Cornas Domaine de Saint Pierre Jaboulet 2007
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Cornas Domaine de Saint Pierre Jaboulet 2007
HED93938
75 cl
13.5%
£69.80
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Paul Jaboulet Aîné has been in business for almost 200 years. It all started with a small plot of land on the hills of Hermitage, but the estate has since expanded to encompass more than 100 hectares of vineyards throughout the region. Today, Paul Jaboulet Aîné produces wines from both the northern and southern Rhône, including Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Condrieu, and Cornas. Domaine de Saint-Pierre comes from a steep, south-facing terroir of 3.9 hectares that protects the vineyard from cold winds. Expect notes of ripe forest fruits, cracked black pepper, fine herbs, soft leather and game.
92 Vinous
Deep ruby. Penetrating black and blue fruit scents are complicated by notes of olive and violet. Very syrah on the nose and palate, offering deep dark berry liqueur flavors and a sexy violet pastille quality. A peppery note adds verve to the impressively long finish.Josh Raynolds1st January 2010
88 Jancis Robinson
The 2007 Cornas Domaine de St.-Pierre reveals notes of black fruits, blueberries, smoked game and peppery animal fat. Made in a lush, round, richly fruity style, it can be drunk now or cellared for 20+ years.
It did not take long for Caroline Frey to whip this somewhat rudderless (following the death of Gerard Jaboulet in the late 1990s) estate into shape. The first few years were transitionary ones, but in 2009 she was aided by what is an exceptional vintage in the Northern Rhone as well as low yields at Jaboulet (20 hectoliters per hectare at Les Bessards and 25 hectoliters per hectare at Le Meal). The result is the greatest vintage at Jaboulet since 1990. Moreover, it is clear they have moved away from a large negociant operation to estate-bottled domaine wines, which all of the following represent. If you have been off the Jaboulet bandwagon over the last decade or so, now is the time to jump back on for both whites and reds. They still own just under 300 acres spread throughout the Rhone Valley, with their biggest holdings 52 acres in Hermitage and 112+ acres at their Domaine de Thalabert in Crozes-Hermitage. As I have indicated before, the Frey family has instituted a strict selection process in order to cull out the finest lots for their flagship wine - Hermitage La Chapelle. Production used to be 8,000-10,000 cases, but for the 2009 Hermitage La Chapelle, which will be the greatest La Chapelle since 1990 and 1978, there are only 2,000 cases. The white wines have jumped considerably in quality. Most are now put through 100% malolactic.
Importer: Frederick Wildman, New York, NY; tel. (212) 355-0700Robert Parker28th February 2011
It did not take long for Caroline Frey to whip this somewhat rudderless (following the death of Gerard Jaboulet in the late 1990s) estate into shape. The first few years were transitionary ones, but in 2009 she was aided by what is an exceptional vintage in the Northern Rhone as well as low yields at Jaboulet (20 hectoliters per hectare at Les Bessards and 25 hectoliters per hectare at Le Meal). The result is the greatest vintage at Jaboulet since 1990. Moreover, it is clear they have moved away from a large negociant operation to estate-bottled domaine wines, which all of the following represent. If you have been off the Jaboulet bandwagon over the last decade or so, now is the time to jump back on for both whites and reds. They still own just under 300 acres spread throughout the Rhone Valley, with their biggest holdings 52 acres in Hermitage and 112+ acres at their Domaine de Thalabert in Crozes-Hermitage. As I have indicated before, the Frey family has instituted a strict selection process in order to cull out the finest lots for their flagship wine - Hermitage La Chapelle. Production used to be 8,000-10,000 cases, but for the 2009 Hermitage La Chapelle, which will be the greatest La Chapelle since 1990 and 1978, there are only 2,000 cases. The white wines have jumped considerably in quality. Most are now put through 100% malolactic.
Importer: Frederick Wildman, New York, NY; tel. (212) 355-0700Robert Parker28th February 2011
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