Jaboulet, Hermitage, La Chapelle 2001 Zinfandel dense blackberry and blueberry fruit

dense blackberry and blueberry fruit and enormous body with not a touch of heaviness or astringency

After the fermentation process in stainless steel

nose dominated by tertiary components: black tea

bretty and medicinal

the palate felt a little dilute and the fruit faded out

Jaboulet, Hermitage, La Chapelle 2001 Zinfandel dense blackberry and blueberry fruit1. 5cm; Damp stained, slightly nicked label 97 Points Wine Spectator Some lovely fruit, polished and clean, with all the attributes of a fine terroir mineral and above all a lot of sweet, ultraripe fruit. Full bodied, long, with plenty of toasted, smoked bacon and blackberry notes. Easier to appreciate young than many La Chapelles, but what hedonistic pleasure. *Collectibles* (PM) 08 2003 Prior to the vintage 2021, the wine was marketed under the