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Default 2000 Jaboulet Hermitage La Chapelle

On Jun 14, 3:57�pm, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> I threw a couple of espresso rubbed beef filets on the grill last
> night along with braised collard greens from my garden (a little
> bacon, garlic, red pepper flakes and chicken stock) and a cold new
> potato and green bean salad. �I found a bottle of 2000 La Chapelle in
> my vinotemp at my farm so I thought it should work....and it did. �The
> wine was medium bodied, dark ruby in color and showing just a bit of
> pink at the rim. �I gave it about 45 minutes in the decanter before
> tasting....I got busy at the grill and I was deeply involved in a
> glass of Avery Brewing Company Maharaja Imperial IPA that my son sent
> me from Denver for fathers day. �In any case, the La Chapelle was
> showing iron and stones on the nose with a bit of smokey bacon.
> Nicely elegant on the palate with a red raspberry �and red currant
> flavor followed by a bit of coffee, green herb and a nice high toned
> acidity. �Not the huge monster that Hermitage can sometimes be but
> well balanced Syrah. �B+ on the Dale Scale (a solid A for The Maharaja
> IPA btw.)


Beer and wine sound good!
The CW seems to be that Jaboulet's La Chapelle weakened in 90s, but
started coming back in '99 & '00. Does that fit with your
experiences?
BTW, I love collard greens. I never had them growing up, even though
I'm from the South.I think my mother (who grew up working poor, but
strove mightily to make sure we were solidly middle class) regarded
them as declass� preferring spinach and the like. I had to discover
collards and chittlins on my own, though at least my parents
introduced me to fried chicken, grits, etc.