12 bottles per lot
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Hermitage, La Chapelle--Vintage 1976
Rhône. Domaine-bottled: Paul Jaboulet Aîné
Lots 646 to 648 bin-soiled labels. Levels 1cms or better below base of corks. Lot 647 with Wine Society slip labels. Lot 648 with slightly damaged labels and five Wine Society slip labels. Lots 649 to 651 badly bin-soiled and damp-affected labels. Levels 1cms or better below base of corks. Lots 652 to 654 very badly bin-soiled and damp-affected labels. Levels 1cm or better below base of corks. Lot 655 bin-soiled, damp-affected and slightly damaged labels. Fenton Wines slip labels. Levels 2cms below base of corks. Lot 656 badly bin-soiled and damp-affected labels, slightly damaged. Levels: eleven 2 and one 4cms (corroded capsule and slight signs of seepage) below base of corks
Tasting Note: Showing far better than any bottles from my cellar, the dark plum/garnet-coloured 1976 La Chapelle reveals considerable amber at the edge. A sweet attack offers spice box, fruit cake, dried herb, liquorice, ginger, and currant aromas. While there is some herbaceousness, the wine reveals a creamy richness as well as a fully mature, medium to full-bodied, glycerin-imbued mid-palate and finish. The 1976 requires consumption over the next 6-7 years. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 129, June 2000.
12 bottles per lot
Rhône. Domaine-bottled: Paul Jaboulet Aîné
Lots 646 to 648 bin-soiled labels. Levels 1cms or better below base of corks. Lot 647 with Wine Society slip labels. Lot 648 with slightly damaged labels and five Wine Society slip labels. Lots 649 to 651 badly bin-soiled and damp-affected labels. Levels 1cms or better below base of corks. Lots 652 to 654 very badly bin-soiled and damp-affected labels. Levels 1cm or better below base of corks. Lot 655 bin-soiled, damp-affected and slightly damaged labels. Fenton Wines slip labels. Levels 2cms below base of corks. Lot 656 badly bin-soiled and damp-affected labels, slightly damaged. Levels: eleven 2 and one 4cms (corroded capsule and slight signs of seepage) below base of corks
Tasting Note: Showing far better than any bottles from my cellar, the dark plum/garnet-coloured 1976 La Chapelle reveals considerable amber at the edge. A sweet attack offers spice box, fruit cake, dried herb, liquorice, ginger, and currant aromas. While there is some herbaceousness, the wine reveals a creamy richness as well as a fully mature, medium to full-bodied, glycerin-imbued mid-palate and finish. The 1976 requires consumption over the next 6-7 years. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 129, June 2000.
12 bottles per lot
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