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1989 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle |
| Vintage | 1989 |  Label 1 of 19   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Paul Jaboulet Aîné (web) | ||
| Variety | Syrah | ||
| Designation | La Chapelle | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Rhône | ||
| SubRegion | Northern Rhône | ||
| Appellation | Hermitage |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 92.9 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 100 notes) | |
| Tasted by dbkitc on 12/30/2009 & rated 95 points: (at Alizee – Baltimore) Now we are back in a happy place. Surely the best bottle of this I have had. Light garnet. Deep, inky fruit. Super purity (for this wine) and great richness. Very long. (95) (490 views) | |
| Tasted by Keith Levenberg on 12/24/2009 & rated 62 points: Pruney scents had me thinking this might be a bad bottle, but nothing about the taste suggested cooked wine. It still had an adolescent red color and a mildly varietally correct peppery flavor, but it's still much closer to generic red wine than Hermitage with the tannin seriously drying out the fruit. Can't say whether this was damaged along the way or damaged before it even went into the bottle; whether it's a bad wine or a bad bottle it was just plain bad. A few sips then dumped. (668 views) | |
| Tasted by cct on 12/21/2009 flawed bottle: Even darker and more brooding than the chave. More black fruit and mineral than the Chave redder profile. Tarry, but with time, TCA came out. Still drinkable and enjoyable. A shame (578 views) | |
| Tasted by bristol411 on 12/19/2009 & rated 89 points: really not sure about this, 2nd bottle drunk in the last 5 days. Fairly restrained nose, nice berry fruit, and well balanced in the mouth, but doesn't open up and sing. Reasonable length, but doesn't seem to improve, so even 30 minutes later, a bit of a disappointment. (659 views) | |
| Tasted by thirstyman on 12/14/2009: same as the earlier bottle - except the fruit was just slightly lusher. (840 views) | |
| Tasted by thirstyman on 12/14/2009: olive and bacon fat on the nose that followed through to the finish. A wonderful wine. Very, very smooth. (811 views) | |
| Tasted by wineismylife on 12/10/2009 & rated 92 points: thirsty man does Dallas (Suze in Dallas, TX): WIML92+ Tasted December 10, 2009 at an offline. Dark garnet color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of eucalyptus, tar, camphor and dark plums. Flavors of berries and plums. Medium acidity, medium to integrated tannins, medium body. I'd lean towards drinking over the short term. (834 views) | |
| Tasted by pkimhk on 12/10/2009 & rated 95 points: Still amazingly youthful. Would have guessed blind that it was 10 years younger. Wonderful, rich savory nose (umami!). Blackberries, spice, peppers in abundance and in great balance. (867 views) | |
| Tasted by Loren Sonkin on 10/25/2009 & rated 97 points: Paul K in SF (San Francisco): Henry was concerned as the fill was slightly low. He need not have been. Like previous bottles I have enjoyed of this wine, this bottle rocked. Funky, earthy, vibrant raspberry and black raspberry fruit. This bottle was layered and mature. Showing depth and class, it held my captivated intellectually and hedonistically. A great back bone of acidity, rather then evolving all night, it seemed to unwind and epand without loding its grip. Just a great bottle. (1405 views) | |
| Tasted by HenryW on 10/23/2009 & rated 94 points: Rich, ripe nose of strawberries and marzipan. Slightly herbal, but in a way that I found pleasurable. Palate is more delicate with good balance between the acidity and red fruit. Drinking very nicely. After a couple hours started to turn astringent. (1260 views) | |
| Tasted by Greenleft on 10/15/2009 & rated 93 points: (1055 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 10/9/2009 & rated 84 points: Vin soit clairement défectueux, sinon en réel déclin. Le nez passe des asperges intenses, à des arômes d’écailles d’arachides et de pelure de patates. Très décevant, même si on peut y trouve quelques qualités. (1368 views) | |
| Tasted by Peech on 9/28/2009 & rated 95 points: Initially a bit grassy and a hint of vegetal notes, it opened up to reveal lots of sweetness with ripe prunes, pine needles and a little "hot" and alcoholic. On the palate it was smooth but still full-bodied, although it faded and by the end the finish was somewhat acidic. (1311 views) | |
| Tasted by dbp on 7/11/2009 & rated 94 points: Northern Rhone (Wildwood Restaurant (Portland, OR)): Great nose, showing rich chocolate, plums, and overall just very delicious. Very rich and big on the palate (for Hermitage), showing the chocolate, some spice, and even a bit of egg??.. very tasty overall. Finish trails off a bit, but like another wine tonight, I left this in the glass for a few additional hours and it really hit its stride with the last few sips, pulling it all together. Very integrated after a few hours, and just a nice, seamless wine. I'd still prefer a few years on it for peak drinking. A beauty, though. (1861 views) | |
| Tasted by Keith Levenberg on 6/30/2009 & rated 88 points: The fact that we tried this next to the '89 Gonon St.-Joseph, which was better in every way, certainly colored my impressions. This is good, with a rich syrah salinity, but not very characterful especially in comparison to the Gonon. It's only mildly richer but much more monolithic without nearly the wild, exotic flavor expression of the Gonon. (2039 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 6/6/2009: Best La Chapelle I've had in a long time. Very young, meaty, clean wine. Lots of spice and blackberry fruit. Firm structure, but showing a lot right now. Still youthful, but a special wine. (1990 views) | |
