Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné La Chapelle Hermitage 2019 DBMG

Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné La Chapelle Hermitage 2019 DBMG is a Syrah from the Rhône with black fruit, smoke, pepper and granite drive in a rare double magnum. This is the grand 3-litre format of Jaboulet’s flagship Hermitage. It has the depth of the 2019 vintage and the dark mineral stamp of La Chapelle.

About the Wine
Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné La Chapelle Hermitage 2019 DBMG comes from Syrah grown on the Hermitage hill in the northern Rhône. The domaine farms its own vineyards organically, and this cuvée carries that certification. Granite is the key soil note here, and the wine has the stony tension that marks the steepest side of Hermitage. La Chapelle takes its name from the small Saint-Christophe chapel that sits above the hill, and the label has become tied to that landmark. In 2019 the fruit profile is dark and ripe, with plum and black currant carrying the first impression. The wine is dry, 13.5% alcohol, and built for long ageing in this double magnum format. It spent 18 months in French oak barriques, with a mix of new and older oak. That élevage brings cocoa, smoke and a polished frame around the Syrah fruit. The older barrels leave room for the crushed-stone note that runs through the finish. The new oak sits in the background as roasted spice and bitter chocolate. The texture is dense and velvety, with tannins that still feel young and tightly packed.

Tasting Notes
The colour is deep purple, with the kind of saturation that suits the 3-litre bottle and the serious mood of La Chapelle 2019. The nose opens with black currant, plum, smoked meat, violet and cracked black pepper, then picks up cocoa and a cold granite note. The palate is broad and concentrated, with blackberry preserve, dark cherry, salted liquorice and bitter chocolate moving through a firm tannic grip. Air brings more lift to the fruit, and the finish stretches out with pepper, incense and a mineral edge that feels distinctly Hermitage. Best from 2025 to 2045.

Food Pairing
This La Chapelle Hermitage 2019 wants food with depth, fat and savoury intensity. Serve it with côte de boeuf, slow-roasted lamb shoulder with rosemary, or venison loin with juniper and black pepper. For a regional Rhône idea, choose a daube provençale with olives, garlic and orange peel, served after a long braise. The wine’s cocoa and smoke notes also suit hare civet or wild boar stew, especially in the colder months. Aged Comté, mature Saint-Marcellin or a firm tomme will meet the tannins and draw out the salted liquorice note on the finish.

Producer
Domaines Paul Jaboulet Aîné is one of the names most closely tied to Hermitage, and La Chapelle is the bottle that defines the house in the minds of many collectors. The domaine was founded in Tain-l’Hermitage in 1834, then moved into a new era after the Frey family acquired it in 2006. Caroline Frey brought a vineyard-first focus to the estate, with organic farming now central to the domaine’s own Rhône parcels. La Chapelle has a particular place in wine history, with the 1961 vintage often cited among the great French reds of the twentieth century. The modern version still carries the same visual anchor, the small chapel above the Hermitage slope that gives the cuvée its name. In this 2019 double magnum, that heritage appears as dark Syrah fruit, granite firmness and a long smoky finish under the Jaboulet label.

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