer. The wine improved in the glass over 2 hours spent at dinner. This will get better. I'd buy this over the 89 today.

Popped and poured into a decanter and served, the complex perfume offered black cherry, licorice, earth. bacon fat, iron, underbrush, spearmint and warm spices. Full bodied and concentrated with ample levels of dark fruit, the texture is soft, chewy and mouth filling. The finish ends with baked black berry flavors paired with minerals and spice. The only thing stopping the score from hitting a few points higher was the finish could have been longer. The wine improved in the glass over 2 hours spent at dinner. This will get better. I'd buy this over the 89 today.

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Light ruby color. The nose offers an intoxicating perfume of earth, jammy black fruits, spice, brown sugar and black pepper. The 88 La Chapelle sports a great syrupy texture. It's a very full bodied, rich, mouth filling wine with some tannins remaining to resolve. The palate is caressed by soft, elegant, velvety, thick streams of cherry, blackberry & plum flavors which fill the mouth.

Light ruby color. The nose offers an intoxicating perfume of earth, jammy black fruits, spice, brown sugar and black pepper. The 88 La Chapelle sports a great syrupy texture. It's a very full bodied, rich, mouth filling wine with some tannins remaining to resolve. The palate is caressed by soft, elegant, velvety, thick streams of cherry, blackberry & plum flavors which fill the mouth.

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When to Drink Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time

Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage when young, should be decanted at least 2-3 hours, give or take, allowing the wines to soften and open their perfume. However, Jaboulet La CHapelle in its youth can easily use 3-5 hours of decanting. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment.

Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage is usually better with 10-12 years of cellaring and should be at its best between 10-25 years of age. Paul Jaboulet La Chapelle needs 15-20 years of cellaring in the good vintages and is best between 20-60 years of age.

Serving Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage with Wine, Food, Pairing Tips

Jaboulet Hermitage is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.

Jaboulet Hermitage is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes. Jaboulet Hermitage is also good with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms and pasta.

The white wine of Jaboulet is best served with a myriad of different seafood dishes, shellfish, crab, lobster, sushi, sashimi, chicken, pork and veal, as well as Asian cuisine.

Jaboulet La Chapelle is one of the world's great wines. In the best vintages, the wine needs 20-30 years to soften, develop and show it's unique character. But from personal experience, I can tell you, it is worth the wait!

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