| Tasted by beezer6 on 6/6/2009 & rated 96 points: Saturday Tasting Group (Knightsbridge Wine Shop (Northbrook, IL)): Opaque in the glass. This juice is still loaded with young and energy. Hedonistic aromas of blackberries, plums, tar, anise, smoked meat and handfulls of COARSE GROUND BLACK PEPPER AND SMOKE. Extraordinary length on the palate showing enormouse amounts of everything listed above. Black pepper, plum and anise dominate the palate. The finish is endless. Beautiful balance. This wine still has 30 years under its belt. Holy smoke in a bottle Batman! (2073 views) | |
| Tasted by Richard Jennings on 5/30/2009 & rated 92 points: 2nd Annual J.R. & Renee Morel Madness Dinner (The Plumed Horse Restaurant, Saratoga, California): Dark red violet color and pale meniscus; brett, tobacco and earthy nose; brett, tart red fruit, tobacco, mineral palate; medium-plus finish (2203 views) | |
| Tasted by cadamson on 5/30/2009 & rated 94 points: Talk about a huge barnyard (okay, more specifically horse sh**), with some smoke, bacon, dark fruit and herbs. Medium bodied, simple red in color, just interesting as hell on the nose. On the palate, good dark red fruits with some smoked meat. In a good window right now -- how someone (View From the Cellar) found this a 69 rating is beyond me, he must of been sick that day or had a bad bottle. If you do not like this, you do not like wine! :-) (2153 views) | |
| Tasted by jivey on 5/25/2009 & rated 94 points: Smooth as silk, with burnt toast, met juice, dried herbs (Lavender) and tart blue fruits. yummmm (1968 views) | |
| Tasted by jasonh on 5/24/2009: Northern Rhones @ Conrads: Probably the most rustic wine of the night for me. Seemed to have a lot of life left. (2170 views) | |
| Tasted by WetRock on 5/24/2009: EWG does Northern Rhones (Conrad's Abode): Nose was on the older tired side showing some oxidation though it improved with air. Plenty of fruit on the palate showing a baked quality and having a round structure that left it without much of a finish though plenty of tannin. Probably from a hot year. (2161 views) | |
| Tasted by JJL on 5/18/2009 & rated 91 points: Commanderie des Costes du Rhone dinner at Cafe des Artistes: Tasted at Commanderie des Costes du Rhone dinner at Cafe des Artistes - Really tight on the nose, just a touch of lilac, but nothing else. The texture of this wine, however, was amazing. So smooth and round, perfect balance. The wine appeared shut down, because there was no fruit, just texture. I would love to try this again in a few years. (2234 views) | |
| Tasted by MiniPooh on 3/28/2009: Tasted this wine last night next to one from the 2000 Vintage. Very interesting: The '89 was raisny and seem to still have some life to it, whereas the 2000 was "fresher" (obviously) and vibrant, and very drinkable. (2473 views) | |
| Tasted by burgbob on 3/1/2009 & rated 95 points: Had this wine about Jaboulet's 1999 Hermitage. Huge step up, full and rich with aromas of smoke earth and spice emerging with time. Very complete mouthfeel with very interesting flavors. Best after a couple hours of air but good from the start. (2542 views) | |
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About red wine Varietal article (Wikipedia) | (Wines Northwest) Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia) The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône) The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône) Regional History: Phocaean Greeks established viticulture in the Rhone as far back as 600 BC, but until the 14th century the wines were not seen outside the region. The establishment of the Avignonese Papacy (1305-1377) brought fame to the region's wine-so much so that their Burgundian neighbors to the north banned wines from the Rhone in 1446, a measure that effectively cut off trade with England and other Northern European markets for over 200 years. Stretching southward from Lyon to Avignon, the Rhone produces a wide variety of wines, with the appellations north of Valence producing the least (in volume), and the towns south of Montelimar producing prodigious amounts. As in other regions, the most interesting wines come from small farms. Saint-Joseph, in the northern Rhone, extends for some distance between Condrieu in the north to Saint-Peray in the south. The reds are made from Syrah and the rare whites from Marsanne and Rousanne, and Viognier. • The appellation stretches over 3 communes in the Drôme "département" : Tain-l'Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage and Larnage. • The soils are a combination of granite with alluvial quaternary delta deposits, and, on the eastern side, Pliocene clay. This diversity explains the numerous different names given to vineyard plots within the appellation : Bessards, Greffieux, Méal, Roucoule, Beaumes, etc. • The meso-climate provides shelter from the north winds, where the majority of the slopes is well exposed, facing south. •The vineyards area adds up to 134 hectares/331 acres, with an annual production of 3,635 hectoliters. Authorized maximum yield is 40 hectoliters/hectare (2.3 US tons/acres). • Grape varieties : Syrah (an addition of up to 15% of Marsanne or Roussanne is allowed). |
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