{"product_id":"domaine-paul-jaboulet-aine-la-chapelle-hermitage-2020-solomon-18l","title":"Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné La Chapelle Hermitage 2020 Solomon 18L","description":"\u003cp\u003eDomaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné La Chapelle Hermitage 2020 Solomon 18L is Syrah from the Rhône with granite power and deep black fruit for collectors and feasts. A Solomon this large changes the mood before the cork moves. Expect cassis, violet, coffee and anise. This is Hermitage with a long table in mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDomaines Paul Jaboulet Aîné La Chapelle Hermitage 2020 comes from Syrah on the Hermitage hill, where granite gives the wine its dark mineral spine. The estate farms under sustainable certification, and this bottling carries the fruit of one of the Rhône’s most watched slopes. The La Chapelle name refers to the small Saint-Christophe chapel above the vines, a detail that matters when this 18 litre Solomon lands on a table. The 2020 fruit sits in blackcurrant skin, cherry liqueur and violet with a dark register from the start.\n\nThe wine is dry Syrah aged for 18 months in French oak barrels, using a mix of new and used wood. That élevage shows as coffee, mocha and a faint smoky edge around the cassis. At 13.5% alcohol, La Chapelle 2020 feels compact and coiled, with its weight held inside the tannin. The Solomon format is part of the experience here, with 18 litres of Hermitage set on a slower path than standard bottles. Black fruit, anise and coffee cling to the inside of the glass after a swirl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the glass, Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné La Chapelle Hermitage 2020 is almost ink-dark, with a purple rim that fits the Solomon scale. The nose opens with cassis and black cherry liqueur, then turns toward violet, coffee and anise as the wine takes air in a large glass. A savoury streak of olive and smoked bacon marks this 2020 La Chapelle, giving the ripe fruit a darker Hermitage edge. The palate is dense and dry, with blackcurrant preserve and blue fruit pressed into chewy tannin over licorice and mocha. The finish is long and mineral, with violet and coffee returning after the tannin, and this 18 litre Solomon has the scale for very slow evolution through service and cellar; drink 2025-2040.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePour this 18 litre La Chapelle with a côte de boeuf, grilled hard enough to give the fat a dark crust and a smoky edge. The wine's cassis, coffee and anise move straight into charred beef, especially when there is rosemary or black pepper on the plate. For a regional table, choose civet de sanglier from the Ardèche with gratin dauphinois and thyme, then let the sauce pick up the wine's olive and bacon notes. Roast venison with juniper is another strong match for this 2020 Hermitage, as the chewy tannin grips the game and leaves violet on the finish. Aged Comté and a firmer Saint-Marcellin bring salt, rind and nutty depth beside the wine's licorice finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDomaines Paul Jaboulet Aîné has been part of Tain-l’Hermitage since 1834, and its identity is tied to La Chapelle with unusual force for a Rhône house that also works across Crozes-Hermitage and Cornas as well as Côte-Rôtie and Châteauneuf-du-Pape. La Chapelle is a Syrah selection from estate parcels on the Hermitage hill, and the name points to the small Saint-Christophe chapel that sits above the slopes seen from the Rhône river and the town of Tain below. The Frey family bought the domaine in 2006, and Caroline Frey brought a grower’s eye to vineyard detail after her work in Bordeaux at Château La Lagune and her training as an oenologist. In recent releases, the house has put the focus on cleaner fruit lines, measured French oak and a firmer reading of granite through the tannins and the finish after decanting. The legendary 1961 La Chapelle still gives the label a long memory, and that history makes large formats like this Solomon feel tied to patient cellars as much as to celebratory service among collectors. For the 2020 Solomon, the producer’s signature feels very concrete in the glass, with violet, coffee and blackcurrant wrapped around the stern mineral line of Hermitage Syrah from granite soils.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Jaboulet Aîné","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54252728910161,"sku":"PS-14813202710908","price":4798.67,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0874\/0614\/9969\/files\/LaChapelleHermitage.png?v=1783446351","url":"https:\/\/bottlehero.com\/products\/domaine-paul-jaboulet-aine-la-chapelle-hermitage-2020-solomon-18l","provider":"Bottle Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}