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2016 Hermitage La Chapelle

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Hermitage

Northern Rhône

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Syrah

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In Caroline Frey’s opinion, the 2016 vintage “turned out extremely well considering the work that was required in the vineyard, getting rid of hail-damaged grapes and later the ones hit by mildew.” Yields were way down, she told me, “but what made it through was extremely high-quality.” This is a completely different set of wines than the outstanding 2015s, showing abundant, lively fruit and intensely floral-driven bouquets. I’d cellar these wines with confidence, such is their balance and energy.

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Caroline Frey and Jacques Desnervois’ 2016s are a worthy follow-up to the outstanding set of their 2015s but, the two vintages express completely different personalities. The big stumbling block in 2016 was yields, which were off dramatically as a consequence of the spring hailstorms. Fortunately, the damage was done early enough in the season to allow the Jaboulet team to clean things up in the vineyards. The fruit that was produced as a result “was of fantastic quality and very fresh” according to Desnervois. Caroline thinks 2016 will turn out to be a longer lived vintage than many people might expect, “it’s often the more graceful vintages that stand up for aging, while the massive years might never emerge from their weight and their structure.”