Hermitage, La Chapelle
    Paul Jaboulet Ainé

    Hermitage, La Chapelle, 1990

    98/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    96/100
    Vinous
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    1. 1990

      6x75cl

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    98/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    When Caroline Frey took over in 1996, Jancis Robinson had just published an article called The Rise and Fall of La Chapelle, pointing out the many issues that had befallen this iconic name in the previous decade. Bottle variation may definitely be an issue, but this 1990 - tasted during a recent vertical of the estate at 67 Pall Mall club in London - was glorious, and the wine of the night for me. Silky soft tannins, melted into the structure but still offering a graceful hold to the softly spoken spiced blackberry fruits. Hard to believe but even at 33 years old it takes time to fully open, getting better in the glass.
    drinking window 2023 - 2035
    date of review 12/2023
    96/100
    Antonio Galloni,
    Vinous
    Rh?ne lovers were out in full force on this night. Sadly, I only got to taste a handful of the wines being passed around. Still, these were four of the greatest wines I have ever tasted. The 1990 La Chapelle held its own in this grouping, and then some. The purity of the fruit and the wine’s finish were mind-bending.
    date of review 07/2010

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    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Rhone
    Appellation:
    Hermitage
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Syrah
    abv:
    13.9%

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