1997 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle

Community Tasting Notes (343) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  4/5/2024 - NickA Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Thomas’s Northern Rhone extravaganza (Cabotte): Showed beautifully, with quite a bit more interest than the two Sorrels... I guess Hermitage needs time! Still some tannin, indeed. Intense purple fruit, a sense of togetherness, and quite a long finish. Very good (and available for surprisingly little money for the quality, if this is representative).

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  4/5/2024 - Jamieson12o Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Syrah at Cabotte (Cabotte): Earthier and much less sweet than either of the ‘4 or ‘07 Greals. It’s retained some really strong acidity and a lovely core of fruit; amazing for almost 30 years old. Pretty youthful - lots of life left! Really lovely and something of a surprise.

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  3/30/2024 - mikey.s Likes this wine: 95 Points

  A very fine sausage

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  3/7/2024 - KenK wrote: flawed

  Not corked, but clearly flawed, perhaps oxidized. Still good underlying fruit. Hopefully just a bad bottle

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  2/7/2024 - BurgundySimon Likes this wine: 95 Points

  On the nose: Smokey BBQ meat, earth and black fruits.
  
  On the palate: Smokey BBQ meat, black fruit, spices, Taggiasca olives and earthy notes. Full but ripe tannins and a long lingering finish.
  
  Drank from magnum. The most savoury/meaty wine I have had so far in my wine journey. Quite far in development but still very much alive and kicking.

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