From 75cl, a bottle of impeccable provenance, perfect cork, decanted 45 minutes, improved until final drop. Decanted 1 hour, improved until final drop. A flat-out-fabulous bottle in perfect, peak maturity (unexpected, given recent CT TNs and my own mixed experiences of the 1997). Earthy, dark, sous-bois, balsamic scent. Medium-bodied, finely muscular entry. Vibrant, scintillating, electric texture from nose to tail. Bright plum acidity and a cornunucopia of dark fruit on the mid-palate; fine, residually tannic backbone. Minutes-long, throbbing, finish. My wine of the year so far (let's include 2023 in that). 96–97P
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Four bottles over two years, all from great storage. The two most recent bottles have been very different from each other where the one before this was super elegant, fully mature, silky and extremly well balanced (94p). This however was dissapointment: Thight, tannic and quite bland. Over the four bottles only the first two was similar in development. To be continued..
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Tasted blind. It gave a lot of vanillla at first, and this combined with the acidity sent me to Spain. Lovely red fruit here, with floral overtones, very fine but persistent tannins. Only after 30 minutes in the glass did it exhibit some white pepper. Really good.
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Decanted for three hours. Drank smooth from the beginning. Smokey, briary, smooth with a small bite in the mid palate. Enjoyable, has a fre years left.
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A wonderful showing of this wine. Extremely structured but unfurled with great fruit and spices. So lovely and complex, in a great spot right now even though I should have given it more air than I did. Well stored bottles are definitely a candidate for a decant.
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(Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle) Very dark red violet color; roasted black fruit, pepper, tar nose; tasty, silky textured, deep, tart black fruit, pepper, tar, peppercorn palate; long finish 93+ points
(Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle) Medium cherry red color; light-medium body, intriguing, tart roasted red fruit and liquid pepper palate with style, mature tasting already; medium-plus finish 93+ pts. (decanted for 5 ½ hours)
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5/1/2024 - honest bob wrote: 96 Points
From 75cl, a bottle of impeccable provenance, perfect cork, decanted 45 minutes, improved until final drop. Decanted 1 hour, improved until final drop. A flat-out-fabulous bottle in perfect, peak maturity (unexpected, given recent CT TNs and my own mixed experiences of the 1997). Earthy, dark, sous-bois, balsamic scent. Medium-bodied, finely muscular entry. Vibrant, scintillating, electric texture from nose to tail. Bright plum acidity and a cornunucopia of dark fruit on the mid-palate; fine, residually tannic backbone. Minutes-long, throbbing, finish. My wine of the year so far (let's include 2023 in that). 96–97P
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3/25/2024 - steveiiiiii wrote:
Four bottles over two years, all from great storage. The two most recent bottles have been very different from each other where the one before this was super elegant, fully mature, silky and extremly well balanced (94p). This however was dissapointment: Thight, tannic and quite bland. Over the four bottles only the first two was similar in development. To be continued..
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2/10/2024 - Rani Likes this wine: 94 Points
Tasted blind. It gave a lot of vanillla at first, and this combined with the acidity sent me to Spain. Lovely red fruit here, with floral overtones, very fine but persistent tannins. Only after 30 minutes in the glass did it exhibit some white pepper. Really good.
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12/30/2023 - rhyman Likes this wine: 91 Points
Decanted for three hours. Drank smooth from the beginning. Smokey, briary, smooth with a small bite in the mid palate. Enjoyable, has a fre years left.
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12/1/2023 - Jd6725 Likes this wine: 95 Points
A wonderful showing of this wine. Extremely structured but unfurled with great fruit and spices. So lovely and complex, in a great spot right now even though I should have given it more air than I did. Well stored bottles are definitely a candidate for a decant.
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