1990 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle
Community Tasting Note
justburg wrote:
91 Points
Thursday, August 4, 2016 - Rhone night at Nicolas. This was a clear step up from any of the wines on show in terms of complexity and intensity. Deep red, no bricking. This took some time to open up, but I felt it did well at different stages throughout the evening. Olives, white pepper, wood, charred meat, tar and vanilla with blackberries, blueberries and smoke. Very satin like tannins, lots of pepper and roasted meat on the palate, black and blue fruit with smoke, cigar box and new leather. Good wine, but certainly not a 100 pointer.
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Comment posted by Old Vino:
9/14/2016 6:46:00 PM - There appears to be a bottle variance factor in '90 La Chapelle. I have tried 1 bottle per year over the past 4 years. All bottles from ame cellar / merchant. Three superb, and one just above average.
Comment posted by justburg:
9/14/2016 7:31:00 PM - I think its not only the 1990, in fact I experienced the same issues with the 1983 and 1985 and frankly I find it quite disturbing. Maybe its the sheer volume of production, but I rather a wine with more consistency.