1984 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 88.9 points

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  10/31/2022 - Elliot Vale Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Extracted the cork easily enough with a Durand. It was wet to two thirds of its length. Decanted and served after 30 minutes. In decanter the wine was a medium garnet but by the time it made it to the glass it was a mid-tawny with cracking to the rim. The wine had thrown off a fine sandy sediment.
  The aroma profile was medium intensity, complex and hard to identify. There was some fruit including mulberry, plum, raisin and pomegranate with some parsley and tarragon. Also beef extract, leather, and mushroom. Overall, it could have been a Madeira or a Port from the nose.
  The acidity was medium+, the tannin low, and the finish medium+. Flavour intensity was medium+ with plum, mulberry, mocha, walnut, cinnamon.
  It was passed it best by some distance, but it went well with food and its complexity was its charm. At this stage it is not well balanced. Scored for what it is rather than what it might have been.

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  11/2/2021 - RAD2626 wrote: 90 Points

  Despite being high shoulder fill, still a lovely La Chapelle. Have had numerous 83s but only a few 84s. Leather, tart, great Rhine taste and feel.

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  5/20/2021 - fcxj wrote: 88 Points

  Drink up.

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  12/31/2015 - Charles c Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Tasted in a mini vertical of 94, 91, 84, 83. Two were great to outstanding the others were very good. All bought from same source on release.
  
  The 84 is not seen as a great year but having tried a few bottles over the last 5 years this one fitted type. The nose is now dried out and quite straw like. There is however residual fruit and tannin in the wine. The fruit notes are still there with a hint of black cherry
  
  If this had been served on its own I would have been perfectly enjoyable but against the other three it was overshadowed.

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  2/9/2015 - rossi.wine wrote: 87 Points

  Lovely evolved colour with orange reflections towards the rim. Very fragrant and complex nose with lots of forest notes, herbs, spices and some dark fruit. On the palate a bit of a letdown, lean, drying, not much fruit, fading very quickly. Drink up. 86-88

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