Every year, a wine is born from the vineyards of Paul Jaboulet; a wine with a character that is shaped by nature, the sun and the rain.
This is what makes our wine unique every year. Vintage by vintage, we invite you to discover what our vineyards provide us with.
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2000
'Red-ruby. Ripe but cool aromas of blackberry, blueberry, minerals, shoe polish and menthol. Intensely flavored and sharply delineated but tightly wrapped; still quite unevolved. This fruit was picked at perfect ripeness, according to Jaboulet. Finishes with excellent persistence.(88-91)'
STEPHEN TANZER'S INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR 02/2002
1999
Robe :
Rubis très soutenu aux reflets violines.
Nez :
D’une grande richesse et complexité sur des notes de fruits rouges très mûrs, de pruneaux, mêlés d’essences de vanille et d’épices douces.
Bouche :
Ample et puissante avec des tanins bien présents accompagnés d’une bonne acidité et ponctuée par une finale légèrement poivrée.
COMMENTAIRE OFFICIEL DE LA MAISON PAUL JABOULET AÎNE - DEGUSTATION JANVIER 2002
'Medium ruby. Expressive aromas of roasted cherry and currant, chocolate and damp earth. Flamboyantly rich and thick but with good cut. Complicating vegetal and humus notes contribute to the impression of terroir. Finishes very subtle and long, with thick, satiny tannins. From a south-facing amphitheatre vineyard that ripens slowly and thoroughly in a year like '99; the fruit here was harvested on October 12. Offers superb potential.' (89-92)
STEPHEN TANZER’S INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR 02/2001
Moderately saturated medium red. Superripe aromas of cherry, currant, roast coffee, chocolate and earth. Concentrated and penetrating, with lovely vinosity and soil-inflected inner-mouth aromatics. Finishes firm and long. Built to age.(90(+?))
STEPHEN TANZER'S INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR 02/2002
1998
'Le nez mûr s'avère frais et épicé. La bouche offre une grande maturité, très mûre, avec une structure tannique soyeuse et pourtant tenant magnifiquement le vin. On note de la sève, du volume et de la générosité dans ce vin racé.'
LA REVUE DU VIN DE FRANCE – 06/99
'Deep ruby-red. Pungent, roasted aromas of cassis, black cherry and mint; very Cornas. Thick, strong in extract and very primary, even a bit monolithic today despite possessing sound acidity. Flavors are blacker than those of the basic Cornas. Dense, concentrated and seamless. The rich tannins are thoroughly buffered. Late notes of iron and minerals.' (91)
STEPHEN TANZER’S INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR 02/2001
'3.8 hectares bought in 1990. The first vintage was 1994. Fine colour. Rich, meaty but not too aggressive nose. The fruit is very pure Syrah and very concentrated. The tannins are there but very ripe and integrating fast. The acidity is fine. This is really very fine. The whole thing is concentrated, profound and excellent. From 2007.'
CLIVE COATES MW – 07/2000
1997
(from 15-years old vines harvested nearly three weeks later than those for the Cornas normale): red-ruby. Liqueur-like aromas of roasted berries, black olive and provençale herbs. Thick, pliant and superripe on the palate; a huge, creamy mouthful of Cornas, finishing with fine tannins and superb persistence. Very impressive.' (91)
STEPHEN TANZER’S INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR 02/2001
'Slight whiff of meat/vegetable extract on the nose. Fullish body. Good grip. Very good ripe fruit. The tannins are quite mellow. Yet a certain separate hardness all the way through. Very good nevertheless. From 2004.'
CLIVE COATES MW – 07/2000
1996
'La richesse des notes aromatiques est souvent annonciatrice de qualité. Ici, elle est associée à une grande élégance. On retrouve les fruits mûrs, la cannelle et une touche boisée.'
LE GUIDE HACHETTE DES VINS 1999 11/1998
'This is a little lean. But the fruit is fresh and quite stylish, thought the wine is not very concentrated. Medium-full body. Very good but a little lean and ungenerous. From 2003.'
CLIVE COATES MW – 07/2000
'Rather savage but full-bodied, with nice currant, cassis, plum, earth and mineral character.
There is a slight herbal note, but the overall feel is that you have a lot of wine in your mouth, and it bursts with personality. Time should tame it. Best from 2003 through 2010.' (90)
WINE SPECTATOR 10/1998
1995
'Fat and rich on the nose. But not early as elegant as the 1998. Indeed it is a bit clumsy, if not coarse. Ripe, rich and meaty. But as much astringent as tannic. Finishes dry. Old fashioned. From 2003.'
CLIVE COATES MW – 07/2000
1994
'This is not at all bad. Medium-full body. Fresh. Slightly one-dimensional. Not much fruit. Lacks generosity. But more class and balance than the 1995. From 2002.'
CLIVE COATES MW – 07/2000 |
