Hermitage, La Chapelle, 2003

Name: Hermitage, La Chapelle
Brand: Paul Jaboulet Ainé
Price: 803.12 GBP

Available Vintages

all 1985 1991 1995 2003 2006 2013

critic reviews

94/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

Revisiting this hot vintage after a few decades is always interesting, and as you might expect with the location of La Chapelle, with its wind-strewn slopes and altitude of 400m, it has retained freshness. Majoring on cumin, cinnamon, soy on the opening beats, this is rippling with silky tannins, red liquorice, still feels young, with cranberry fruits giving lift alongside the spiced blackberry, incense, graphite, liquorice, good lift on the finish. Jaboulet family owners.

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date of review 08/2025

92/100Josh Raynolds,Vinous

Deep, saturated ruby. Intensely spicy aromas of blackberry, bitter cherry, tobacco and minerals, with a complicating note of black pepper that became more pronounced with air. This is quite fresh and lively for the vintage, showing tangy red and dark berry flavors and a solid, chewy texture. Finishes with considerable finesse.

date of review 01/2006