Community Tasting Note

Paul S wrote:

Monday, August 13, 2018 - Jaboulet Hermitage La Chapelle Dinner (1978, '82, '83, '85, '88, '90, '95, '97, '98, '99, 09) (Taberna, Bukit Merah): Pretty good, with a major "but". I have had this numerous times blind over the years, and it has impressed without fail. This particular bottle was behind the curve though - I found it less enjoyable than either the 1982 or the 1985 in the same flight, and certainly less impressive than the bottles I have had in the past. It had the meatiest nose of the lot, showing whiffs of bacon and roasted meat along with deep blueberry aromas and pockets of spice and violets. It was a powerful, quite arresting bouquet. The palate was really yummy as well, with firm but refined tannins and bright acidity, fine flavours of blueberries and spice, a bit of minerality, all this wed to a subtle earth and meat savouriness moving into a decent finish. Unfortunately, it was not quite as complete as previous examples I had, nor indeed when compared with either the 1982 or the 1985 - this came across a bit thinner and less giving. Pretty enjoyable in its on way, but not firing on all cylinders.

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