For our tasting today David Allen MW, Wine-Searcher's Wine Director, tastes the first of two Northern Rhone Syrahs from Domaine Paul Jaboulet from the 2018 vintage, to day he tastes the popular and well known Domaine de Thalabert Crozes Hermitage, Tomorrow he will taste a Saint Joseph Les Croix des Vignes. Vinification for both wines was more or less identical - differences will be almost entirely due to their differing terroirs.
Paul Jaboulet Aîné has been a part of the Rhône Valley wine industry for almost two centuries, beginning with a small plot of land on the hills of Hermitage, before expanding throughout the region. Today, it encompasses more than 100 hectares (250 acres) of vineyards, making wines from the northern and southern Rhône, spanning Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Condrieu and Cornas.
In 1834, Antonie Jaboulet began working the hills of Hermitage, growing and cultivating the vines that would lay the framework for future generations. On his death, the estate was passed to his sons Henri and Paul - the latter eventually giving his name to wines and the company.
The estate was passed through the Jaboulet family until its acquisition by Franco-Swiss real-estate millionaire Jean-Jacques Frey and family in 2006. Winemaking at Jaboulet is overseen by Frey's daughter, Caroline, who also manages winemaking at Frey's other estates (Bordeaux's Château La Lagune and Château Corton-C in Aloxe-Corton) as well has her own project (Mon Jardin Secret) in the Valais.
Hermitage La Chapelle has long been the flagship wine, but with the 2021 vintage Domaine de la Chapelle has been created as a distinct estate, with a new winery in construction. The Chevalier de Sterimbourg white Hermitage will accompany La Chapelle rouge in this new arrangement.
Other wines - On top of this, Paul Jaboulet makes a wide range of wines, made in the northern Rhône, based on Syrah for reds, and Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier for the whites. This is complemented by several wines from the southern Rhône, including the Parallel 45 Côtes du Rhône.
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