Hermitage La Chapelle 1998

Jaboulet

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  • GBP Price: £45.00  per Btl
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  • Size: Bottle (75cl)
  • Quantities:0  Case -  2  Bottles
  • Units: 2
Scores:
Wine Advocate Wine Spectator Burghound Jancis Robinson.com International Wine Cellar
90 96 - - 92
Tasting Notes:

This estate's flagship wine, Hermitage La Chapelle, merits its world-renowned reputation. The outstanding, elegant 1998 Hermitage La Chapelle's dark plum/purple color is followed by scents of new saddle leather, black currants, blackberries, and underbrush. In the mouth, the wine reveals sweet tannin, medium to full body, excellent depth, and an intriguing smokiness.

Score: 90 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate Maturity: 2006-2030

What a great wine. Full-bodied, with crushed berry, smoke and grilled aromas, all presented quite subtly. Stands out for its natural, down-to-earth taste of clean, pure, shining fruit. A pleasure to drink. Tempting now. Best from 2003 through 2015. 7,765 cases made.

Score: 96 Winespectator.com, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2003-2015

Red-ruby. Expressive nose combines currant, roast coffee, chicory, underbrush and smoke. Suave yet penetrating in the mouth, with complex flavors of redcurrant, iron, minerals, smoke and tobacco. Finishes with dusty tannins and excellent length, though there still some acidity to be absorbed. This is showing well now, though its slightly more advanced aromatics suggest it will not be as long-lived as the '99.

Score: 92 Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar