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REMAINS FROM ONE OF THE EAST COAST'S FINEST COLLECTORS
LA CHAPELLE
As the hill of Hermitage crowns the splendid vineyards of the Northern Rhône, the poetry of a little lone chapel cresting this crown gives this seminal Hermitage its moniker, though Jaboulet's vineyards themselves lie some distance away. The grapes hail primarily from old vines grown in the granite of Le Meal and Les Bessards. As intense and tannic a wine a made in the world, La Chapelle lasts through lifetimes.
JC
Hermitage, La Chapelle--Vintage 1961
Rhône, Jaboulet
Levels: 2.5cm; very bin soiled label, integrated slip label, recent capsule, recent release from domaine.
"This is unquestionably one of the greatest wines made in the twentieth century. In the two dozen tastings where I have had the 1961 La Chapelle, I rated it 100 points twenty times. The opaque purple/garnet color is accompanied by spectacular aromatics representing the essence of old vine Syrah (smoked meat, pepper, hoisin sauce, and soy). As the wine sits in the glass, notions of pepper, new saddle leather, grilled meat, and awesome levels of blackberry, plum, and black currant liqueur-like notes emerge. Extremely unctuous, with compelling concentration and purity, this full-bodied, seamless, mouthfilling 1961 is truly immortal. It still possesses a freshness and vigor that defy its nearly forty years of age. It should continue to drink well for two more decades. Prodigious stuff!" Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #129 (Jun 2000)
1 bottle per lot
LA CHAPELLE
As the hill of Hermitage crowns the splendid vineyards of the Northern Rhône, the poetry of a little lone chapel cresting this crown gives this seminal Hermitage its moniker, though Jaboulet's vineyards themselves lie some distance away. The grapes hail primarily from old vines grown in the granite of Le Meal and Les Bessards. As intense and tannic a wine a made in the world, La Chapelle lasts through lifetimes.
JC
Hermitage, La Chapelle--Vintage 1961
Rhône, Jaboulet
Levels: 2.5cm; very bin soiled label, integrated slip label, recent capsule, recent release from domaine.
"This is unquestionably one of the greatest wines made in the twentieth century. In the two dozen tastings where I have had the 1961 La Chapelle, I rated it 100 points twenty times. The opaque purple/garnet color is accompanied by spectacular aromatics representing the essence of old vine Syrah (smoked meat, pepper, hoisin sauce, and soy). As the wine sits in the glass, notions of pepper, new saddle leather, grilled meat, and awesome levels of blackberry, plum, and black currant liqueur-like notes emerge. Extremely unctuous, with compelling concentration and purity, this full-bodied, seamless, mouthfilling 1961 is truly immortal. It still possesses a freshness and vigor that defy its nearly forty years of age. It should continue to drink well for two more decades. Prodigious stuff!" Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #129 (Jun 2000)
1 bottle per lot