Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle (1997)

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95-98/100 PP

'The 1997 Hermitage La Chapelle is a monumental wine. The harvest was completed on October 14, with some cuvees achieving 14.5% natural alcohol (the alcohol level in the final blend is 13.5%). The wine looks impressive, with a viscosity and unctuous richness. There is amazing fat and chewiness, as well as spectacular aromatics of over-ripe black currants and blackberries intermingled with barbeque spices, soy, and jammy black fruits. The tannin seems lost in the wine's full-bodied, silky-textured, voluptuously rich, staggeringly concentrated style. The mid-palate explodes with sweetness, glycerin, and extract. The finish lasts for 40+ seconds. The 1997 should be remarkably approachable given its opulence, although it will firm up and close down. The wine was scheduled to be bottled without filtration in February, and released later this year. It is undoubtedly a mind-blowing Hermitage La Chapelle. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2035.'
(Robert M. Parker, Jr., robertparker.com)